Even before delving into the numbers, a quick glimpse at Ottawa’s insanely difficult and congested December schedule that essentially sees them play every second night was all you really needed to predict that the Senators were in for a tough stretch of hockey.
Many will tell you that the Senators had this coming regardless of their schedule however.
With poor underlying numbers that were propped up by strong five-on-five shooting and save percentages, the Senators rode the PDO wave all the way to Atlantic Division’s second seed, but lately, it seems like they are running out of puck luck.