The Ottawa Senators could be considered extremely lucky to have beaten the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, but against another strong opponent in the Colorado Avalanche, they put together a complete 60-minute effort in a thrilling, high-scoring affair and earned a 6-5 win in overtime.
The tone was set early on by both teams, as the Senators threw pucks on Jonas Johansson in the opening minutes, but it was Darren Helm who would get the first real scoring chance of the game and beat Anton Forsberg on the backhand.
We’ve seen plenty of early goals deflate the team’s momentum, but seeing it was because of failed zone exit as opposed to it being a Matt Murray Special, something told me they would stick around in this one.