• Despite a couple close calls, Penguins can't tie the game before time runs out. Win streak snapped at six. FINAL: Senators 3, Penguins 2
• Faceoff coming in the offensive zone with 8.2 seconds remaining. One last chance.
• Muse calls timeout with 1:20 remaining.
• Silovs goes to the bench for the extra attacker.
• Penguins kill off the delay of game penalty.
• Goal stands. They rule Karlsson's trip/slash affected Giroux crashing into Silovs. Now the Senators go on the power play.
• Now Dan Muse is challening for goaltender interference.
• GOAL: Nevermind. The referees award Giroux a goal. It absolutely crossed the line. Assist: Stutzle. Time: 14:52. Senators, 3-2
• Big call here from the officials. Giroux gets a breakaway off a great deflection from Stutzle at the blue line. Karlsson trips him, but the puck winds up in the net as Giroux crashed into the net and knocked it off its moorings. No goal awarded, but a power play for the Senators. 5:08 remaining in the period.
• Senators kill off the Cousins minor. One shot on the power play. Not a very threatening two minutes.
• PENALTY: The Penguins finally get a power play. Cousins gets called for crosschecking Karlsson from behind. Time: 10:51. Penguins are being out-shot, 27-13, but have a chance to take the lead with just over nine minutes to play.
• GOAL: Novak. Shea puts a shot on net from the top of the right circle. Novak's in the crease, but plays behind Ullmark, doesn't interfere with him and buries the rebound. Assists: Shea, Chinakhov. Time: 8:48. Tied, 2-2
• GOAL: Stutzle buries a rebound given up by Silovs off a breakaway chance by Batherson. Caught the Penguins making a bad change. It's been one of those nights where the Penguins can't do anything right, including line changes. Assists: Batherson, Spence. Time: 6:46. Senators, 2-1
• Crosby has more shots on his own net than Ottawa's net.
• Penguins kill off the Clifton minor.
• The puck drops for the third period.
• End of the second period. It's been all Ottawa thus far. The Senators hold the advantage in shots, 23-10. The Penguins had three whole shots that period. Yet, it's still tied. There's 1:32 remaining on the Clifton minor that'll carry over into the third period. Tied, 1-1
• PENALTY: Clifton goes to the box for crosschecking. Time: 19:31
• Penguins just can't sustain any pressure. No second chances. Life's really easy for Ullmark so far. 6:28 left in the period.
• There's 9:16 remaining in the second period. The Senators have pretty much dominated everything so far. They currently hold a 17-8 advantage in shots. Yet, the game remains tied.
• Mantha is now on the line with Crosby and Rakell.
• Kindel just had his stick held by Kleven in the offensive zone. No call.
• Shea nearly broke the tie shorthanded. Missed the net just wide. Great play down the left wing to drive to the net. Penguins kill the penalty.
• PENALTY: Now Wotherspoon is called for a crosscheck. A VERY soft call. Wow. Time: 3:25.
• GOAL: Clifton makes a nice play on Amadio, but Malkin goes to take the puck afterward, giving it straight back to Amadio immediately in the slot, then buries it past Silovs. Assists: Kleven, Pinto: Time: 1:35. Tied, 1-1
• The puck drops for the second period.
• End of the first period. Senators dominated play over the last 10-plus minutes. Had the Penguins on their heels. Silovs made some huge saves. Senators lead in shots, 13-7, but Chinkhov's goal has the home team in front. Penguins, 1-0
• Karlsson with another terrible giveaway. This one right in the slot in the defensive zone. He's had a period to forget.
• Penalty kill gets the job done again.
• PENALTY: Solovyov goers to the box now for high sticking. Time: 15:44.
• Chinakhov nearly gets another. Rips a one-timer from the high slot. Ullmark gets enough of it to keep it out of the net.
• Penguins kill off the Rakell minor. Senators currently lead in shots, 7-5.
• PENALTY: Rakell to the box for goaltender interference at 10:47.
• Karlsson's committed about three passes already. The latest one leads to a 3-on-1 going the other way. Silovs with a great save to bail him out.
• GOAL: Chinakhov off the rush. Great breakout pass by Wotherspoon from the left half wall in the defensive zone to Malkin streaking down the right wing. Malkin then finds Chinakhov streaking toward the net, hits him in stride, then Chinakhov buries in past Ullmark through the five hole. Assists: Malkin, Wotherspoon. Time: 7:57. Penguins, 1-0
• Kindel is a really smart player. Made a nice pass off the boards in the neutral zone back to his defense instead of getting the puck deep when nobody was skating in stride. Chooses to maintain possession instead of just giving it away. Smart, smart play.
• Clifton lays the body on Tkachuk driving to the net, driving him to the ice. Pretty much the only way to play that.
• Silovs with a really bad play of the puck, leads to a turnover, but he makes up for it with a great save on Stutzle. Great chance for Ottawa.
• FACEOFF: Tim Stutzle wins the opening draw and we're underway.
THE ASYLUM
Final: Senators 3, Penguins 2
• Who: Penguins (28-14-11) vs. Senators (26-21-7)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 54
• When: 7:08 p.m.
• Where: PPG Paints Arena
• Goaltenders: Arturs Silovs (10-6-8 .894 SV%) vs. Linus Ullmark (15-8-5 .884 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Stream: SNP360 (local), ESPN+ (out-of-market)
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Senators
• Despite a couple close calls, Penguins can't tie the game before time runs out. Win streak snapped at six. FINAL: Senators 3, Penguins 2
• Faceoff coming in the offensive zone with 8.2 seconds remaining. One last chance.
• Muse calls timeout with 1:20 remaining.
• Silovs goes to the bench for the extra attacker.
• Penguins kill off the delay of game penalty.
• Goal stands. They rule Karlsson's trip/slash affected Giroux crashing into Silovs. Now the Senators go on the power play.
• Now Dan Muse is challening for goaltender interference.
• GOAL: Nevermind. The referees award Giroux a goal. It absolutely crossed the line. Assist: Stutzle. Time: 14:52. Senators, 3-2
• Big call here from the officials. Giroux gets a breakaway off a great deflection from Stutzle at the blue line. Karlsson trips him, but the puck winds up in the net as Giroux crashed into the net and knocked it off its moorings. No goal awarded, but a power play for the Senators. 5:08 remaining in the period.
• Senators kill off the Cousins minor. One shot on the power play. Not a very threatening two minutes.
• PENALTY: The Penguins finally get a power play. Cousins gets called for crosschecking Karlsson from behind. Time: 10:51. Penguins are being out-shot, 27-13, but have a chance to take the lead with just over nine minutes to play.
• GOAL: Novak. Shea puts a shot on net from the top of the right circle. Novak's in the crease, but plays behind Ullmark, doesn't interfere with him and buries the rebound. Assists: Shea, Chinakhov. Time: 8:48. Tied, 2-2
• GOAL: Stutzle buries a rebound given up by Silovs off a breakaway chance by Batherson. Caught the Penguins making a bad change. It's been one of those nights where the Penguins can't do anything right, including line changes. Assists: Batherson, Spence. Time: 6:46. Senators, 2-1
• Crosby has more shots on his own net than Ottawa's net.
• Penguins kill off the Clifton minor.
• The puck drops for the third period.
• End of the second period. It's been all Ottawa thus far. The Senators hold the advantage in shots, 23-10. The Penguins had three whole shots that period. Yet, it's still tied. There's 1:32 remaining on the Clifton minor that'll carry over into the third period. Tied, 1-1
• PENALTY: Clifton goes to the box for crosschecking. Time: 19:31
• Penguins just can't sustain any pressure. No second chances. Life's really easy for Ullmark so far. 6:28 left in the period.
• There's 9:16 remaining in the second period. The Senators have pretty much dominated everything so far. They currently hold a 17-8 advantage in shots. Yet, the game remains tied.
• Mantha is now on the line with Crosby and Rakell.
• Kindel just had his stick held by Kleven in the offensive zone. No call.
• Shea nearly broke the tie shorthanded. Missed the net just wide. Great play down the left wing to drive to the net. Penguins kill the penalty.
• PENALTY: Now Wotherspoon is called for a crosscheck. A VERY soft call. Wow. Time: 3:25.
• GOAL: Clifton makes a nice play on Amadio, but Malkin goes to take the puck afterward, giving it straight back to Amadio immediately in the slot, then buries it past Silovs. Assists: Kleven, Pinto: Time: 1:35. Tied, 1-1
• The puck drops for the second period.
• End of the first period. Senators dominated play over the last 10-plus minutes. Had the Penguins on their heels. Silovs made some huge saves. Senators lead in shots, 13-7, but Chinkhov's goal has the home team in front. Penguins, 1-0
• Karlsson with another terrible giveaway. This one right in the slot in the defensive zone. He's had a period to forget.
• Penalty kill gets the job done again.
• PENALTY: Solovyov goers to the box now for high sticking. Time: 15:44.
• Chinakhov nearly gets another. Rips a one-timer from the high slot. Ullmark gets enough of it to keep it out of the net.
• Penguins kill off the Rakell minor. Senators currently lead in shots, 7-5.
• PENALTY: Rakell to the box for goaltender interference at 10:47.
• Karlsson's committed about three passes already. The latest one leads to a 3-on-1 going the other way. Silovs with a great save to bail him out.
• GOAL: Chinakhov off the rush. Great breakout pass by Wotherspoon from the left half wall in the defensive zone to Malkin streaking down the right wing. Malkin then finds Chinakhov streaking toward the net, hits him in stride, then Chinakhov buries in past Ullmark through the five hole. Assists: Malkin, Wotherspoon. Time: 7:57. Penguins, 1-0
• Kindel is a really smart player. Made a nice pass off the boards in the neutral zone back to his defense instead of getting the puck deep when nobody was skating in stride. Chooses to maintain possession instead of just giving it away. Smart, smart play.
• Clifton lays the body on Tkachuk driving to the net, driving him to the ice. Pretty much the only way to play that.
• Silovs with a really bad play of the puck, leads to a turnover, but he makes up for it with a great save on Stutzle. Great chance for Ottawa.
• FACEOFF: Tim Stutzle wins the opening draw and we're underway.
• Penguins' lines and pairings:
Rickard Rakell-Sidney Crosby-Justin Brazeau
Egor Chinakhov-Tommy Novak-Evgeni Malkin
Rutger McGroarty-Ben Kindel-Anthony Mantha
Connor Dewar-Blake Lizotte-Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon-Erik Karlsson
Brett Kulak-Ryan Shea
Ilya Solovyov-Connor Clifton
• Senators' lines and pairings:
Drake Batherson-Tim Stutzle-Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk-Dylan Cozens-Ridly Greig
Nick Cousins-Shane Pinto-Michael Amadio
Stephen Halliday-Lars Eller-Fabian Zetterlund
Jake Sanderson-Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot-Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven-Jordan Spence
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