"Lady Luck is in the building and she is wearing red!"

Gord Wilson was right; Lady Luck was on the side of the Ottawa Senators last night, but that wasn't the only factor in defeating the Bruins to the tune of 4-1.

The Ottawa Senators came off of a disappointing western road swing with 3 of a possible 8 points, but had a spark in their last game against the Coyotes with Mike Fisher's two goals that lead them to a victory. The number one issues on the road was that Bryan Murray had just taken the position of coach back after firing John Paddock from the position and there was little time to have a full practice with the Senators.

Tuesday's game against the Boston Bruins looked like the Murray coaching system was put back into place as very few mistakes occurred, yet when they did there was a second effort to correct or make up for the mistake. The Ottawa Senators were hard on the man as much as they were hard on the puck winning the small battles against the boards while busting the trap of the Bruins more often than not.

Goaltender Martin Gerber was absolutely stellar last night giving his team a chance to pelt the Bruins netminder (Auld) to the tune of 32 shots leading to 3 goals on him and 1 empty netter to complete the hattrick for Dany Heatley.

All in all, this was a quality game by the Ottawa Senators to show the fans and the league that being middle of the pack is a dangerous spot for this club. They may be six points from the eight spot and sliding into the obscurity that only the Toronto Maple Leafs are used to, but they are also only 2 points behind the conference leading Montreal Canadiens. Maybe Lady Luck can transfer some of the puck luck from the home arena to the Bell Centre on Thursday and push the Sens over the Habs for a tying drive at first. I would be absolutely beside myself watching my childhood team and current time pressing hard to one up one another for the top spot.