The Ottawa Senators have won four straight games to tie their season high (Nov. 22-27), and are 10-4-2 in their past 16 games. The last time they won five straight was during a seven-game winning streak from March 12-23, 2014. Senators coach Guy Boucher elected not to conduct a morning skate, despite Ottawa having four days off. "We thought, just show up at the game, get activated," Boucher said Tuesday. "Our recipe doesn't change. We aren't doing anything than we've done different lately to have success and to give ourselves a change. We just have to get the adrenaline back up, and you don't get that at the morning skate. It's back to business. Skate or no skate, it makes no difference." Ottawa has allowed seven goals in four games and has gotten strong play from goalie Mike Condon, who will start. He has started seven of eight games, but has appeared in each of the past eight (he replaced an injured Andrew Hammond against the New York Islanders on Dec. 18 and made 22 saves in a 6-2 win). The Senators defeated the Rangers 2-0 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 27. "The last time we were here, we had a real good pack mentality that prevented them from getting the space that gives them all that speed," Boucher said. "If we do that, at least we give ourselves a chance."
