It was the return we had all been waiting years for: Freddy Claesson back in Ottawa.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, and the Ottawa Senators were trying to snap a 3-game losing streak. Despite our old pal Brian Elliott starting instead of Andrei Vasilevskiy, it was still the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions they were facing.
The first period was another frustrating one for the Senators. Despite out-shooting the Lightning 13-4, it was Tampa Bay who finished the period with a 1-0 lead.