Mike Hoffman scores go-ahead goal as Sens stave off elimination, force Game 7
OTTAWA — Guy Boucher said the Ottawa Senators could have approached Game 6 in one of two ways: elimination game or opportunity. They chose the latter.
Mike Hoffman scored the go-ahead goal and eventual game-winner 94 seconds into the third period and Craig Anderson stopped 45-of-46 shots as the Sens staved off elimination and forced Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
It was quite the response from a group that was shellacked 7-0 in Pittsburgh two days earlier.
The Sens were back at practice at Canadian Tire Centre a day later, but even before that came an uplifting conversation which set the tone for a “reload” in Game 6.