Penguins Edge Senators in Shootout Thriller

0:00It's March 27. This is NHL News Today Team News powered by AI. The Pittsburgh Penguins edged out the Ottawa Senators 4-3 in a shootout thriller at Canadian Tire Center. Ricker Raquel led the way with two goals and an assist, while Eric Carlson chipped in a goal and two assists. Igor Chinakov and Ben Kindell sealed it in the shootout for Pittsburgh, who got 26 a's from Stewart Skinner. This win moves the penguins to 36 wins, 20 losses, and 16 overtime losses, putting them second in the Metropolitan Division 1. Point ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Pittsburgh had dropped their last two games and sits at two wins, two losses, and one overtime loss over their past five. Cindy Crosby left early in the second period after tangling his left leg and didn't return, logging just six minutes and 39 seconds of ice, time with one shot. The 38-year-old center had already missed 11 games from a lower body injury at the Olympics last month.

1:00For Ottawa, Drake Betison scored twice, and Tim Stutz will add it to assists, becoming the youngest senator ever to hit 400 career points. Linus Olmark stopped 35 shots, but the center saw their four-game win streak end, despite a strong 15 wins, three losses, and three. Overtime losses since late January. Both teams traded big saves in overtime, including a late breakaway stop on Pittsburgh's Thomas Novak before the shootout decided it and boosted the penguins' divisional push.