The Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4) host the Ottawa Senators (3-4), who have dropped three straight, on Saturday, October 28 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and SportsNet PT.
Penguins vs. Senators Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Penguins and Senators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Penguins Insights
- The Penguins’ 21 total goals (three per game) rank 16th in the league.
- Defensively, the Penguins are giving up 20 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 13th in league action.
- Their goal differential (+1) ranks 14th in the league.
- The two power-play goals the Penguins have put up this season (to rank 27th in the NHL) have come on 18 power-play chances.
- The Penguins are 27th in the league with an 11.11% power-play conversion rate.
- The Penguins’ 86.36% penalty-kill success rate is ninth-best in the league.
- The Penguins have the second-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 55.7%.
- The Penguins have an 8.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 20th in the league.
- The Penguins have shut out opponents twice this season. As a team, they are averaging 13.7 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Penguins Key Players
- Evgeni Malkin has been important to Pittsburgh’s offense this season, putting up nine points in seven games.
- Jake Guentzel has eight points (one goal, seven assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- Sidney Crosby has contributed seven points for Pittsburgh in seven games this season, scoring on 16.7% of his shots and putting up four goals and three assists.
- In the two games Alex Nedeljkovic has played this season, his save percentage is 90.000, 34th in the league.
Penguins Injuries
John Ludvig: Concussion (Questionable), Mark Pysyk: Lower Body (Out), Alex Nedeljkovic: Lower Body (Out), Will Butcher: Undisclosed (Out)
Senators Insights
- The Senators’ 27 goals on the season (3.9 per game) rank them fourth in the NHL.
- The Senators have allowed 24 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 23rd in the league.
- With a goal differential of +3, they are 11th in the league.
- The Senators have seven power-play goals (on 35 chances), seventh in the NHL.
- The Senators have the NHL’s 15th-ranked power-play percentage (20).
- This season, the Senators have one shorthanded goal (seventh in league).
- The 74.07% penalty-kill percentage of the Senators is 21st in the NHL.
- At 54.2%, the Senators have the NHL’s fourth-best faceoff win percentage.
- The Senators’ 10.8% shooting percentage is 10th in the league.
- The Senators have not shut out an opponent yet. They average 15.9 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Senators Key Players
- Vladimir Tarasenko’s three goals and five assists in seven games for Ottawa add up to eight total points on the season.
- Tim Stutzle is a top offensive contributor for Ottawa with eight total points this season. He has scored two goals and added six assists in seven games.
- Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph is among the leading scorers on the team with seven total points (three goals and four assists).
- Anton Forsberg is 2-1-0 in three games this season, conceding 8 goals (1.1 goals against average) with 55 saves and an 87.302 save percentage (56th in the league).
Senators Injuries
Erik Brannstrom: Undisclosed (Questionable), Artem Zub: Head (Questionable)