Coming off back-to-back wins over the Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1) on Saturday and the Utah Hockey Club (3-1) on Sunday, the Senators were able to use a rare break in the schedule to recharge their batteries.

Before scoring in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Utah, Tkachuk had gone 10 games without a goal or an assist. Giroux’ goal Sunday was his first since Dec. 19. Batherson has one goal (Jan. 11) since Dec. 17. Stutzle had just six goals since the beginning of December (27 games). Tough to figure, right?

A rebuild in the NHL can be a grueling process. With the patience needed to develop prospects, and decide whether to add or subtract to the team and what each offseason has to offer, there aren’t many situations for a team to be in that are more stressful than this.

Senators' GM Steve Staios faces pressure to make a deal at the trade deadline to help his team's playoff push. He needs to tread carefully.

The Ottawa Senators have fully bought into Travis Green’s defensive system, helping them become one of the better goal prevention teams in the NHL. The post Appreciating the Ottawa Senators Defensive Play appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.

After years of instability, the Ottawa Senators may have finally figured out their defence. The team allows an average of just 2.79 goals per game, the seventh-lowest in the NHL.

Sunday, 5 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre TV: TSN5 Radio: TSN 1200 Odds: Ottawa +164 Utah -205 WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND This is the third straight weekend the Senators will play back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday.

When: Saturday, 7 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre TV: CBC, Sportsnet Radio: TSN 1050 Odds: Maple Leafs -115, Senators -105 THE BUZZ The Senators didn’t spend Friday trying to regain a scoring touch, as they took the day off and didn’t practise.

The second leg of the Battle of Ontario will take place on Saturday when an Ottawa Senators team looking to get into playoff position hosts the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Maple Leafs.

Finally, a Battle of Ontario with meaning. The Ottawa Senators woke up on Friday on the outside looking in at the final wild-card spot in the East as they prepared to face the arch-rival Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre.

A goal? What’s that? It’s easy for Ottawa Senators fans to forget what a goal looks like now that their team has gone 137 minutes without scoring.

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