Some games feel like they’re over in the first 10 minutes, and tonight was one of those nights. The Senators were outworked, outshot 12-1, and outscored 2-0 by halfway through the first period. They looked sluggish and slow and not on the same page at all. They did manage to clean things up a bit and make it an interesting game down the stretch, but they couldn’t overcome that start, losing 4-0 in the end to the Hurricanes.
Only one time was ready to start on time, and it wasn’t the Sens. Each team got a shot on goal early.