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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Thursday, December 31, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre

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Ottawa SenatorsOttawaSenatorsHome

TSN5 · RDS2 · SN-PIT

Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, December 31, 2026, with puck drop at 2:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN5, RDS2 and SN-PIT.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Penguins

First game of a road trip.

  1. 212026-12-21: no game
  2. 222026-12-22: vs BUF
  3. 232026-12-23: no game
  4. 242026-12-24: no game
  5. 252026-12-25: no game
  6. 262026-12-26: at CAR
  7. 272026-12-27: no game
  8. 282026-12-28: no game
  9. 292026-12-29: vs CAR
  10. 302026-12-30: no game
  11. 312026-12-31: at OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~394 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~394 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Senators

Another game at home.

  1. 212026-12-21: no game
  2. 222026-12-22: no game
  3. 232026-12-23: no game
  4. 242026-12-24: no game
  5. 252026-12-25: no game
  6. 262026-12-26: no game
  7. 272026-12-27: at NYI
  8. 282026-12-28: no game
  9. 292026-12-29: vs DAL
  10. 302026-12-30: no game
  11. 312026-12-31: vs PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11
Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PITOTT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PIT 70% (15th most settled)OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)OTT 43.2s (shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PIT 33% (8th most often)OTT 29% (16th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series