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2023-24 regular season

Penguins at Senators

🗓 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🔁 Senators lead the season series 2–0

Senators beat Penguins 5–4 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on December 23, 2023.

PIT – OTT
34–26
Shots on goal
1/7–0/4
Power play
16–16
Hits
11–28
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏛️ OTT
Brady Tkachuk
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 18:34 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Kris Letang
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 26:39 TOI
3rd star 🏛️ OTT
Anton Forsberg
30 saves
0.882 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🏛️ Jakob Chychrun Go-ahead 1st · 11:07
Assists: Claude Giroux, Josh Norris · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
0–1
🐧 Lars Eller PP Tying 1st · 14:31
Assists: Reilly Smith, Kris Letang · beat Anton Forsberg
1–1
🏛️ Josh Norris Go-ahead 1st · 15:01
Assists: Brady Tkachuk, Erik Brannstrom · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
1–2
2nd period
🏛️ Brady Tkachuk 2nd · 02:10
Assists: Claude Giroux, Jakob Chychrun · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
1–3
🐧 Rickard Rakell 2nd · 04:59
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Reilly Smith · beat Anton Forsberg
2–3
🏛️ Erik Brannstrom 2nd · 07:30
Assists: Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
2–4
3rd period
🐧 Drew O'Connor 3rd · 01:51
Assists: Marcus Pettersson, Kris Letang · beat Anton Forsberg
3–4
🐧 Kris Letang Tying 3rd · 17:34
Assists: Marcus Pettersson, Evgeni Malkin · beat Anton Forsberg
4–4
Overtime
🏛️ Tim Stützle Go-ahead OT · 01:10
Assists: Drake Batherson · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rakell 21:35
L2 Eller · Malkin · Smith 17:54
L3 O'Connor · Acciari · Puustinen 14:29
L4 Zohorna · Carter · Harkins 8:26
D1 Letang · Pettersson 25:16
D2 Karlsson · Graves 20:32
D3 Ruhwedel · Ludvig 9:24
🏛️Senators
L1 Stützle · Norris · Giroux 21:52
L2 Tkachuk · Kelly · Batherson 16:53
L3 Kubalik · Greig · Tarasenko 13:27
L4 Smejkal · Crookshank · Kastelic 5:11
D1 Sanderson · Zub 24:24
D2 Chychrun · Hamonic 20:04
D3 Brannstrom · Bernard-Docker 13:02

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT OTT🏛️
34 Shots on goal 26
1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
16 Hits 16
11 Blocked shots 28
3 Takeaways 8
10 Giveaways 13
8 Penalty minutes 14
PIT shooting 11.8% (4/34) OTT shooting 19.2% (5/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Alex Nedeljkovic
21/26
.808 SV% · 5 GA · 61:10 TOI
🏛️Senators
Anton Forsberg
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 61:05 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jakob Chychrun · 1st 11:07 · 0–1 Lars Eller · 1st 14:31 · 1–1 Josh Norris · 1st 15:01 · 1–2 Brady Tkachuk · 2nd 02:10 · 1–3 Rickard Rakell · 2nd 04:59 · 2–3 Erik Brannstrom · 2nd 07:30 · 2–4 Drew O'Connor · 3rd 01:51 · 3–4 Kris Letang · 3rd 17:34 · 4–4 Tim Stützle · OT 01:10 · 4–5
PIT OTT
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Senators
Senators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Senators
Senators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Senators lead the season series 2–0
Oct 282023 🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT 5–2 Mar 202023 🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT 2–1 Jan 202023 🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Jan 182023 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 4–5 OT Feb 102022 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 2–0
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Who won Penguins vs Senators on December 23, 2023?

Senators won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Penguins 4, Senators 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Drew O'Connor, Kris Letang, Lars Eller, Rickard Rakell.

Who scored for Senators?

Brady Tkachuk, Erik Brannstrom, Jakob Chychrun, Josh Norris, Tim Stützle.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Anton Forsberg made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Senators season series?

Senators lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 21 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 1–2 AfterDec 27 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 7–0
🏛️ Senators
BeforeDec 21 🏛️OTT @ 🏔️COL 4–6 AfterDec 27 🏛️OTT @ 🍁TOR 4–2
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