The Ottawa Senators wrapped up weekend back-to-back games by visiting Brooklyn to face the New York Islanders on Sunday night. Andrew Hammond got his first start in net since October, but that wouldn’t last long (more on that later). Coming off a much-needed win against New Jersey on Saturday night, the Sens hoped to continue their momentum in Sunday night’s game.
1st Period
Overall, the first half of the opening period was rather uneventful. Dion Phaneuf took an interference penalty, but the Sens managed to kill it off without much trouble. The best scoring chance came just as Phaneuf was getting back on the ice, when Nikolai Kulemin almost snuck one past Hammond at the side of the net.