The Ottawa Senators advance to round two against the New York Rangers with home ice advantage. Along with Round 2 tickets being on sale tomorrow at ticketmaster.ca, don’t forget you could win season seats in the 100 level along with parking as part of our Toys 18 prize pack!

Check out the end-game interviews with the team!

“I’m coming back, coach. I’ll be available for the playoffs.”

That was Clarke MacArthur’s message for Ottawa Senators coach Guy Boucher, late in the regular season.

“I wanted to believe him,” Boucher said, with a smile, minutes after MacArthur scored in overtime to send the Senators to the second round. “I really did.”

Well, MacArthur sure made good on that promise. And on Sunday, the 32-year-old Albertan, who’d missed nearly two full seasons with concussion symptoms, scored the winner in Game 6 to give the Senators a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins, and a return ticket to Round 2 of the playoffs for the first time since 2013.

As veteran defenceman Dion Phaneuf put it: “What a fitting way to end the series.”

On a power play – which MacArthur drew, 5:54 into OT, after he was taken down while heading to the net – he stood in front, and a Bobby Ryan shot bounced off the pads of Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, landing pretty well on MacArthur’s tape.

“It went right to me,” MacArthur said. “I was just lucky enough to be in the right spot.”

Read more about the Ottawa Senators win against the Boston Bruins over at Sportsnet.ca

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