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.

The Ottawa Senators have been hot for the past six games with having a 5-0-1 record. This past weekend, the Senators earned two big back-to-back wins against th

It was the loosest defensive game the Ottawa Senators have played in weeks, but there was no denying the entertainment on Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire Centre. Down 5-3 to the rival Boston Bruins with the goalie pulled,

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, Pavel Zacha and Morgan Geekie each had a goal and an assist, and Jeremy Swayman made 39 saves for the Bruins (22-19-6), who lost for the seventh time in nine games (2-5-2).

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 ...

In a wildly entertaining and raucous game, the Bruins had their most emotional win of the season in their grasp only to cough up a two-goal lead late in the final 3:13 of regulation with the goalie pulled and lose in a shootoout, 6-5.

For all the drama that has entertained us halfway through this NHL season -- the Vancouver Canucks rifts, the Boston Bruins "rifts," the infuriating Buffalo Sab

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.

Down 5-3 to the rival Boston Bruins with the goalie pulled, the Senators scored twice in the final four minutes to tie the game, then won it 6-5 in the shootout. The victory, for the time being, moves Ottawa into the first Wild Card position (WC1) in the Eastern Conference, now tied in points with Columbus and Boston.

The Senators' shootout win over the Bruins encapsulated everything we love about hockey — beautiful goals, crazy saves, an unbelievable comeback and even some fisticuffs. It was the sport at its purest and best.

Nobody is running away with a wild-card spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference. Which of the teams in the race look ready to make the playoffs?