The Senators bring the stronger record and higher-powered attack into a matchup the Penguins need to close on the standings gap.
Ottawa visits PPG Paints Arena with 26 points to Pittsburgh’s 16, despite having played one more game, and both teams enter on a one-game winning streak. The Senators are 12-6-2 and rank 12th in the power index, while the Penguins are 7-10-2 and rank 24th. Ottawa’s Tim Stützle leads this matchup’s scoring leaders with 18 points, while Pittsburgh’s top scorer, Erik Karlsson, has 14; the teams arrive with 3-2 and 2-3 records, respectively, across their last five games. Pittsburgh’s path is to contain Ottawa’s top-six production and get more from its leading scorers, while the Senators can press their advantage by turning Stützle’s playmaking into goals.