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There were two victories last night. Not just Barack Obama's historic election win, but also my Sens coming through in OT with a victory over the Capitals. A lot was made of Mike Fisher's overtime goal and earlier assist that finally snapped him out of his scoring slump since the start of the season (say that five times fast), but I also have to hand it to Alex Auld, the new starter for the Sens.

Entering this season, everyone was wondering if Gerber can maintain his solid play he demonstrated during last year's playoffs, but after letting in too many softies and getting an "injury" he was put aside. Enter Alex Auld. This journeyman goalie did post decent numbers for the Bruins last season, but as I've said before, why has his previous NHL teams not try to keep him? I'm still somewhat nervous about this guy, and this feeling may continue all year. But he's been doing something pretty well lately, and that's win some games.

Last night he made some excellent stops against the two Alexanders, Semin & Ovechkin, two of the best in the NHL. He looked calm; confident. Can this last all season?

Another thing that impresses me is that the goals that have managed to have gone through, most have come on the opposing team's powerplay. If it takes a man-advantage for the other team to have even a chance at scoring, this bodes very well for the Senators.

It doesn't look like Martin Gerber will get the #1 post again anytime soon. It's now Auld's job to lose, and if he can just keep up the good work he's doing, maybe the Sens season won't be in shambles as many have predicted.