Banged up Senators continue to win
The Ottawa Senators just keep winning.
Playing shorthanded Tuesday - forwards Bobby Ryan, Mark Stone, and Mike Hoffman are all on the shelf - the Senators took it to the New Jersey Devils, coming away with a 2-1 victory.
The latest string of injuries didn't deter the Senators, with coach Guy Boucher noting his club was focused on the positives.
"For us, it's a great victory. You look at what's missing, it can be scary, but we looked at what we had, and that was the one thing we talked about," Boucher said. "We have a great goaltender, everybody was healthy on defense, we know our structures that players have bought into, and guys are really solid inside the structure, so that's what we wanted to rely on."
Boucher says they normally hand out player of the game awards but they didn't tonight because it was a real "team" win. #Sens
— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) February 22, 2017
Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson got the goals for the Senators as the team scored its fifth victory in its past seven games.
Tuesday's win also marked the third victory for goaltender Craig Anderson since his return to the lineup Feb. 11. Anderson has won all but one contest since his return, posting a 1.76 goals against average and .944 save percentage in that stretch.
"We wanted to be the best team, all in sync, all on the same page," Boucher added. "It was all about the little things. For me, it's a real in sync victory where everybody wanted to make their small contributions to make it a big effect and that's what it was."
The Senators will look to continue their winning ways when they take the ice versus the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.