Ottawa Senators Defeat Calgary Flames, 4-3 in the Shootout

Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty ImagesI never miss, do I?

You might be wondering why I’m the one recapping a West Coast game on a Sunday night. I am, after all, the only Silver Seven writer in the Atlantic time zone, meaning that this game started at 10:30pm for me. Well, if you’ve been reading the recaps on this website this season, you may have noticed that I have a bit of a superpower when it comes to writing recaps. The Sens tend to win when I’m on recap duty. And the writing team really needed a win tonight, because it was Nada’s birthday. I was summoned, and it was my job to manifest a win.

You’re welcome, everyone.

Expectations were not particularly high going into this game, given…