Ottawa Senators Start Hot, But Fall to Defending Champs

Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe St. Louis Blues are the Stanley Cup Champions for a bevy of reasons, one of them being resilience. They had more than one come-from-behind victory in the 2019 playoffs, so when they fell behind 2-0 to the Ottawa Senators early, they had to feel like it was well in hand.

The two teams traded goals to the very end, but ultimately, it was the Blues that would come away with a 6-4 victory. Ryan O’Reilly led the charge for the Blues offensively, tallying a goal and three assists, while David Perron found the back of the net twice. Despite the rough start, backup netminder Jake Allen made some critical saves, stopping 25/29 Ottawa…