Despite the overtime loss, Daniel Alfredsson was happy with how the Senators played against the Hurricanes. "We played solid, especially in the second period when we went at them pretty good and had a lot of chances, Cam Ward was the only reason they were in it, had a chance to tie it up and win it in overtime," said Alfredsson. "Overall, it was a good effort, but we wish we could have had this one. ... It's encouraging that we keep on improving and playing the way we want to play."