Ottawa Senators hold on for another close win, beat Carolina Hurricanes 2-1
OTTAWA — Giving up the first goal isn’t the best game plan, but so far it doesn’t seem to be an issue for the Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa gave up the first goal for the 11th straight game, but rallied to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night.
“I don’t know how many games it is that we’ve given up the first goal and it makes absolutely no difference to us,” said Senators coach Guy Boucher. “We expect tight games, we’re going to be good in tight games and I know it was an issue last year, but I wasn’t here, but I know as a team there were things to change and that was one of them.
“It’s a mental approach and players have really grown. There’s no panic on the bench, there’s no panic when the other team scores first, no panic if we take a penalty or we miss some chances.”