Those are all fun little rituals that no one is ever offended by. For Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot, his ritual near the end of the pre-game skate is firing a puck into the opponent's net.

Thomas Chabot has spent eight of his birthdays with the Ottawa Senators but this one was the best by far. Chabot, who turned 28 on Thursday night, scored in overtime to lead Ottawa past the league ...