The Sens still have a very tough road ahead as they chase a playoff spot
. To make matters worse, the Penguins, Islanders and Panthers were each victorious Tuesday night.
This recent setback now puts the franchise in a challenging position, sitting tied with Buffalo and Washington at 68 points, five back of Pittsburgh for the second wild-card seed and six behind New York for the first. It has also dropped Ottawa’sThe encouraging news is the Senators remain in the playoff chase, especially since they own two games in hand on the Panthers and three on the Islanders.
The Penguins, who have played the same amount of games as Ottawa , figure to account for one of the two remaining spots thanks to their favourable postseason odds . At 32-22-9 with 73 points, the Penguins are in a pretty good position, but it also helps they have theWhile the Islanders only have 16 games left, they are one spot behind the Pens with the ninth-easiest remaining schedule. Ottawa, meanwhile, features the toughest remaining schedule in the league.
Failing to capture two points over the rebuilding Blackhawks was a missed opportunity for the Senators — something that will likely sting even more down the stretch, as only three of their 19 remaining contests are against teams with a sub-.500 winning percentage., who enter the bout riding a five-game winning streak. If that weren’t enough, the Senators have a brutal stretch from March 14-25 where they’ll face Edmonton, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Boston, Tampa Bay and New Jersey.
Ottawa’s next 10 games could ultimately decide its playoff destiny. Anything less than a 5-5 performance will almost certainly leave the franchise with little-to-no hope of catching New York or Pittsburgh. And the team definitely can’t afford to have any repeated slip-ups like Monday night.
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