Considering how recently we profiled these two teams as draft lottery buddies, it doesn’t exactly bring me joy to see the Devils playing .500 hockey while the Senators just started digging up from the league basement over their last two games. Granted, one of these teams signed Dougie Hamilton over the summer and the other one suffered a massive COVID outbreak last month. I know which one of those realities I would personally prefer to live in. To focus on the positive though, Ottawa looked like a different team against Colorado, and New Jersey looks like a somewhat more manageable opponent than the ones the Sens faced in their last two contests against the Hurricanes and Avalanche.
Game 23 Preview and Open Thread: Ottawa Senators @ New Jersey Devils
