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The Ottawa Senators visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00 PM EST.
Matchup: Ottawa Senators (12-6-2, 26 points in 2026-27) at Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-2, 16 points in 2026-27)
Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Puck drop: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: PPG Paints Arena
How to watch: PIT: SN1, TVAS2, SN-PIT
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Ottawa Senators News & Notes
Linus Ullmark is back in the Ottawa crease. The goaltender was activated off injured reserve and returned Thursday against Colorado after a nine-game absence, earning the win as the Senators took the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. Shane Pinto scored the winner on his birthday. The game also served as the debut of Ottawa’s black-and-gold Hometown Remix jersey, unveiled late last month and the subject of a split reaction among the club’s supporters.
General manager Steve Staios has been surveying the trade market for scoring help, a search first reported a little over two weeks ago and one that has continued while the club finds ways to win. The team’s travel also drew attention: per TSN’s Bruce Garrioch, the Senators landed in Pittsburgh on Thursday before the FAA’s nationwide ground stop halted flights across the United States, an order since lifted after thousands of cancellations worldwide.
Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes
Defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk has returned to team practice, a step forward in his recovery and the first indication he is nearing availability. His progress gives the coaching staff another option on a blue line that has been shuffled through the opening month. Pittsburgh’s most recent practice also featured new line combinations, roster exits and what one report characterized as a message delivered to the group, with goaltender Sergei Murashov among the names in the mix.
Ottawa Senators Projected Lines
Line 1: Fabian Zetterlund – Tim Stützle – Dylan Cozens
Line 2: Philip Tomasino – Shane Pinto – Drake Batherson
Line 3: Claude Giroux – Ridly Greig – Michael Amadio
Line 4: Sammy Blais – Stephen Halliday – Hayden Hodgson
Pair 1: Jake Sanderson – Artem Zub
Pair 2: Thomas Chabot – Jordan Spence
Pair 3: Tyler Kleven – Nikolas Matinpalo
Goaltenders: Linus Ullmark – Samuel Ersson
Ottawa Senators Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Drake Batherson – Claude Giroux – Dylan Cozens – Tim Stützle – Jake Sanderson
Power play, Second unit: Fabian Zetterlund – Shane Pinto – Stephen Halliday – Philip Tomasino – Thomas Chabot
Penalty kill, First unit: Shane Pinto – Ridly Greig – Jake Sanderson – Artem Zub
Penalty kill, Second unit: Tim Stützle – Michael Amadio – Thomas Chabot – Nikolas Matinpalo
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines
Line 1: Rickard Rakell – Sidney Crosby – Evgeni Malkin
Line 2: Tommy Novak – Ben Kindel – Egor Chinakhov
Line 3: Nicholas Robertson – Hendrix Lapierre – Justin Brazeau
Line 4: Connor Dewar – Blake Lizotte – Rutger McGroarty
Pair 1: Spencer Stastney – Erik Karlsson
Pair 2: Samuel Girard – Kaedan Korczak
Pair 3: Declan Carlile – Kris Letang
Goaltenders: Sergei Murashov – Arturs Silovs
Pittsburgh Penguins Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Ben Kindel – Tommy Novak – Rickard Rakell – Erik Karlsson – Sidney Crosby
Power play, Second unit: Justin Brazeau – Hendrix Lapierre – Egor Chinakhov – Kris Letang – Evgeni Malkin
Penalty kill, First unit: Blake Lizotte – Connor Dewar – Declan Carlile – Kaedan Korczak
Penalty kill, Second unit: Rickard Rakell – Nicholas Robertson – Spencer Stastney – Erik Karlsson
Players To Watch
Shane Pinto — Ottawa Senators
Pinto comes in off a three-point night, scoring twice and adding an assist on just two shots in 22:34 of ice time last time out. That was the heaviest forward workload on the sheet outside Stutzle’s 23:33, and that usage makes him a reasonable anytime-goal look if the minutes hold.
Evgeni Malkin — Pittsburgh Penguins
Box Score Junkie has Malkin at 60.2% Corsi-for this season with 70.8 shot attempts for per 60 across 297 minutes, and he has six goals on 4.2 expected, a plus-1.8 finishing edge. He assisted on three shots in 20:04 last game. Territorial tilt plus conversion makes him a points-market play.
Injury Report
Ottawa Senators
Nick Cousins (C) — Out, Upper Body, expected back Thursday, November 19
Andre Burakovsky (LW) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Friday, November 27
Warren Foegele (LW) — Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Wednesday, November 25
William Eklund (LW) — Injured Reserve, Ankle, expected back Tuesday, January 5
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom (LW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Thursday, November 19
Bryan Rust (RW) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Saturday, December 5
Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Saturday, November 14
Ryan Graves (D) — Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Saturday, November 28
Betting Odds
Moneyline (DraftKings, as of November 14 at 4:12 AM ET): Ottawa Senators -130, Pittsburgh Penguins +110.
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Next Up
Ottawa Senators: visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, November 17.
Pittsburgh Penguins: host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, November 19.