Senators hope to start winning streak with outdoor win over rival Canadiens
OTTAWA — The NHL 100 Classic game could be the right tonic after a difficult month for the Ottawa Senators.
The Senators take on the Montreal Canadiens at TD Place on Saturday night in an outdoor game to celebrate the NHL’s 100th anniversary. Not only is it a chance to lighten the mood for the Senators after a stretch of two wins in 13 games, but it’s also a chance to build some momentum with a win over a division rival facing struggles of its own.
The Senators (10-13-7) currently sit second last in the Eastern Conference and are seven points back of the Boston Bruins for third in the Atlantic Division after going 1-6 on a tough seven-game, 15-day road trip. But they enter Saturday’s outdoor game on a positive after a 3-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Wednesday.
“It was a big win for us,” Mark Stone said. “We played well too. To be able to play that game Wednesday and play it as well as we did I like that moving forward as a group.”