OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.
For the past two weeks, the Senators (9-5-4) have consistently found themselves in tight contests, either tied or within a goal late in regulation.
Those situations often slipped away in seasons past, but this year the team is finally showing the maturity to handle the late-game pressure with composure.
They did it again Thursday, finishing off a 5-3 win over a Boston Bruins team that came in riding a seven-game win streak.
Boston tied the game early in the third, but Ottawa maintained its composure, kept pressing and were rewarded in the end.
“You know, we’ve given up a few leads lately,” said centre Dylan Cozens. “But we found a way today. It’s a tie-game, eight minutes left or whatever, battle back and g

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