Senators Bury the Penguins 4-1 in Pittsburgh
Ottawa was the better team for most of the night, and Pittsburgh rarely got a clean look at the net. The Senators doubled the Penguins in shots, 34 to 17, and took 53.6% of all shot attempts (the share of every shot try, on target or not). Their chances were also better: expected goals, which measure how dangerous the chances were, favoured Ottawa 3.03 to 2.17.
The score could have been wider. Sergei Murashov made 30 saves on 33 shots and stopped 8 of 9 from the most dangerous areas. Thomas Chabot scored, and Tim Stützle found the net on 4 shots. Ridly Greig fired a game-high 5 shots without a point.
Pittsburgh's best what-if belonged to Egor Chinakhov, who rang a shot off the post. Linus Ullmark handled the rest, making 16 saves on 17 shots. The win keeps Ottawa in the first wild-card spot at 12-6-2.
