Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins trade 3-3 blows before a shootout at Canadian Tire Centre

The Ottawa Senators moved to 38-24-10 and 3 points after a 4-3 shootout loss to the the Pittsburgh Penguins, who left Canadian Tire Centre at 36-20-16 with 4 points. The Penguins finished with a 3-3 tie through overtime before taking the shootout, while the Sens logged 29 shots and the Pens recorded 38 shots in this Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins match summary.

First period

The Ottawa Senators opened with 1 goal in the first period while winning 69 percent of the game’s faceoffs, and the Penguins answered with 1 goal on their way to 31 percent in the circle. Ottawa also set an early physical tone with 31 hits in the game, while Pittsburgh ended with 15 hits and 8 takeaways.

Second period

The Ottawa Senators added 1 goal in the second period and went 1-for-2 on the power play with 3 shots, while the Penguins also scored 1 goal in the period and produced a 1-for-2 power play that included a 5-on-3 goal. Drake Batherson factored heavily in Ottawa’s scoring line with 2 goals on 4 shots, and Tim Stutzle supported the puck movement with 2 assists.

Third period

The Ottawa Senators scored 1 goal in the third period to keep the game even at 3-3, and the Penguins matched that with 1 goal in the third while pushing the shot volume to 38. Linus Ullmark steadied Ottawa with 35 saves on 38 shots, and Pittsburgh’s Erik Karlsson landed among the game’s 3 stars as the Pens kept pressure with 30 missed shots and 15 blocked shots.

Overtime and shootout

The Ottawa Senators generated 6 overtime shots and the Penguins had 4 overtime shots, and the deadlock stayed intact through overtime. The Penguins decided it in the shootout with 2 goals on 3 attempts, while the Sens finished with 1 shootout goal on 3 attempts as this Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins result analysis turned on the tiebreaker. The Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins key moments also included Ottawa’s perfect 4-for-4 power-play faceoff work and the Penguins’ 18 giveaways that Ottawa met with 3 takeaways, as reflected in the Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins full match report.

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