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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa SenatorsDec 18, 2025

Final· Canadian Tire Centre
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PIT
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OTT
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Goals123TShots123T
PIT0000PIT841325
OTT1214OTT712726
PIT 56OTT 51
PIT 1.98OTT 2.92
PP goals
PIT 0OTT 1
Hits
PIT 21OTT 18
Blocks
PIT 13OTT 11
PIM
PIT 4OTT 4
PIT 45%OTT 55%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Ottawa Senators rout Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:46 together.

  1. Points
    Brady Tkachuk had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:02.Tkachuk
  2. Points
    Drake Batherson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:36.Batherson
  3. PP1
    OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:46 together.BathersonTkachukCozensSandersonStützle
  4. New line
    New look for PIT: Hayes–McGroarty–Kindel skated 12:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HayesMcGroartyKindel
  5. Usage
    Fabian Zetterlund (OTT) played 18:04, +5:13 up on his 12:51 season average over 81 games.Zetterlund
  6. New line
    New look for PIT: Mantha–Novak–Brazeau skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ManthaNovakBrazeau
  7. Luck
    PIT scored 0 goals on 1.98 expected goals (56 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. Usage
    Kevin Hayes (PIT) played 16:08, +3:48 up on his 12:20 season average over 27 games.Hayes

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, PIT at OTT: 107 attempts, 51 on goal, 4 goals, 4.90 expected goals; best chance Tim Stützle at 0.40 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← PIT attacks left (bottom on phones)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →
  • OTT
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · OTT 51 · PIT 56

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at OTT: expected goals 2.92 to 1.98 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 51 to 56, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTTPITTPGTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • OTT
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTPITcontrol2nd3rdTkachuk · 1st 2:16Perron · 2nd 1:34Giroux · 2nd 4:50Tkachuk · 3rd 13:55
  • OTT pressure
  • PIT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 24% of the game, OTT 46%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, PIT at OTT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Linus Ullmark (60:00) for OTT and Arturs Silovs (59:53) for PIT, 4 goals.

OTT
PIT
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

OTT skaters (rows) against PIT skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the OTT side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, OTT rows versus PIT columns: 220 matchups; most common Greig vs Rust, 13:38 at 46% xGF.

OTT ↓ · PIT →RustRakellCrosbyKindelHayesMcGroartyNovakManthaBrazeauDewarAcciariHeinenLetangSheaKarlssonWotherspoonKulakIvanyL1 GreigL1 AmadioL1 GirouxL2 StützleL2 ZetterlundL2 TkachukL3 BathersonL3 PerronL3 CozensD1 JensenD1 MatinpaloD2 ZubD2 SandersonD3 KlevenD3 Spence
OTT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatPITOTT
6055
1.802.83
1.742.78
1312
15
1226
−0.040+0.040
24%46%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:16
    OTTBrady TkachukPP (Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle)wrist0.15 xG
    PIT: Letang, Rust, Rakell, SheaOTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, Stützle
    PIT 0 – 1 OTT

2nd period

  1. 1:34
    OTTDavid Perron (Jordan Spence, Drake Batherson)deflected0.22 xG
    PIT: Letang, Heinen, Wotherspoon, Acciari, DewarOTT: Perron, Batherson, Cozens, Spence, Kleven
    PIT 0 – 2 OTT
  2. 4:50
    OTTClaude Giroux (Michael Amadio, Ridly Greig)wrist0.23 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Kulak, NovakOTT: Giroux, Amadio, Greig, Sanderson, Zub
    PIT 0 – 3 OTT

3rd period

  1. 13:55
    OTTBrady Tkachuk (Fabian Zetterlund, Nick Jensen)wrist0.02 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Wotherspoon, KindelOTT: Jensen, Zetterlund, Tkachuk, Stützle, Matinpalo
    PIT 0 – 4 OTT

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bryan Rust RL1000-220.1221019:42——5752
Rickard Rakell RL1000-260.7221018:52——5751
Sidney Crosby CL1000010.2120018:08——5758
Ben Kindel CL2000-100.0100017:33——5735
Kevin Hayes RL2000020.0300016:08——6747
Rutger McGroarty RL2000010.0400014:12——6736
Tommy Novak CL3000-100.1701014:44——3325
Anthony Mantha RL3000010.0110214:42——3931
Justin Brazeau RL3000030.2322014:41——3831
Connor Dewar CL4000-110.0120011:58——6125
Noel Acciari CL4000-110.0201011:01——5925
Danton Heinen LL4000-110.232108:14——6929
Kris Letang DD1000-110.0101021:57——4524
Ryan Shea DD1000000.0322018:42——5031
Erik Karlsson DD2000-220.0600020:36——7160
Parker Wotherspoon DD2000-220.0820018:21——7061
Brett Kulak DD3000-100.0101018:56——3319
Jack St. Ivany DD3000010.0142017:48——3334
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Arturs Silovs(start)L26224.8462.9259:53

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ridly Greig CL1011+110.1410018:04——4652
Michael Amadio RL1011+110.0020016:20——3636
Claude Giroux RL1101+130.3001216:17——4139
Tim Stützle CL2011+120.7411019:26——7391
Fabian Zetterlund LL2011+110.1110018:04——6986
Brady Tkachuk LL2202+150.5210017:02——7793
Drake Batherson RL3022+110.1410017:36——2357
David Perron LL3101+110.2200015:45——2662
Dylan Cozens CL3000+130.2530015:04——3154
Nick Jensen DD1011+110.1401019:16——2741
Nikolas Matinpalo DD1000+100.0013218:34——3350
Artem Zub DD2000+110.0700022:10——5152
Jake Sanderson DD2000+100.0101021:27——5656
Tyler Kleven DD3000+120.0421018:45——5875
Jordan Spence DD3011+110.0101017:36——6478
Stephen Halliday C—000010.0722011:41——4253
Nick Cousins C—000020.1530011:12——4455
Kurtis MacDermid L—000000.000001:41——501
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)W25250.10001.9860:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Brady Tkachuk (OTT PP) 1st 2:16 · assists Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle · Rebound · 15.3 mph shot.

David Perron · 2nd 1:34 · OTT

Play
deflection
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
8.3 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
8.0 s

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Claude Giroux · 2nd 4:50 · OTT

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
39.3 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
7.1 s

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Brady Tkachuk · 3rd 13:55 · OTT

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
57.8 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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