PHILADELPHIA -- With eight games remaining and one game in hand, the Ottawa Senators still have their sights set on catching the Montreal Canadiens and winning the Atlantic Division title.
To do so, the Senators (41-25-8, 90 points) likely need to take advantage of a remaining schedule in which they face five teams currently out of the playoffs, starting with the Philadelphia Flyers (35-32-8, 78 points).
But if you ask the Senators, it's hard to tell how much they really want to win the Atlantic Division, especially when the reward for finishing on top may be a first-round playoff date with the New York Rangers, who are entrenched in the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference standings.