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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa SenatorsMar 26, 2026

Final / SO· Canadian Tire Centre
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PIT
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OTT
3
Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
PIT111014PIT11169440
OTT111003OTT1067629
PIT 80OTT 63
PIT 4.45OTT 3.75
PP goals
PIT 1OTT 1
Hits
PIT 15OTT 31
Blocks
PIT 15OTT 12
PIM
PIT 2OTT 4
PIT 31%OTT 69%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (SO)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in a shootout at OTT. Rickard Rakell (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Stützle and Yakemchuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:39 together.

  1. Points
    Rickard Rakell had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 20:52.Rakell
  2. Points
    Erik Karlsson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 8 shots in 26:08.Karlsson
  3. Points
    Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:41.Batherson
  4. Points
    Tim Stützle had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:21.Stützle
  5. PP1
    OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Stützle and Yakemchuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:39 together.BathersonTkachukCozensStützleYakemchuk
  6. Usage
    Sidney Crosby (PIT) played 6:39, −12:46 down on his 19:25 season average over 67 games.Crosby
  7. Usage
    Tyler Kleven (OTT) played 27:00, +9:47 up on his 17:13 season average over 69 games.Kleven
  8. Usage
    Jordan Spence (OTT) played 27:48, +9:12 up on his 18:36 season average over 72 games.Spence

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: 143 attempts, 69 on goal, 6 goals, 8.20 expected goals; best chance Drake Batherson at 0.51 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 143 of 143 attempts · OTT 63 · PIT 80

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 3.75 to 4.45 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 63 to 80, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTOTTPITBRCKRBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:57
  • OTT
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTPITcontrol2nd3rdOTBatherson · 1st 4:28Rakell · 1st 13:46Cousins · 2nd 1:50Karlsson · 2nd 3:45Rakell · 3rd 1:43Batherson · 3rd 3:58
  • 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 41% of the game, OTT 35%.

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 64:57; most ice Linus Ullmark (65:00) for OTT and Stuart Skinner (65:00) for PIT, 6 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: 250 matchups; most common Kleven vs Rust, 13:00 at 73% xGF.

OTT ↓ · PIT →ChinakhovManthaNovakDewarAcciariSoderblomKindelBrazeauKoivunenRakellRustCrosbyKarlssonWotherspoonGirardLetangCliftonSheaL1 StützleL1 BathersonL1 GirouxL2 TkachukL2 CozensL2 GreigL3 PintoL3 AmadioL3 CousinsL4 ZetterlundL4 FoegeleL4 EllerD1 KlevenD1 ZubD2 SpenceD2 YakemchukD3 MatinpaloD3 Donovan
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
7860
3.192.58
3.022.52
1712
55
3023
−0.101+0.101
41%35%

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. 4:28
    OTTDrake BathersonPP (Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle)wrist0.12 xG
    PIT: Rust, Wotherspoon, Girard, KindelOTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Stützle, Yakemchuk
    PIT 0 – 1 OTT
  2. 13:46
    PITRickard Rakell (Erik Karlsson)snap0.08 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, WotherspoonOTT: Cousins, Amadio, Pinto, Kleven, Zub
    PIT 1 – 1 OTT

2nd period

  1. 1:50
    OTTNick Cousins (Tyler Kleven, Linus Ullmark)backhand0.10 xG
    PIT: Letang, Girard, Brazeau, Koivunen, KindelOTT: Cousins, Amadio, Pinto, Kleven, Matinpalo
    PIT 1 – 2 OTT
  2. 3:45
    PITErik Karlsson (Rickard Rakell, Ben Kindel)wrist0.07 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Wotherspoon, KindelOTT: Eller, Amadio, Pinto, Spence, Matinpalo
    PIT 2 – 2 OTT

3rd period

  1. 1:43
    PITRickard RakellPP (Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust)slap0.18 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Acciari, ChinakhovOTT: Greig, Kleven, Matinpalo
    PIT 3 – 2 OTT
  2. 3:58
    OTTDrake Batherson (Tim Stützle, Jordan Spence)wrist0.51 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Novak, WotherspoonOTT: Giroux, Batherson, Spence, Kleven, Stützle
    PIT 3 – 3 OTT

Decided in the shootout: PIT 4 – 3 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
Egor Chinakhov RL1000020.6304021:24——5053
Anthony Mantha RL1000020.3210019:44——4653
Tommy Novak CL1000-140.7111017:25——4436
Connor Dewar CL2000020.5300018:14——5076
Noel Acciari CL2000010.1200015:37——5884
Elmer Soderblom LL2000010.0920012:25——5988
Ben Kindel CL3011020.1310015:41——6469
Justin Brazeau RL3000-110.1920010:36——5661
Ville Koivunen RL3000-100.0000010:18——4857
Rickard Rakell RL4213+160.6111020:52——6548
Bryan Rust RL4011+140.3303020:32——6842
Sidney Crosby CL4000+110.010006:39——8865
Erik Karlsson DD1123+180.5601226:08——6245
Parker Wotherspoon DD1000+100.0002021:02——5945
Samuel Girard DD2000-110.0100022:39——5251
Kris Letang DD2000-110.0632021:11——5458
Connor Clifton DD3000030.0841016:12——5368
Ryan Shea DD3000010.0700015:22——5873
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Stuart Skinner(start)W29263.8973.7565:00

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tim Stützle CL1022+130.4220023:21——4447
Drake Batherson RL1202+141.1430019:41——4954
Claude Giroux RL1000+120.1012016:08——4954
Brady Tkachuk LL2011040.5460019:01——5854
Dylan Cozens CL2000030.4210218:24——7474
Ridly Greig CL2000010.1302015:37——6473
Shane Pinto CL3000-130.2300017:21——3539
Michael Amadio RL3000-100.0001015:29——4340
Nick Cousins CL3101020.2441012:32——6071
Fabian Zetterlund LL4000010.1141011:55——1912
Warren Foegele LL4000010.0810011:23——190
Lars Eller CL4000-100.000108:00——140
Tyler Kleven DD1011+110.0110027:00——5360
Artem Zub DD1000-110.0200222:22——3731
Jordan Spence DD2011010.0230027:48——5454
Carter Yakemchuk DD2000020.2801017:42——4450
Nikolas Matinpalo DD3000000.0132018:00——3838
Jorian Donovan DD3000000.002109:22——103
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)O40373.9254.4565:00

Goal anatomy

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

Drake Batherson (OTT PP) 1st 4:28 · assists Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle · Rebound · 57.7 mph shot.

Nick Cousins · 2nd 1:50 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
9.3 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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