Pittsburgh Penguins Aim to Deepen Ottawa Senators' Losing Streak in Seventh-Place Showdown

Monday, March 11th, 2024

The Ottawa Senators are determined to snap their current seven-game losing streak against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Sitting in eighth place within the Atlantic Division, Ottawa has encountered difficulties on home ice, posting a 17-14-2 record. The team is also grappling with discipline issues, averaging 10.8 penalty minutes per game.

In contrast, the Pittsburgh Penguins possess an overall season record of 28-27-8, including a 12-15-4 tally when playing away from home. The team has had mixed outcomes in tight contests, securing victories in 7 out of 22 one-goal games.

This game marks the third time these teams have met this season. Ottawa managed to secure a 5-4 overtime victory in their last encounter.

Ottawa’s standout players include Claude Giroux, who boasts 18 goals and 34 assists, and Drake Batherson, who has notched 5 goals and 3 assists in their recent 10 games. For Pittsburgh, Erik Karlsson has been instrumental with 8 goals and 35 assists, and Rickard Rakell has contributed 4 goals and 2 assists in his latest 10 outings.

Over their last 10 matches, the Senators have scored an average of 2.3 goals per game, slightly below the Penguins who have averaged 2.5 goals. Ottawa has been penalized on average 3.5 times per game, with Pittsburgh not far behind at 3.9 penalties per game.

Both teams face injury concerns: Ottawa will be without Josh Norris, Thomas Chabot, Travis Hamonic, Matthew Highmore, and Zack MacEwen. Pittsburgh will miss the services of Jansen Harkins, Drew O'Connor, and Matt Nieto due to injuries.

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