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Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, March 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 41-25-16
at Ottawa Senators 3 44-27-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 1 0 1 4
Ottawa Senators 1 1 1 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 16 9 4 0 40
Ottawa Senators 10 6 7 6 0 29

Three stars

  1. D. Batherson, Ottawa Senators (2 goals)
  2. E. Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. L. Ullmark, Ottawa Senators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:28 Ottawa Senators Drake Batherson (28) Brady Tkachuk (30), Tim Stützle (42) Power play PIT 0, OTT 1
1st 13:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (16) Erik Karlsson (44) Even strength PIT 1, OTT 1
2nd 01:50 Ottawa Senators Nick Cousins (9) Tyler Kleven (14), Linus Ullmark (1) Even strength PIT 1, OTT 2
2nd 03:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson (12) Rickard Rakell (22), Ben Kindel (16) Even strength PIT 2, OTT 2
3rd 01:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (17) Erik Karlsson (45), Bryan Rust (33) Power play PIT 3, OTT 2
3rd 03:58 Ottawa Senators Drake Batherson (29) Tim Stützle (43), Jordan Spence (21) Even strength PIT 3, OTT 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Ottawa Senators Drake Batherson Goal
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Saved
2 Ottawa Senators Tim Stützle Saved
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Egor Chinakhov Goal
3 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto Saved
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal 40 29
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 15 31
Blocked shots 15 12
Giveaways 18 18
Takeaways 8 3
Faceoffs won 16/52 (30.8%) 36/52 (69.2%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 10:36
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 3 0 20:32
18 T. Novak C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 10% 17:25
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 18:14
25 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:25
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 19:44
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:18
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 15:37
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 21:24
67 R. Rakell R 2 1 3 +1 0 6 1 1 1 14.3% 20:52
81 B. Kindel C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 45.5% 15:41
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 25% 06:39
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:22
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 21:02
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 22:39
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 21:11
65 E. Karlsson D 1 2 3 +1 2 8 0 1 0 26:08
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 16:12
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
74 S. Skinner 29 26 3 .897 65:00 Win

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
7 B. Tkachuk L 0 1 1 0 0 4 6 0 0 57.1% 19:01
12 S. Pinto C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 88.9% 17:21
18 T. Stützle C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 2 0 0 23:21
19 D. Batherson R 2 0 2 +1 0 4 3 0 1 19:41
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 11:55
21 N. Cousins C 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 12:32
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 15:29
24 D. Cozens C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 87.5% 18:24
28 C. Giroux R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 0 84.6% 16:08
37 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 11:23
71 R. Greig C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 57.1% 15:37
89 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 25% 08:00
2 A. Zub D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 22:22
10 J. Spence D 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 27:48
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 18:00
43 T. Kleven D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 27:00
56 J. Donovan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:22
58 C. Yakemchuk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:42
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 40 37 3 .925 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson Tripping 2
2nd 19:49 Ottawa Senators Dylan Cozens Tripping 2
3rd 00:22 Ottawa Senators Artem Zub Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 03:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, Jonathan Deschamps
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Joona Koppanen, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Ilya Solovyov, Avery Hayes
Ottawa Senators scratches
Kurtis MacDermid, Thomas Chabot, Dennis Gilbert, Lassi Thomson, Jake Sanderson, Stephen Halliday

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 26

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 7 at Utah Mammoth 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page

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