NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 12/14/2024

Norris skating for the Ottawa Senators
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Pittsburgh Penguins (13-14-4, 30 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (14-13-2, 30 Pts)
Venue: Canadian Tire Center
Date: Tonight – Saturday, December 14
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, SportsNet PT
Radio:
Pittsburgh – 105.9 FM The X
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +110
Ottawa -1.5 ML -130
O/U 6.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins trounced the Montreal Canadiens 9-2 on Thursday night and have won six of their last eight games. Pittsburgh is 5-7-2 on the road this season.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators are heading into this contest on the second half of a back-to-back. The Senators have won four of their last five games, including a convincing 3-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. Ottawa has the fifth-best power play in the NHL at 27.6 percent.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines

Rakell-Crosby-Rust

Bunting-Malkin-Tomasino

O’Connor-Glass-Beauvillier

Nieto-Lizotte-Acciari

Pickering-Letang

Pettersson-Karlsson

Graves-Grzelcyk

Jarry

Nedeljkovic

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson

Giroux-Stutzle-Gaudette

Cousins-Pinto-Amadio

Gregor-Ostapchuk-Greig

Chabot-Jensen

Sanderson-Hamonic

Kleven-Bernard-Docker

Forsberg

Ullmark

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby has eight goals and 22 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has scored seven goals and added six assists over the last ten games.

Ottawa Senators

Tim Stutzle has scored ten goals with 26 assists for the Senators. Drake Batherson has four goals and ten assists over the last ten games.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

None

Ottawa Senators

D Artem Zub – IR – Out indefinitely
LW David Perron – Day to day

Next Game

Pittsburgh Penguins – December 17 vs Los Angeles Kings
Ottawa Senators – December 17 at Seattle Kraken

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