You would think a hockey game against a team that’s just as bad at scoring goals at 5-on-5 would be just what the doctor ordered for the Ottawa Senators.
Unfortunately, that logic also works the other way around, and the Colorado Avalanche, who had previously gone 1-6-1 in their last 8 games, put on a show that was far too much for the poor Senators to handle.
While Ottawa got the first shot of the game, things quickly unraveled from there, as the Avalanche got two markers in the first 10 minutes, courtesy of Mikko Rantanen and Alex Newhook, even though in both instances, the defenders had numbers in their own end.