After losing in overtime to the Arizona Coyotes yesterday, Guy Boucher spoke about the need to forget about the past and focus on the present. He won’t be pleased with tonight’s 20 shot effort.
The first period featured a ton of action, as the Sens decided to step on the gas early and draw two penalties: one on Brendan Smith for slashing Mark Stone’s wrist (he was fine) and the other on Kevin Shattenkirk for delay of game. On the ensuing powerplays, the Sens top unit continued to struggle. They appear to get into the zone alright, but have a gameplan that’s easy to plan for: wring the puck around the boards and get your forwards on the half-wall to get the puck to Karlsson at the point.