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Boucher perfectly summarizes Turris' huge Derby Day performance

Marc DesRosiers / USA Today Sports

The Ottawa Senators biggest game of the season fell on the same day as the biggest day of the year in horse racing, but you don't have to tell that to head coach Guy Boucher.

After Kyle Turris delivered the overtime winner and provided the Sens a 3-2 series lead over the New York Rangers, Boucher gave an appropriate response when asked about Game 5's hero:

To be fair, it's an apt description of Turris' performance, as the Sens pivot - on top of his game-winner - logged 24:58 of ice time, to go with nine hits, a 65 percent clip in the faceoff circle, and a Corsi-for percentage of 56.76 percent at even strength.

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