OTTAWA -- A week ago it was unthinkable, but the Ottawa Senators are back in playoff contention.
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night as the Senators earned a huge 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Hemsky
moved in and fired a shot off the post and into the back of the net behind
goaltender Cam Ward to give the Senators their third straight win, and fourth in
their past fifth games. They have nine points over that stretch. As it stands
now, the Senators are in 12th in the Eastern Conference four points behind the
Columbus Blue Jackets, who currently possess the second wild-card berth with 82
points. The Hurricanes are seven back. "All Im doing is going game-by-game
still. We won today, now we have to get ready for Wednesday and again well see
where we are at (in) 82 games," said Senators coach Paul MacLean. Craig Anderson
stopped all three Carolina shooters, including Elias Lindholm with the final
shot to earn the victory. Mika Zibanejad scored in regulation for the Senators
(32-29-14) while Anderson made 30 saves. Jeff Skinner had the Carolina goal
while Ward backstopped the Hurricanes (32-32-11) through regulation with 28
saves. Coincidental minor penalties in overtime meant the teams played two
minutes of three-on-three hockey. Kyle Turris had the best opportunity for the
Senators during that span but his shot went over the net. Alex Semin had
Anderson beat on a two-on-one but his backhand went wide. "Structure wise we
werent really sure what to do, but you need guys that are creative and are able
to beat guys one-on-one because thats what it comes down to," Senators
defenceman Marc Methot said of the rare three-on-three. "The guys handled it
well." There was very little in the way of scoring opportunities through most of
the third period. That changed in the final few minutes as both teams started to
apply pressure as neither wanted the other to claim a bonus point in the tight
playoff race. "There were definitely opportunities and a little spark at the
end. The fans started getting into it knowing the pressure of the last five
minutes and that any mistake could be in the back of the net," said Hurricanes
forward Jordan Staal. "It raised the intensity of the game for sure." The way
the first period started it seemed as though the goaltenders were going to have
nightmares even before they went to bed. The score was tied 1-1 before the
five-minute mark and the non-defensive style was allowing for several
opportunities on both sides. Zibanejad opened the scoring at 1:41 of the first
period when he deflected a Patrick Wiercioch point shot past Ward. The play was
reviewed but quickly announced that the call on the ice stood and it was in fact
a goal. "Youve got to look at it as a lucky break on their side, and just get
ready for the next shot," Ward said of the goal. "The puck was bouncing a little
more than I would have liked, but other than that we gave our team a chance to
win. Unfortunately, it doesnt feel good to lose in a shootout." Zibanejad
continues to improve on his career-high numbers as he now has 14 goals and 29
points in 64 games. "Lately weve been taking it one game at a time. Its cliche
but we are. And were doing whatever we can to make sure we get the points," said
Zibanejad. "The pressure is not on us, the pressure is on the teams above us and
by winning were putting more pressure on them." It wasnt all good news for the
Senators though as Erik Karlsson gave the puck away behind his own goal and then
was the last player to touch it before it went into the back of the Ottawa goal
behind Anderson. Karlsson tried to sweep the puck around the boards behind the
net but fanned on his attempt, giving skinner possession of the puck behind the
goal. He danced from side-to-side before banking the puck off Karlsson and in to
tie the game at the 4:03 mark. Notes- Jason Spezza, Bobby Ryan, Jared Cowen and
Colin Greening were scratches for the Senators. Mike Komisarek, Radek Dvorak and
Justin Peters were scratches for the HurricanesaThe Senators recalled
Jean-Gabriel Pageau from Binghamton on MondayaSenators forward Kyle Turris was
named the NHLs First Star of the Week Monday after collecting four goals and
three assists in four gamesaJeff Skinner now has points in five straight games
and recorded his 30th goal of the season MondayaThe Carolina Hurricanes are
scheduled to play back-to-back games 20 times this season, second only to the
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