The Ottawa Senators are holding on for dear life.

While a playoff spot remains well within their grasp, four straight losses have allowed the Toronto Maple Leafs to pass the Senators for second place in the Atlantic Division. Ottawa is also in danger of falling to the second wild-card spot, with the Boston Bruins right on their heels.

Making matters worse are injuries on the blue line, as Cody Ceci - who'll miss at least the next game - was forced to leave Saturday's action, with Erik Karlsson and Marc Methot already sidelined.

Head coach Guy Boucher doesn't seem to be sweating it, though.

"We've had unbelievable adversity all year long," Boucher said Saturday, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia. "It started in training camp, and if you would have told us we'd be here fighting for that spot, I would have told you that's a good spot to be in. We're in the spot now. It's about fighting until the end, and it's probably going to be a fight right to (the) end.

"We're going to battle until the end, and, hopefully, some of the guys will be able to come back. It's not about whose injured. We've got to stick together."

Ottawa has five games remaining on the schedule, including a key matchup with the Bruins on April 6. Thankfully, Karlsson is listed as day to day, and could be back as soon as Monday.

Avoiding a first-round series with the best team in the Metropolitan Division, however, is definitely something worth fighting for.

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