There are games where your goaltending holds you in the game; this was the opposite of that. The Senators’ goalies allowed a goal every three shots, with Cam Talbot’s .737 in relief beating the very low bar of Anton Forsberg’s .400. On most night, scoring four goals is enough to win you the game, but tonight ended up being an ugly loss, where every bad giveaway, every defensive lapse seemed to end up in the net.
The first period was both great and awful for the Sens. On the great side, Ottawa dominated play. They were hard on the forecheck and had the bulk of shots.