It has been almost six years since the Ottawa Senators last made the playoffs — a run which saw them advance to the 2017 Eastern Conference final. Now, after years of disappointment, the franchise has a glimmer of hope of ending its drought.
The Senators are just five points shy of the final wild-card seed in the East with 19 games remaining, and only need to leapfrog two competitors: the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
So could the Senators become the fourth Canadian team to enter the playoff conversation, joining the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets?