How to Watch Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-23-2023

The Ottawa Senators (11-17) host the Pittsburgh Penguins (15-13-3) at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday, December 23 at 7:00 PM ET on SportsNet PT and NHL Network. The Senators have lost six games in a row.

Senators vs. Penguins Game Info

• Game Day: Saturday, December 23, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Senators and Penguins Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Senators Insights

• The Senators’ 94 total goals (3.4 per game) rank 21st in the league.
• The Senators have conceded 99 total goals (3.5 per game), ranking 13th in league action in goals against.
• Their -5 goal differential ranks 20th in the league.
• The 21 power-play goals the Senators have recorded this season rank 16th in the NHL (on 115 power-play chances).
• The Senators’ 18.26% power-play conversion rate ranks 20th in the league.
• The Senators have scored one shorthanded goal this season (27th among NHL teams).
• The Senators’ 70.21% penalty-kill success rate ranks 32nd in the league.
• The Senators win the 10th-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 50.9%.
• The Senators have a 10.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 14th in the league.
• The Senators have shut out opponents once this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.8 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.

Senators Key Players

• One of Ottawa’s top offensive options this season is Tim Stutzle, who has recorded 31 points in 28 games.
• Drake Batherson has 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
• Ottawa’s scoring effort is aided by Claude Giroux’s 25 points. He’s contributed 15 assists.
• Across 11 games played, Anton Forsberg has a goaltending record of 5-6-0. During those games, he’s allowed 33 goals while recording 234 saves.

Senators Injuries

Rourke Chartier: Upper Body (Out),

Zack MacEwen: Hamstring (Questionable),

Mathieu Joseph: Lower Body (Questionable),

Thomas Chabot: Leg (Out)

Penguins Insights

• With 87 goals (2.8 per game), the Penguins have the NHL’s 27th-ranked offense.
• The Penguins give up 2.7 goals per game (84 in total), the sixth-fewest in the NHL.
• Their +3 goal differential is 14th in the league.
• The Penguins have 13 power-play goals (27th in NHL) on 95 chances.
• The Penguins score on 13.68% of their power plays, No. 27 in the league.
• The Penguins have two shorthanded goals (19th in league).
• The Penguins’ have the 12th-ranked penalty kill percentage (82.00%).
• The Penguins win 54.5% of faceoffs, second-best in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 8.5%, the Penguins are 30th in the league.
• The Penguins have shut out their opponent five times. They are averaging 16.2 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Penguins Key Players

• Jake Guentzel has racked up 35 points (1.1 per game) for Pittsburgh, with 14 goals and 21 assists in 31 games (playing 20:42 per game).
• Sidney Crosby is a leading scorer for Pittsburgh with 34 total points this season. He has scored 19 goals and added 15 assists in 31 games.
• Evgeni Malkin has 26 points so far, including 11 goals and 15 assists.
• Alex Nedeljkovic is 5-2-1 in nine games this season, conceding 21 goals (2.4 goals against average) with 267 saves and a .924 save percentage (seventh-best in the league).

Penguins Injuries

Bryan Rust: Upper Body (Out),

Matt Nieto: Undisclosed (Out)