Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
· Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ottawa Senators |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
8 |
4 |
13 |
25 |
| Ottawa Senators |
7 |
12 |
7 |
26 |
Three stars
- L. Ullmark, Ottawa Senators (goaltender)
- B. Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators (2 goals)
- D. Batherson, Ottawa Senators (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:16 |
Ottawa Senators |
Brady Tkachuk (3) |
Drake Batherson (18), Tim Stützle (19) |
Power play |
PIT 0, OTT 1 |
| 2nd |
01:34 |
Ottawa Senators |
David Perron (5) |
Jordan Spence (10), Drake Batherson (19) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, OTT 2 |
| 2nd |
04:50 |
Ottawa Senators |
Claude Giroux (6) |
Michael Amadio (8), Ridly Greig (8) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, OTT 3 |
| 3rd |
13:55 |
Ottawa Senators |
Brady Tkachuk (4) |
Fabian Zetterlund (5), Nick Jensen (6) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, OTT 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ottawa Senators |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
21 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
22 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
22/49 (44.9%) |
27/49 (55.1%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 2 R. McGroarty |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:08 |
| Number 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
14:44 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
11:58 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:14 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:01 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
17:33 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.1% |
18:08 |
| Number 3 J. St. Ivany |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:48 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:57 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:36 |
| Number 77 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:56 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
26 |
22 |
4 |
.846 |
59:53 |
Loss |
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 B. Tkachuk |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
17:02 |
| Number 18 T. Stützle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
19:26 |
| Number 19 D. Batherson |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 20 F. Zetterlund |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 21 N. Cousins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:12 |
| Number 22 M. Amadio |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 23 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
01:41 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
15:04 |
| Number 28 C. Giroux |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
77.8% |
16:17 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:45 |
| Number 71 R. Greig |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:04 |
| Number 83 S. Halliday |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:41 |
| Number 2 A. Zub |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:10 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:16 |
| Number 10 J. Spence |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 33 N. Matinpalo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 43 T. Kleven |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 85 J. Sanderson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:27 |
Ottawa Senators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
25 |
25 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:18 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Arturs Silovs |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
17:49 |
Ottawa Senators |
Nikolas Matinpalo |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:11 |
Ottawa Senators |
Claude Giroux |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:21 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Ottawa Senators head coach
- Travis Green
- Referees
- Pierre Lambert, Beau Halkidis
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Jeremy Faucher
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Connor Clifton, Ryan Graves, Ville Koivunen
- Ottawa Senators scratches
- Lars Eller, Dennis Gilbert, Olle Lycksell
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|
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 at Buffalo Sabres
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|
Final
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|
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2
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
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|
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 at Calgary Flames
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Sources and further reading
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