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When the Ottawa Senators last made it to the Stanley Cup finals in 2007, Jean-Gabriel Pageau was 14.

Senators forward Colin Greening acknowledges the cheers of the Scotiabank crowd after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins with a goal in double overtime Sunday night.

The Senators look to even the series against the Penguins in Pittsburgh tonight.

Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis celebrates a short-handed goal against the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.

"So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself," Sun Tzu wrote in The Art of War, "you can win a hundred battles without a single loss." And so, with the Senators' second-round playoff match against the Pittsburgh Penguins set to start on the road this week, now seems like a good time to know our enemies and where they're from - ... (more)

The celebration, at least by the typically all-business standards of the Pittsburgh Penguins , appeared a little over the top.

Ottawa Senators radio color analyst Gord Wilson joined Paul Zeise on Sunday evening to offer a Senators' perspective on the upcoming Penguins vs.

Ottawa Senators Jason Spezza shares a laugh with teammate Daniel Alfredsson during team practice in Ottawa Sunday May 12, 2013.

Ottawa defenceman Marc Methot, left, collides with Montreal counterpart Raphael Diaz this week.

The cliche is that special teams becomes even more important in the playoffs, when games become more physical and space is harder to come by on the ice.

Game action from the Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadians first round NHL playoff game at Bell Centre in Montreal on Thursday, May 9, 2013.

The Ottawa Senators now hold a commanding 3-1 series lead after a 3-2 overtime victory in game four.

The role of an NHL general manager is one of the toughest in sports, but savvy executives like Ray Shero, Glen Sather, Dean Lombardi and Ken Holland appear to handle the job with ease.

There was a time when the New York Islanders would have fallen apart in a game like the one they played Tuesday night, and that time was March.

It was a message game, and a game that Ottawa really stepped up and answered the call shift after shift as the Canadiens lost their cool and forgot about the game at hand.

It's often said the playoffs are a new season, but it's the same old story for the Ottawa Senators' struggling power play.

The Caps are the top team the Devils should root for. The most obvious reason is because they are playing the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs.

Even though Craig Anderson missed 18 games this season with an ankle injury, his head coach says that shouldn't prevent him from being a major award candidate.

Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson takes part in the team's practice Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in Montreal.

As we head into the third period the Bruins will need to erase a 2-1 Ottawa lead if they want to secure the Northeast Division and No.