By The Numbers: Ottawa Senators surging after slow start

The Ottawa Senators had a busy summer and started the season poorly. They acquired Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux and traded for Cam Talbot. The team struggled in the second half of the year and finished with 13 points. The general manager Pierre Dorion had said that the rebuild is over. Thomas Chabot and Josh Norris were injured and the team lost a player each.

The Ottawa Senators have gone 7-2-1 in their past 10 games. They have won three in a row since the return of Chabot. The team has allowed 2.3 goals per game over the last 10, down from 3.85 in the previous 13 games, and is now seven points back of the New York Rangers for the final wild-card spot. FanDuel odds have the Senators at +780 to make the playoffs. Ottawa will play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.