ESPN.com · Mar 16, 2018
Stars in playoff race as they visit Senators
OTTAWA -- Guy Boucher calls the word "spoilers" a "loser term." The Ottawa Senators coach wants his team to focus on setting itself up to be better next season, not the opponents and their situation.
At the same time, the Senators damaged the Florida Panthers playoff chances with a 5-3 victory in the Sunshine State on Monday, and they could do the same to the Dallas Stars when the two teams meet at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday.
The Stars, who are in a playoff fight that includes five teams, arrive in Ottawa with just one point from the six that were on the table in their last three games. That came in Wednesday's 6-5 shootout loss in Toronto, to the Maple Leafs.