Victory was the only option for the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.
Playing in Pittsburgh has always been a monumental challenge for the Senators. The was their 11th straight loss to the Penguins in this rink. Ottawa’s most recent win in Pittsburgh was April 13, 2014 with a 3-2 shootout decision. The last victory in regulation was in 2012.Article content
“On our last power play, we had all kinds of chances and he made some great saves. We had some good chances by some good shooters and he made some great saves. You have to keep firing away and getting these chances and you’ve got to think eventually you’re going to score.” “That wasn’t a penalty on me so I don’t really know what happened there,” Mathieu said. “I think he got his own stick in the face and I just got caught up in there. I don’t know if they thought it would be funny if we both got a penalty at the same time, but stuff happens. I’m sure my parents had a good laugh about it, but I didn’t think it was funny.”Article content
Trailing 3-0, Tkachuk was able to get Ottawa on the board with 1:05 left in the second to close the gap to two goals. Wearing only one glove when he took a pass from Tim Stutzle, Tkachuk beat Jarry and the Senators were hoping that would give them some momentum heading to the third.Article content
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