Coming into tonight’s game in Newark, New Jersey, the Ottawa Senators were looking to do something they hadn’t done May 8th, 2021: win three games in a row. They were only able to do that three times last season, and haven’t even gotten to four in a row since March 8th, 2017 (!), when they actually won two more for six total. So to say they haven’t been on a hot streak in a while is a massive understatement.
The wins against the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche weren’t the prettiest, but they were quite entertaining, and the Senators were hoping to take that momentum into tonight’s game.