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Ottawa goaltender Andrew Hammond blocks a shot from Jets newcomer Marko Dano during first-period action at the MTS Centre Wednesday night.
Neither the players nor their teams intend to make any game a nothing game, but such was the plight of the Ottawa Senators and Winnipeg Jets Wednesday night at the MTS Centre.
The Jets were long ago banished from playoff talk and added to their wholly disappointing record (now 31-39-7) by losing 2-1 to the Senators.
For those focused only on the bottom of the NHL standings, the defeat stalled the Jets at 69 points, only two off the league’s bottom rung and the best odds for the draft lottery.