Shiiiiiiiit wanted that one really wanted it was a winnable one and also there’s a lot of reason to be mad at that organization right now and it was the front end of a back-to-back and…*short, frustrated, emphatic sigh*
The Result
Chicago 5, Senators 1
How It Happened
A loose impression I have is that there is a good goalie and a bad goalie inside of each NHL goalie. The two wolves thing, I guess (I don’t fully know that reference so apologies if it started with the Taliban or Goop). These goalies come out in different proportions for each goalie, and they can switch out without warning, but at any given moment, a goalie is either being his good self or his bad self.
Matt Murray was his bad self last night.
Any Fights?
None.
Standings
Atlantic Division, entering tonight:
Florida: 8-0-1 (17 points)
Tampa Bay: 5-3-1 (11 points)
Buffalo: 5-2-1 (11 points)
Detroit: 4-3-2 (10 points)
Toronto: 4-4-1 (9 points)
Boston: 4-3-0 (8 points)
YOUR BELOVED OTTAWA SENATORS: 3-5-0 (6 points)
Montréal: 2-8-0 (4 points)
Senators News
Alex Formenton scored the lone goal.
Senators Thoughts
Tough on the front end of a back-to-back.
Up Next
Minnesota, tonight:
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Whom
Senators vs. Minnesota
When
8:00 PM Ottawa Time (EDT)
Television
ESPN+
The Odds
MIN -210; OTT +180; o/u 5½ (o -115) [English translation: The Sens are roughly 34% likely to win and 66% likely to lose, the expected number of goals scored is about 5.6 or so]
The Opponent
The Wild are decent. 5-3-0 so far. Nothing outstanding, but not bad. Well-rested, though, and playing at home.
The Senators
Filip Gustavsson gets the start in goal.
