Your Ottawa Senators actually did that, eh?

Well, if you went to bed early last night, you missed a pretty rare sight for your Ottawa Senators: a road win against a good team, and one where they really just shut things down, eh? The final was 2-1 for the Senators over the New York Rangers, and honestly, the score doesn't quite tell you how dominant the Senators were defensively. Shane Pinto got the Ottawa Senators on the board early in the first period on the power play, tipping one in from Claude Giroux and Jiri Sence. Then, Wade Foegele extended the lead in the second, a nice little unassisted effort from deep in the zone. The Rangers got one back in the third with Chris Sheary, but it never really felt like they were in it. Thirty-three shots to nine, boys. Nine shots.

That kind of road performance, especially against a team like the Rangers, it really means something for the Ottawa Senators. They're sitting at 37-24-9 now, 83 points, still 6th in the Atlantic, but only four points out of a Wildcard spot, eh? And they've gone 8-2-0 in their last ten. That's not a fluke. This team is playing with confidence, they're stifling opponents, and they're finding ways to win. Next up, they're heading to Boston to face the Bruins, who are always a tough test, but this win should give them some juice for that one.

Around the city this morning, you can almost feel a different kind of buzz. People are waking up, checking their phones, and seeing that W and maybe, just maybe, starting to believe a little more. You'll probably see a few extra Senators jerseys on the LRT heading downtown today. The Canal's closed for skating now, but if it were still open, I bet the ice would feel a little bit lighter this morning, eh?

Eleven-eleven, boys. Eleven-eleven.

The folks on the morning show are probably going to be breaking down every glorious moment of that one. You can catch 'em live at mornings.live.