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PPG Paints Arena
SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
7–10–2
VS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
11–6–2
Pre-Game · Game 20 of 84
SAT · NOV 14 · 6:00 PM CT
SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
7–10–2
16 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Rickard Rakell: 5 goals on 26 shots. But Drake Batherson has made a habit of hurting the Penguins: 6 points in the last 4 meetings.
PPG Paints Arena
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
11–6–2
24 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Senators
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.873 SV% · 3.35 GAA · 5W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Likely · 2534-linus-ullmark
.945 SV% · 1.33 GAA · 7W
.936 SV% L5 · Locked in
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Evgeni Malkin · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Fabian Zetterlund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens
L2
Nicholas Robertson · Ben Kindel · Egor Chinakhov
L2
Philip Tomasino · Shane Pinto · Drake Batherson
L3
Ville Koivunen · Tommy Novak · Justin Brazeau
L3
Claude Giroux · Ridly Greig · Michael Amadio
L4
Rutger McGroarty · Blake Lizotte · Connor Dewar
L4
Sammy Blais · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Spencer Stastney · Erik Karlsson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Artem Zub
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Declan Carlile · Kris Letang
D3
Tyler Kleven · Nikolas Matinpalo
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Drake Batherson · Claude Giroux · Dylan Cozens · Tim Stützle · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Ville Koivunen · Justin Brazeau · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Fabian Zetterlund · Shane Pinto · Stephen Halliday · Philip Tomasino · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Blake Lizotte · Connor Dewar · Declan Carlile · Kaedan Korczak
PK1
Shane Pinto · Ridly Greig · Jake Sanderson · Artem Zub
PK2
Rickard Rakell · Nicholas Robertson · Spencer Stastney · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Thomas Chabot · Nikolas Matinpalo
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Evgeni Malkin · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Nicholas Robertson · Ben Kindel · Egor Chinakhov
L3
Ville Koivunen · Tommy Novak · Justin Brazeau
L4
Rutger McGroarty · Blake Lizotte · Connor Dewar
D1
Spencer Stastney · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Declan Carlile · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Ville Koivunen · Justin Brazeau · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Blake Lizotte · Connor Dewar · Declan Carlile · Kaedan Korczak
PK2
Rickard Rakell · Nicholas Robertson · Spencer Stastney · Erik Karlsson
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Fabian Zetterlund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens
L2
Philip Tomasino · Shane Pinto · Drake Batherson
L3
Claude Giroux · Ridly Greig · Michael Amadio
L4
Sammy Blais · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Artem Zub
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Nikolas Matinpalo
PP1
Drake Batherson · Claude Giroux · Dylan Cozens · Tim Stützle · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Fabian Zetterlund · Shane Pinto · Stephen Halliday · Philip Tomasino · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Ridly Greig · Jake Sanderson · Artem Zub
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Thomas Chabot · Nikolas Matinpalo
Last Game (2026-11-11) · Nov 12 · 8:42 AM CT Bruce Garrioch · Nov 12 · 11:01 AM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Elmer Soderblom
IR · Upper body · Expected back Nov 14
Nick Cousins
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Nov 19
Bryan Rust
IR · Lower body · Expected back Dec 5
Andre Burakovsky
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 27
Trevor van Riemsdyk
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 14
Warren Foegele
IR · Right knee · Expected back Nov 25
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 28
William Eklund
IR · Ankle · Expected back Jan 5
PenguinsInjury report
Elmer Soderblom
IR · Upper body · Expected back Nov 14
Bryan Rust
IR · Lower body · Expected back Dec 5
Trevor van Riemsdyk
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 14
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 28
SenatorsInjury report
Nick Cousins
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Nov 19
Andre Burakovsky
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 27
Warren Foegele
IR · Right knee · Expected back Nov 25
William Eklund
IR · Ankle · Expected back Jan 5
Last Game (2026-11-11) · Nov 12 · 8:42 AM CT Bruce Garrioch · Nov 12 · 11:01 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins won their last game and are 4-5-1 in their last 10. The Senators lost their last game in overtime and are 5-3-2 in their last 10.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Rickard Rakell: 5 goals on 26 shots. But Drake Batherson has made a habit of hurting the Penguins: 6 points in the last 4 meetings.

Evgeni Malkin is the hot hand, 6 points in his last five. The chances have been there for Ottawa (32.9 xG to 27.4 over 10 games), the finishing hasn't, and they sit 5-3-2 for it.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Rickard Rakell has 5 goals on Linus Ullmark (26 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
5 goals on Linus Ullmark
Player
Drake Batherson has 6 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Ottawa)
6 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has a .855 save % over his last 5 starts (-3.5 goals against expected).
.855 SV%, last 5 starts
Player
Tim Stützle has 5 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Form
Evgeni Malkin has 6 points in his last five.
6 pts, last 5
Form
Thomas Chabot has 6 points in his last five.
6 pts, last 5
Goaltending
Linus Ullmark has stopped .939 over his last 5 starts (+2.9 goals saved above expected).
.939 SV%, last 5 starts
Form
Ottawa outchanced opponents (32.9 xG to 27.4) over their last 10 and has gone just 5-3-2.
5-3-2 last 10