Shane Pinto scored two special teams goals in the first period, Leevi Merilainen stopped 30 shots and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0.

It was a team effort from top to bottom as the Ottawa Senators shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 for the franchise’s 1,100 win.

The Ottawa Senators snapped their four-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon with a 5-0 road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was Ottawa's first victory of 2025, and a significant one against an Eastern wild card rival.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shane Pinto scored two special teams goals in the first period, Leevi Merilainen stopped 30 shots and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shane Pinto scored two special teams goals in the first period, Leevi Merilainen stopped 30 shots and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 on Saturday.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.

A commitment to defence has been a central theme for the Senators, not just Tkachuk, under new head coach Travis Green. The Senators have the sixth-best goals-against rate in the league, a 180-degree turn from the fifth-worst in the league last season.

Not lost in all of this chest-thumping are the scars of the past. A 1-4-1 stretch that started with a 3-1 loss to Edmonton on Dec. 22 came following an injury to starting goaltender Linus Ullmark, who had put the team on his back with his spectacular play.

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Brandon Duhaime had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who are 5-0-3 in their past eight games, and Logan Thompson made 19 saves in his first shutout as a Capital. Acquired in an offseason trade with the Vegas Golden Knights, Thompson improved to 19-2-3 on the season.

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ELMONT, N.Y. -- Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for the Ottawa Senators in a 2-0 win against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Tuesday. It was Merilainen's second shutout in his past three starts. He made 29 saves in a 5-0 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.