Pittsburgh repaid the favor with a 6-4 home win of their own a few weeks ago on January 20th. Ottawa took round 1 at home against the Pens in a 6-3 decision back on November 13th. Season Series: This is the third and final PIT/OTT game of the season, and a rubber match. How many of the 13 can you name? (Might want to jot some down!) With one more point, it will be the 14th NHL team Crosby has recorded 50+ points against. Trivia Question: Sidney Crosby has 49 career points in 42 games against Ottawa. Overall, nine of his 11 goals this season have come away from PPG Paints Arena. Heinen has eight points (5G+3A) in his last seven road games. Hidden Stat: Danton Heinen has been a road warrior for the Pens this season. This game and the next two are rare non-playoff opponents for the Pens in the days and weeks to come. The Pens are then back in Pittsburgh next Tuesday to host the Flyers, before crossing the border one final time this season to play in Toronto a week from today. Pens Path Ahead: One more more road game on the trip after this, in the form of a game in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.
This will be their third game in four days, which could be a situational negative - but then again the average age of the skaters in the lineup is 25.7, so they may be too young to be too tired. The Sens have won their first two games out of the All-Star break, beating NJ 4-1 on Monday and then taking a 4-0 lead on Carolina on Tuesday and holding on for a 4-3 regulation win. A terrible start in October+November doomed any playoff hopes for this year, but this is not a team to see their place in the standings and take lightly or assume it will be an easy game, because it will not be as simple as it looks at first glance. They have averaged scoring 3.14 goals/game ( 12th in NHL) in this stretch. The Sens are 12-7-3 in their last 22 games since December 2nd (which is a full-season pace of 101 points). Opponent Track: Somewhat quietly, Ottawa has been a good team over the last two months.
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How to Watch: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh (ATTSN-PT) locally in the Western PA viewing area, TSN5 and RDS in Canada, ESPN+ Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (28-11-8, 64 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) Ottawa Senators (16-22-4, 36 points, 6th place Atlantic Division)