**Editor’s note: I’m experimenting with a different format for the recap and would love to hear some feedback! — nkb**
If you tuned into tonight’s affair between the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators without knowing anything about how each team’s season had been going, you could be forgiven for thinking this was a preview of a potentially heated play-off series. The hockey was good, emotions were running high, and we had villains and heroes everywhere. For everyone that’s been watching Sens game as they play out the string, it was exactly the type of performance that rewards your perseverance.