Given some of the absolute clown shows we saw early last season from the Senators, this loss in Toronto didn’t seem excruciatingly bad, but it still left something to be desired. Even if Toronto didn’t look like a powerhouse of a team on Saturday night (or Thursday night for that matter) Ottawa looked a step behind for the most part and just didn’t have that extra gear necessary to get back into it after digging their grave early with some sloppy defensive play.
OTT 1 at TOR 3
Rough night for the Zaitsev-Mete pair, doubled up in shots and allowed all three goals.