Round 1 Playoff Preview: Penguins vs Senators

The first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs will start on Wednesday, April 9th, with the Pittsburgh Penguins (47-27-8) facing off against the Ottawa Senators (43-31-8). While we saw the same first round matchup last year with Ottawa winning 4-1 before advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals, don't expect a replay of last year's series. A lot has changed in the course of a year and the now healthy and confident Pittsburgh Penguins team seem poised to take advantage of a wounded, less confident Ottawa team and make a much deeper run into the playoffs.