Shane Pinto scored two special teams goals in the first period, Leevi Merilainen stopped 30 shots and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0.

It was a team effort from top to bottom as the Ottawa Senators shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 for the franchise’s 1,100 win.

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The Senators chased Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic at 7:06 of the second period after he allowed his fifth goal on 16 shots. He didn’t move as Stutzle picked the loose puck out from between Nedeljkovic’s legs and put it home. Batherson scored his first in 11 games to end his drought.

After a big win, the Pittsburgh Penguins couldn't carry that momentum into their Saturday contest against the Ottawa Senators, losing 5-0.

Our NHL betting picks expect goals galore in Pittsburgh today when Ottawa's leaky defense meets the Penguins' equally poor stoppers.

Merilainen, who played for Allen of the ECHL and Belleville of the American Hockey League in 2023-24 and began this season as the Senators' fourth-string goaltender, is the second goalie in Ottawa history, joining Andrew Hammond, to record multiple shutout wins in his first 10 NHL games.

Police say Evgeni Malkin's three Stanley Cup rings, which had gone missing following a burglary at his home this past weekend, were located in his residence.

Roy was asked about his team's hunger level. If the Buffalo Sabres defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, the Islanders could wake up Saturday morning dead last in the Eastern Conference.

The burglary occurred while the Penguins were playing the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. No one was in the home at the time. Malkin has not spoken publicly about the incident. But The Athletic reported his home security system was dismantled,