The Ottawa Senators were looking for a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday and did everything but. Normally when you allow under 30 shots on goal and hold the “Big 4” to a single goal while netting four of your own, that’s enough for a win. Instead, they settled for a shootout loss.
All things considered, a very encouraging performance in a month in which there haven’t been many. But there’s still a sense of disappointment. It goes back to those games against Vancouver and Chicago. The Senators could be 5-3-1 in their last nine instead of 3-5-1.