Ottawa Senators (3-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators come into the matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins after losing three in a row.
Pittsburgh had a 40-31-11 record overall and a 23-13-5 record in home games last season. The Penguins averaged 3.2 goals on 34.4 shots per game last season.
Ottawa had a 39-35-8 record overall and a 15-21-5 record in road games last season. The Senators scored 259 total goals last season, with 72 power-play goals and nine shorthanded goals.
INJURIES: Penguins: John Ludvig: day to day (concussion), Mark Pysyk: out (lower-body), Will Butcher: out (undisclosed), Alex Nedeljkovic: out (lower-body).
Senators: Erik Brannstrom: day to day (undisclosed), Artem Zub: day to day (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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