Penguins Lose 3-2 To Ottawa Senators

The Penguins saw their hot six-game win streak come to an end on Monday at PPG Paints Arena when they hosted the Ottawa Senators. In a tightly contested battle, the Senators managed to secure their fourth consecutive victory thanks to Claude Giroux’s late go-ahead goal with 5:08 remaining in the third period. For Pittsburgh, Egor Chinakhov and Tommy Novak each found the back of the net while Arturs Silovs was solid in net, making 28 saves. The Penguins now leave home to face the New York Islanders tomorrow night, while the Senators look to carry their momentum into Carolina.

Ottawa Senators Lineup:

Batherson – Stutzle – Giroux
Tkachuk – Cozens – Greig
Cousins – Pinto – Amadio
Halliday – Eller – Zetterlund

Sanderson – Zub
Chabot – Jensen
Kleven – Spence

Ullmark
Reimer

Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup:

Rakell – Crosby – Brazeau
Chinakhov – Novak – Malkin
McGroarty – Kindel – Mantha
Dewar – Lizotte – Acciari

Wotherspoon – Karlsson
Kulak – Shea
Solovyov – Clifton

Silovs
Skinner

At 12:04 of the first period, Egor Chinakhov gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead with his 10th goal of the season. Parker Wotherspoon made a pass to Evgeni Malkin, who was skating through the neutral zone, from Pittsburgh’s end along the left wall. Malkin carried the puck through the neutral zone and into Ottawa’s end on the right side with Chinakhov on the left before handing the puck over for a wrist shot in the slot.

Michael Amadio tied it 1-1 early in the middle frame when he stole the puck from Malkin and found the back of the net to end his 24-game goal drought, scoring on a wrist shot in the slot. This was his eighth goal of the season.

Tim Stutzle gave the Senators their first lead of the game, 2-1, when he scored with a backhand on a rebound after Arturs Silovs made a glove save on Drake Batherson’s shot on a breakaway at 13:14 of the final frame. This was Stutzle’s 26th goal of the season, as well as his fourth in his past five games. Not long after the second Senators’ tally, Tommy Novak tied it back up 2-2 with his 10th of the season when he put in the rebound of Ryan Shea’s shot from the right circle past Linus Ullmark in the crease with 11:13 on the clock. With 5:08 left to play, Claude Giroux made it 3-2 for Ottawa on his 11th goal of the season. He was tripped by Erik Karlsson while driving to the crease, fell hard into the right post, and lifted the net off its moorings. After review, it was determined that the puck had passed Silovs before the net came off. The Penguins were unsuccessful on a challenge for goaltender interference.

Game Notes:

– Egor Chinakhov recorded a goal and an assist. …With his game-opening goal, Chinakhov (10-5–15 in 45 GP) became the ninth player with 10 goals for the Penguins this season, tying the Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, and Ottawa Senators for the most among all teams.

– Evgeni Malkin extended his home point streak to eight games, and became the second player age 39 or older in the past 10 years with a run of that length. He follows Alex Ovechkin (8 GP in 2024-25).

– The Penguins are 28-15-11, and in the past 36 days, they’ve had two win streaks end at six games. They also won six straight from December 28th to January 8th.

– Tim Stutzle picked up a goal and an assist. …With his two-point night, Stutzle extended his point streak to five games with eight points (four goals, four assists).

– Drake Batherson collected a pair of assists.

– Linus Ullmark made a total of 14 saves for Ottawa.

– The Senators are 27-21-7, and in four straight wins, they’ve outscored their opponents 19-6.

– Claude Giroux’s game-winning goal was his eighth against the Penguins, which ties for the fourth most against a franchise. The only players with more are Guy Lafleur (11), Mike Bossy (10), and Gilbert Perreault (10).

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