The Ottawa Senators are doing a lot to shake off the naysayers calling them the underdogs of this Eastern Conference Final. Their performance in Game 1 is evidence of that. Surprisingly, the charge wasn’t led by their powerhouse defenseman Erik Karlsson, as he had an uncharacteristically off night; it was instead ushered by goaltender, and Masterton Trophy finalist, Craig Anderson.
Anderson boasted a .964 save percentage on Saturday evening, stopping 27 of the 28 shots Pittsburgh peppered him with. A lot of those chances were brilliant set ups made by the Penguins — especially while on the power play (Pittsburgh went 0-4 on the PP in the first period, something that definitely can’t happen the rest of this series).