NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 3/30/2025

Ottawa Senators (39-28-5, 83 pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (29-34-11, 69 pts)

Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Date: Sunday, March 30
Time: 5:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/Sportsnet/SN PT
Radio:
Ottawa – TSN 1200 Ottawa
Pittsburgh – 105.9 The X

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Ottawa
 -1.5 ML -142
Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +120
O/U 6.5

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators have won two straight most recently with a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 last night. They’ve won three of their last four games averaging three goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. 

Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins have lost four of their last five games most recently losing 7-3 to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. They are allowing an average of six goals per game while scoring only three goals per game during this skid. 

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines:

Zetterlund-Stutzle-Giroux
Perron-Cozens-Batherson
Tkachuk-Pinto-Greig
Highmore-Gaudette-Amadio

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Matinpalo

Forsberg
Ullmark

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Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup:

McGroarty-Crosby-Rust
Koivunen-Rakell-Dewar
Tomasino-Hayes-Acciari
Heinen-Lizotte-Bemstrom

Grzelcyk-Letang
Timmins-Karlsson
Shea-Kolyachonok

Jarry
Nedeljkovic

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Shane Pinto this season has 30 points on 16 goals and 14 assists. He’s faced the Penguins seven times in his career recording three goals two of which came in one of the previous two games this season. 

Pittsburgh Penguins

Blake Lizotte this season has 19 points on ten goals and nine assists. Hes faced the Senators ten times in his career recording a goal and two assists. That goal came in one of the two meetings this season. 

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

F Nick Cousins – IR

Pittsburgh Penguins

D Pierre-Olivier Joseph – IR
F Tommy Novak – DTD
C Evgeni Malkin – OUT
LW Bokondji Imama – Out

Next Game:

Ottawa – April 1 vs. Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh – April 3 at St. Louis Blues

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