After blanking the New York Islanders on Tuesday, it appears the Ottawa Senators have found their long-awaited shutdown duo in the form of Artem Zub and Jake Sanderson, writes Sportsnet's .

When the Ottawa Senators traded Jakob Chychrun for Nick Jensen and a third-round pick, there was a duality to the announcement. On the one hand, it was hard to blame fans who looked at the opportunity cost used to acquire Chychrun and wondered if that was all the Senators could fetch for the 26-year-old defender.

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Belleville Senators forward Tyler Boucher, Brantford Bulldogs 20-year-old Tomas Hamara (who is signed) and big Finnish defenseman Eerik Wallenius were also considered for the fourth tier and are comparable prospects to the final four players ranked.

It was an electric game with intensity that matched the atmosphere at Canadian Tire Centre as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 6-5 in the shootout.

Erik Karlsson remained optimistic after the Pittsburgh Penguins were smacked by the Ottawa Senators, 5-0, at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Not just about his team. But others as well. “We can go home,

Ottawa Senators' Brady Tkachuk (7) and Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) watch as the shot by Senators' Jake Sanderson, not shown, goes in the net during the second period of an NHL ...

When the Ottawa Senators traded Jakob Chychrun for Nick ... when they already had two quality left-shot defencemen in Jake Sanderson and Thomas Chabot. Nick Jensen's acquisition reflected general ...

As the Sens started to get some effort in, Josh Norris tripped awkwardly and headed to the dressing room. With the amount of injuries coming in and out lately, this was the last thing the Sens needed. Luckily, Norris seemed to have only needed some fixing up and was back on the bench, for a bit.

The Ottawa Senators were a bad act on Broadway. The Senators looked disjointed and didn’t have much going in an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.