The Senators have had their fair share of uphill battles this year and being down 2-0 to the Hurricanes is just another hill they have to climb. Head coach Travis Green says it's nothing new for their squad and they have the belief they can win.
Brady Tkachuk admits he wishes today's game was earlier, as the Senators are anxious to drop the puck on their first home game of the playoffs.
Senators head coach Travis Green says Tyler Kleven and Cameron Crotty will be in the lineup tonight for Game 3 against the Hurricanes.
Ryan Rishaug is joined by TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston to discuss Connor McDavid briefly leaving Game 2 against the Ducks with an injury in the second period as well as some uncharacteristic plays by McDavid over the first two games.
Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Stars a victory over the Wild. Matt Duchene tied it for Dallas on a power play midway through the third period, seconds after his backcheck on Matt Boldy averted a short-handed goal that would’ve put Minnesota up by two. DAL leads series 2-1
Cutter Gauthier broke a tie off a rebound with 4:52 left, and the Ducks beat the Oilers on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series. Gauthier also scored on a first-period power play and set up Alex Killorn's second-period goal on a man advantage. Series tied 1-1.
TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SportsCentre to share his thoughts on the Oilers' defensive play in their first two games against the Ducks, and discuss how he thinks Connor Ingram has performed so far in Round 1.
J.J. McCarthy cheers as horns go off for Marcus Johansson's goal to get the Wild on the board.
Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Ristolainen and Nick Seeler scored three goals on four shots in the second period in Philadelphia's first home playoff game in eight years, pushing the Flyers to the brink of a sweep of the Penguins with a Game 3 win on Wednesday night. PHI leads series 3-0.
Flyers centre Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist against the Penguins in Game 3, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours for Wednesday night.
Craig Button joins SportsCentre to explain if he's shocked how the series between the Flyers and Penguins has played out so far, and why he thinks Pittsburgh hasn't been able to compete against Philadelphia in the first round.
A total of 11 minor penalties were given out at the 4:33 mark of the second period which led to Trevor Zegras scoring on the power play for the Flyers.
Does the Senators' 0-2 series hole to the Hurricanes have more to do with how well Carolina has played or how poorly Ottawa has played? Bryan Hayes weighs in on this and more in a Senators centric edition of Montana's Hot or Not.
Jason Dickinson was the unsung hero for the Oilers in Game 1 against the Ducks, scoring two goals in his first game since April 8th. SportsCentre highlights all the best storylines heading into Game 2 as Edmonton looks to go up 2-0 in the series.
Brandon Hagel had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, assist and a fight, and the Canadiens and Lightning racked up a combined 52 penalty minutes in a physical game that saw Tampa come out with an overtime win to tie the series up. TSN's Hockey analyst Carlo Colaiacovo breaks down the game and discusses if he thinks the Habs are falling into the Lightning's trap.
Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch joins Claire Hanna to discuss how Senators captain Brady Tkachuk needs to step up and make an impact against the Hurricanes, if this year's Sens team is better suited to make a series comeback, Ottawa missing injured defencemen Tyler Kleven and Artem Zub, and more ahead of Game 3.
TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston joins Ryan Rishaug to break down what we can expect from Connor McDavid in Game 2 after being held scoreless in the series opener, discuss the young Ducks and how some players are adapting to their first taste of playoff hockey and more.
The Ducks lost Game 1 but managed to keep Connor McDavid and the Oilers' top line off the scoresheet. Head coach Joel Quenneville outlined the ongoing challenge of trying to contain the Edmonton captain
Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that Jason Dickinson is a game-time decision for Game 2 against the Ducks tonight. While Josh Samanski will draw in for his playoff debut with Edmonton.
Connor McDavid explains how playing 'slow' allowed the Ducks back into Game 1 and they need to pick up the pace in Game 2, if they want to take a 2-0 series lead heading to Anaheim.
Adversity is nothing new for the Senators this season and they're facing a new wave of it, as they return home down 2-0 in their series with the Hurricanes.
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