Senators beat desperate Canucks 4-3 in the shootout

Photo by Derek Cain/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesAfter playing only what the most generous would call hockey in Seattle the night before, the Senators visited the Canucks looking to show a little life. The Canucks had also played the night before, though they performed a 6-2 drubbing of the Stars, showing that they were still fighting for an unlikely playoff spot. Thus, all expectations were subverted with the Sens coming out on top with a 4-3 shootout victory, which featured two goals from Alex Formenton and minimal stoppages in play.

The game seemed to pick up where the previous night’s game had ended. Dylan Gambrell took the Sens’ first penalty fewer than 2 minutes in, and six seconds…