OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Jan. 18, 5-4 OT win vs. Pittsburgh: The Senators registered four power-play goals in one game for the first time since 12/17/05 to emerge with a 5-4 overtime win at Canadian Tire Centre. The home side was paced by Tkachuk who equaled a single game high with three assists while also adding his sixth career overtime game-winning goal to move into a tie for second on the franchise list and registering four points in one game for the first time in his NHL career. DeBrincat, Stützle (with his 20th of the season), Batherson (with his team-high 11th extra attacker goal of the year) and Pinto all found the back of the net on the power-play. Chabot added three assists for the Senators. Zucker, Malkin, Friedman and Rakell scored for Pittsburgh while Crosby recorded three helpers. Talbot earned the win for Ottawa with 15 saves while DeSmith took the loss for Pittsburgh in turning aside 35 of 40 shots. Scratch: Joseph; Injuries: Chartier, Motte, Zaitsev, Zub; Shots: OTT – 40, PIT – 19; PP: OTT – 4-9, PIT – 2-5.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Pittsburgh will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a two-game homestand tomorrow against Winnipeg at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Canadian Tire Centre.
INJURY REPORT: C Chartier, LW Motte, D Zaitsev and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Penguins this evening. Total man-games lost: 156.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned F Lucchini to Belleville (AHL) on Jan. 18.
OTTAWA vs. PITTSBURGH – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Jan. 18 @ Ottawa (5-4 OT win), Jan. 20 @ Pittsburgh, March 20 @ Pittsburgh
2021-22 (1-2-0): 11/13/21 @ Ottawa (6-3 win), 1/20/22 @ Pittsburgh (6-4 loss), 2/10/22 @ Ottawa (2-0 loss)
Series record: Overall: 40-52-9-8; Home: 24-21-5-5; Away: 16-31-4-3
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Jan. 18 (5-4 OT); @ Pittsburgh: 4/13/14 (3-2 SO)
Last Pittsburgh win: @ Ottawa: 2/10/22 (2-0); @ Pittsburgh: 1/20/22 (6-4)
Last OT result: Jan. 18 (5-4 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/23/17 (2-1 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 8, (3/24/12, 8-4 win); Allowed: 8, (2x, Last: 12/5/16, 8-5 loss); Both teams: 13, (12/5/16, 8-5 loss)
Last Game: Jan. 18, 5-4 OT win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: DeBrincat, Stützle, Batherson, Pinto, Tkachuk; PIT Goals: Zucker, Malkin, Friedman, Rakell; OTT Scratch: Joseph; OTT Injuries: Chartier, Motte, Zaitsev, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; PIT Goalie: DeSmith; OTT PP: 4-9; PIT PP: 2-5; Shots: 40-20.
Career vs. Pittsburgh: Giroux leads all players in career games played (62), in goals (21), in assists (44) and in points (65) Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (83) against Pittsburgh.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 8-11-2 on the road this season … Alex DeBrincat, Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk leads with seven goals on the road this season while Tkachuk ranks first with 14 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 21 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 21 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their fourth set of the season this evening when the team visits Pittsburgh ahead of welcoming Winnipeg to Canadian Tire Centre tomorrow night … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (2-1-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (2-1-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 46 for 168 (27.4%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 11 powerplay goals while also maintaining the club lead with 21 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 12 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 123 of the 151 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 81.5% through 44 regular-season games … The team has registered four (Joseph, Motte, Watson x2) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 18: Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT) – Canadian Tire Centre
PIT Goals: Zucker, Malkin (PP), Friedman, Rakell (PP)
Multiple Points: Malkin (1G-2A), Crosby (3A), Pettersson (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (35 saves, 40 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby’s eighth three-point night helped Pittsburgh earn a point.
PP: 2-5
PK: 5-9
Jan. 16: Pittsburgh 4, Anaheim 3 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Zucker, Malkin, Rust, Guentzel
Multiple Points: Rakell (3A), Guentzel (1G-1A), Zucker (1G-1A),
Malkin (1G-1A)
Goalie: DeSmith (26 saves, 29 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s fifth career overtime tally helped Pittsburgh snap a two-game skid.
PP: 0-4
PK: 2-4
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 16 16
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 12 14
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 9 15
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 8 13
G Tristan Jarry Lower-Body 7 7
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 2 2
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 101
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 17 F Kris Letang removed from non-roster status and placed on injured reserve.
Jan. 15 F Jonathan Gruden recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 13 D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 12 D Taylor Fedun recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Senators: 60-33-16
In Pittsburgh: 34-13-7
In Ottawa: 26-20-9
OT Record vs. Senators: 9-4-12
Shootout Record vs. Senators: 5-3
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-0-1.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. SENATORS:
Jaromir Jagr – 36GP, 57 PTS (29G-28A)
Evgeni Malkin – 42GP, 53 PTS (25G-28A)
Sidney Crosby – 44GP, 53 PTS (18G-35A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins return home to play the second half of a home-and-home series against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game with points in 11 of its last 13 games versus Ottawa (8-2-3) dating back to March 23, 2017.
- Going back further, the Penguins have points in 23 of their last 27 games against the Senators (18-4-5) dating back to January 27, 2013.
- Here at home, Pittsburgh has won 10-consecutive games against the Senators and have points in 13 straight versus them (12-0-1) dating back to Feb. 13, 2013.
STREAKIN’ VERSUS THE SENS
The Penguins enter tonight’s game with an active 10-game home winning streak (10-0-0) against the Ottawa Senators dating back to Dec. 6, 2014. In those nine games, Pittsburgh has outscored Ottawa by a 52-27 margin and have scored four or more goals in eight-consecutive home games against them. Pittsburgh’s 10-game home winning streak is currently tied for the second-longest active home winning streak by one team versus another team in the league:
Team Opponent Streak
Pittsburgh Columbus 12
Pittsburgh Ottawa 10
Minnesota Tampa Bay 10
Washington Winnipeg 10
NY Islanders Buffalo 10
During this streak, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have dominated play. In nine home games, Crosby has seven goals and 17 points (7G-10A) and has been held without a point in just one of those games. Malkin also has dressed for nine games during this streak where he’s accumulated 19 points (8G-11A), picking up a point in each of the games. In total, Malkin has been held pointless just three times in 23 career home games against Ottawa (17G-18A).
