Pittsburgh Penguins wins 5-1 against Ottawa Senators to move up the league standings
The league strugglers, Ottawa Senators, played host to Pittsburgh Penguins at the Scotiabank Place this Tuesday.
The game saw Penguins looking to notch up points as they looked to move up the league standings while Senators are in the last position in the Eastern Conference and needed a win to come across some success in a disappointing season so far.
Penguins were most definitely the stronger of the two teams on paper and they certainly showed this as they scored the lone goal of the first period.
Penguins continued to attack and they scored thrice in the second period while Senators scored once.
Penguins scored once again in the final period to win the game by 5-1 in the end.
Tyler Kennedy, center of Penguins, was named the star of the game as he scored a goal and he came up with an assist.
Senators, with the home advantage, managed to come up with some strong plays and shots on goal every now and then. However, they weren’t able to score any goals.
Penguins, with the passage of time, managed to pile pressure on the opposing team and create scoring chances for themselves.
Penguins’ offence got better and better which enabled them to finally score in the 10th minute through Tyler Kennedy’s brilliant tip-in shot to get into the lead.
The period saw Penguins and Senators both coming with goal attempts but no goals were scored and Penguins led 1-0 as the teams went into the break.
The second period saw Penguins continuing to attack right from the start. This resulted in the away side scoring in the second minute to double their lead. The goal was scored by Jordan Staal’s well placed flick shot.
Senators managed to keep hopes of a comeback alive as they scored in the third minute through Ryan Shannon during a power-play from a superb backhand shot.
Penguins were determined not to let Senators score again which saw them maintaining a very tight defence.
On the other hand, the offence gave them the breathing space as they scored in the 4th minute through Ben Lovejoy and then Matt Cooke scored in the 8th minute. The period ended with Penguins’ confidence sky high.
During the period, Penguins made 14 shots on goal while Senators could manage just three with Penguins leading 4-1.
The final period saw Senators coming out strong as they managed to come up with 13 shots on goal while Penguins made 14 shots on goal.
However, it was Penguins who scored the lone goal of the final period through Zbynek Michalek in the 9th minute to win the game by 5-1 in the end.
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