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Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Penguins · THU · DEC 31 · 1:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · DEC 31 · 1:00 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
SN-PIT
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
THU · DEC 31 · 1:00 PM CT
SN-PIT
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Rickard Rakell: 5 goals on 26 shots. But the man to watch is Drake Batherson: 6 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh.
Canadian Tire Centre
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Penguins
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Rickard Rakell: 5 goals on 26 shots. But the man to watch is Drake Batherson: 6 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh.

Discipline matters tonight: the Senators' penalty kill ranks 26th and Pittsburgh's power play is 2nd in the league. Arturs Silovs has had trouble with the Senators, a .877 save percentage on 57 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Rickard Rakell has 5 goals on Linus Ullmark (26 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
5 goals on Linus Ullmark
Special Teams
Pittsburgh's power play ranks 2nd while Ottawa's penalty kill ranks 26th.
2nd / 26th PP vs PK
Player
Drake Batherson has 6 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Ottawa)
6 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Player
Tim Stützle has 5 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has struggled against Ottawa — a .877 save % on 57 shots.
.877 SV% vs OTT
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals