OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Ottawa Senators got a preview of a potential playoff opponent — and liked what they saw.
Mike Hoffman had the power-play winner early in the third period and the Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Monday night.
The win allowed the Senators, who are second in the Atlantic Division, to take a four-point lead on the third-place Bruins and still hold two games in hand.
“That was one of the toughest games we’ve played all year,” Hoffman said. “For the whole 60 minutes we had to be sharp, we had to be on our toes.