1) A huge key for the Senators to improve their chances is to not melt down in the second period as they have every single game. They’ve been outshot 52-26 in all three middle periods and outscored 6-2, wasting terrific opening periods. Senators coach Dave Cameron said that was the entire focus in Tuesday’s team meeting. On Wednesday morning, Cameron said his message to his players was that he wanted three first periods out of them; in other words, carry through on the energetic starts right through 60-plus minutes and the result should be different.