The result was basically decided before the first drop of the puck.
Normally, when I write that in a recap it means the Sens lost, as they tend to do whenever I write the recap. It’s quite distressing, honestly, both because I have to pay close attention to a terrible game and because I have to live with the guilt of knowing that I, and only I, am the cause of their terrible play.
But no. My recapping yet another win was not the only miracle to occur tonight.
Tonight, for the first time since joining the Ottawa Senators, Tom Pyatt was a healthy scratch.