Ottawa controlled the shot battle and beat Pittsburgh 4-1 on Saturday (today, Eastern).
Ottawa beat Pittsburgh 4-1 on Saturday, unleashing 34 shots while holding the Penguins to 17. Michael Amadio led the Senators with one goal and one assist for two points, three shots and a plus-1. Tim Stützle scored once with four shots and a plus-2, while Thomas Chabot also scored, finishing with three shots and a plus-2. Claude Giroux added a goal, two shots, a plus-2 and one hit; Dylan Cozens and Tyler Kleven each had an assist, with Cozens adding two shots and one hit. Tommy Novak scored Pittsburgh’s lone goal on one shot and finished even, while Egor Chinakhov had an assist and three shots at minus-1 and Ben Kindel added an assist at minus-2. Neither team scored a power-play goal; Ottawa had six hits and Pittsburgh five. Linus Ullmark made 16 saves on 17 shots for a .941 save percentage, while Sergei Murashov stopped 30 of 33 for a .909 mark.
Key Performers
Michael Amadio, Ottawa: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 3 shots, +1. Tim Stützle, Ottawa: 1 goal, 1 point, 4 shots, +2. Linus Ullmark, Ottawa: 16 saves on 17 shots, .941 save percentage.
Standings Impact
Ottawa’s listed 12-6-2 record and W2 streak become 13-6-2 and W3; Pittsburgh moves from 7-10-2 and L1 to 7-11-2 and L2. Ottawa entered ranked 12th in the DYMA Power Index, ahead of Pittsburgh at 24th.
DYMA Insight
The 34-17 shot advantage was the clearest separator: Ottawa generated twice Pittsburgh’s volume and kept the Penguins to one goal. The result fits the pregame power-index gap, with Ottawa at 65.6 and Pittsburgh at 42.3.