The Ottawa Senators snapped their four-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon with a 5-0 road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was Ottawa's first victory of 2025, and a significant one against an Eastern wild card rival.
The Pittsburgh Penguins showed what they are capable of during their 5-3 victory against Edmonton Thursday. They did it again against Ottawa less than 48 hours later.
The Senators embarrassed them, 5-0, at PPG Paints Arena Saturday, denying the Penguins an opportunity to at least temporarily claim one of the wild-card playoff berths in the Eastern Conference.
The Ottawa Senators won their 1100th regular season game in solid fashion Saturday as goalie Leevi Merilainen earned his first NHL shutout, making 30 saves in a 5-0 win in Pittsburgh.
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Power-play opportunities_Ottawa 2 of 4; Pittsburgh 0 of 6. Goalies_Ottawa, Merilainen 3-2-0 (30 shots-30 saves). Pittsburgh, Nedeljkovic 7-7-4 (17-12), Pittsburgh, Jarry 8-6-4 (5-5).
The Ottawa Senators look on course to make the playoffs, and their GM wants to stay on that path. But Adam Proteau thinks they shouldn't rule out a trade to push them further.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin's home was burglarized on the same day the Penguins hosted the Ottawa Senators.
The Senators chased Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic at 7:06 of the second period after he allowed his fifth goal on 16 shots. He didn’t move as Stutzle picked the loose puck out from between Nedeljkovic’s legs and put it home. Batherson scored his first in 11 games to end his drought.
With a back-to-back against Pittsburgh and Dallas this weekend, the Senators will try to get their offence back on track in the midst of their four-game losing slide.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin had his home broken into and burglarized over the weekend and his three Stanley Cup championship rings are missing.
Forwards Perron and Amadio are close to returning. TSN analyst Jamie McLennan made a good point recently when he said getting the veteran Perron back — he’s suited up for only nine games — would be akin to a “trade-deadline acquisition.”