Three Things To Remember From The Senators’ 3-2 Overtime Loss to Boston Last Night

Though the Senators’ power play was hit or miss on Thursday night, their overall hockey play is still far superior.

In a heartbreaking 3-2 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre, the Senators stretched their point streak to five games.

These are the three lessons I learned from the game.

1. They persevered in facing the league’s top team.

This season, the Senators have only triumphed 11 times over clubs that are above.500. The Senators were able to outscore the Bruins, who are tied for the best club in the NHL, 37 to 23.

Meanwhile, the Senators only gave up four high-danger chances and were the better team 5 on 5. The Sens showed they could compete against one of the best teams in the league, and it hasn’t been like that very often this season.

Good, awful, and ugly special teams

The Senators began the game with four powerplays in which they were careless, erratic, and unable to make a decision. However, the game was tied and the Senators gained a point when Thomas Chabot and Vladimir Tarasenko scored on the game’s final two powerplays. The special teams had a terrible first half and a fantastic second half to close off the game. That will come later, since Ottawa’s special teams have been badly neglected under interim head coach Jacques Martin.

Resilience and comebacks

Following the game, the Senators used the word “resilience.” They have overcame two-goal deficits to win against Philadelphia and Boston (OTL) and rallied against Winnipeg (OTL) in their last four games.

The Senators were able to bend but not break, something they had not been able to accomplish until their last four games. The Senators had only recovered for a point in the third period in one game this season prior to today. They played Minnesota in Sweden, tying the score and winning in a shootout.