Shane Pinto scored two special teams goals in the first period, Leevi Merilainen stopped 30 shots and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0.

Ottawa Senators (19-18-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (18-17-8, in the Metropolitan Division)Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators aim to break a four ...

After a big win, the Pittsburgh Penguins couldn't carry that momentum into their Saturday contest against the Ottawa Senators, losing 5-0.

The Senators chased Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic at 7:06 of the second period after he allowed his fifth goal on 16 shots. He didn’t move as Stutzle picked the loose puck out from between Nedeljkovic’s legs and put it home. Batherson scored his first in 11 games to end his drought.

Our NHL betting picks expect goals galore in Pittsburgh today when Ottawa's leaky defense meets the Penguins' equally poor stoppers.

As it stands, the Penguins are in fourth-to-last place in the Eastern Conference and carry a goal differential of minus-36. It's a Penguins season that is on pace to be the worst since Sidney Crosby's rookie year in 2005-06.

It was a team effort from top to bottom as the Ottawa Senators shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 for the franchise’s 1,100 win.

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Merilainen, who played for Allen of the ECHL and Belleville of the American Hockey League in 2023-24 and began this season as the Senators' fourth-string goaltender, is the second goalie in Ottawa history, joining Andrew Hammond, to record multiple shutout wins in his first 10 NHL games.