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Penguins Game 32, Rising Tide; Lines, Notes & How to Watch vs. Senators
KANATA, Ontario — The Pittsburgh Penguins (13-14-4) have a chance to get back to .500 after weeks and months of inconsistent performances. The Penguins have won six of eight and are beginning to jell. They will face the charging Ottawa Senators on Saturday at the Canadian Tire Center.
The puck drops just after 7 p.m.
The Penguins’ boat raced the Montreal Canadiens in the third period Thursday at the Bell Center. The Penguins 3-2 lead became a 9-2 win after a six-goal third period. Bryan Rust had a hat trick and four points, and Rickard Rakell had two goals and four points in the win.
Tristan Jarry stopped 21 of 23 but was vital to the win with a stellar performance when the game was in doubt.
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Ottawa might have some tired legs, but they neatly contained the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh Friday. Shane Pinto scored two goals, and Nick Jensen scored the other. Linus Ullmark posted the 32-save shutout.
Ottawa has won four of their last five games after frustration and debunked trade rumors surfaced.
Ottawa will likely turn to Anton Forsberg as the second of back-to-back games. The Penguins will likely stick with Tristan Jarry, who is on a roll, winning five of his last six starts.
Penguins Lines
Rickard Rakell-Sidney Crosby-Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting-Evgeni Malkin-Philip Tomasino
Drew O’Connor-Cody Glass-Anthony Beauvillier
Matt Nieto-Blake Lizotte-Noel Acciari
Defense
Owen Pickering-Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson-Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves-Matt Grzelcyk
Goalie: Tristan Jarry
Senators Lines
Brady Tkachuk-Josh Norris-Drake Batherson
Claude Giroux-Tim Stutzle-Adam Guadette
Nick Cousins-Shane Pinto-Michael Amadio
Noah Gregor-Zach Ostapchuk-Ridly Greig
Defense
Thomas Chabot-Nick Jensen
Jake Sanderson-Travis Hamonic
Tyler Klevin-Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goalie: Anton Forsberg
Special Teams
Penguins power play: 23.1%, 12th. Penguins penalty kill: 81.3%, 9th.
Senators power play: 27%, 6th. Senators penalty kill: 76.2%, 24th.
Penguins Game Notes
Each of the last three games at the Canadian Tire Centre between the Penguins and Senators have required overtime.
Sidney Crosby (57) is just one point shy from surpassing Jaromir Jagr (57) for the most points against the Ottawa Senators in franchise history.
Crosby enters tonight’s game two points shy of tying Joe Sakic for the eighth-most points (regular season + playoffs) in NHL history (1829).
The Penguins’ nine-goal outburst on Thursday night is the most goals that a single team has scored in a game in the NHL this season.
Kris Letang has eight points (4-4-8) in his last six games.
Rakell has six points (3-3-6) in his last three games since Team Sweden left him off of their Four Nations Roster.
The Penguins’ power play has 11 goals in the team’s last 11 games.
How to Watch Penguins Game, Dec. 14
TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X
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