Though their season is less than two weeks old, the Ottawa Senators are already carrying some early regret. After opening the year with a 2-1 record, with both of their wins on home ice, the Sens proceeded to drop their next three games at the Canadian Tire Centre, including Monday’s wild 7-5, firewagon game against the Washington Capitals. With his father in the stands, Drake Batherson scored his first career hat trick for the Senators while T.J. Oshie answered back with a hattie of his own, and Alex Ovechkin scored a pair for Washington (‘Russian machine never breaks.’ It does, however, slam Nick Paul into the wall for a non-boarding call). The loss dropped Ottawa’s record to 2-4-0. With five of their first six games on home ice, Ottawa had a plan to get off to a smart start, to take some of the pressure off a young team facing a difficult road schedule ahead. Instead, that 2-1 start is ancient history. The home tide turned on Saturday afternoon, as the Senators blew a late 2...