Remember the glory days? When the Senators could put together a streak of victories based solely on offensive power? The offensive powerhouse isn't back to what it was, but the strings of victories are. Not since November 2007 have the Sens stringed together so many vwins.



The Senators put on a show last night, playing the Clouston system the way it was meant to be played. They took the offensive to the Devils and danced in their zone, cyclicng, cycling until an opening occured. On the defensive, they gave the Devils few opportunites, Brian Elliott faced 24 shots, adn actually wasn't really tested until the very end of the third period. The defense was on the pucks fast and battling for everything, beating the Devils at their own game and keeping them out of the slot most of the time. You could say the Sens outdeviled the Devils.

Nick Foligno in particular was something to watch. His work along the end board in the offensive zone was instrumental to the Senators win. He was directly responsible for the first goal when he drew two opponents to himself, allowing Alex Kovalev to find a hole in the slot. A nifty pass and wrist shot later, the Sens had taken the lead and would never look back. From that goal onward, the Senators machine was on, and they made the vaunted Devils look sloppy in their own end.

Also impressive were Jason Spezza who scored once again, and placed himself well on the ice. Regrettably, he also started trying a bit too hard. When he plays a straight ahead game, he can be briliant. When he tries too much, its turnover time. The Clouston system is to simplify, and it works because it's simple. Captain Daniel Alfredsson also made his presence felt on the ice, and is now on track for 1,000 points in 1,000 NHL games. All the lines played well, but the work of the second line with Kovalev, Foligno and Mike Fisher gave the Devils headaches all night long.

While the Sens only registered 18 shots on goal, they made the most of it, and chased Brodeur out of his net after two periods, scoring 3 goals on12 shots. It seems the Senators may have found their game and still look relaxed and not too worried about their streak. Sure that streak is bound to fall apart sooner or later (you can't win them all), but meanwhile, the Ottawa boys have placed themselves in an enviable place in the standings, within spitting distance of the division leading Buffalo Sabres.