Ottawa Senators hold off Pittsburgh Penguins in a tight finish

That brings us to the end of a first period — Ottawa Senators 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Pittsburgh Penguins edged the shot clock 13-10, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

John Tavares opened the scoring for Pittsburgh Penguins on the power play at 9:01, then Tim Stutzle tied it for Ottawa Senators at 15:55.

Jake Allen was under siege with 11 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Ottawa Senators went 0-for-1 while Pittsburgh Penguins went 1-for-2.

Ottawa Senators owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Ottawa Senators 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Pittsburgh Penguins edged the shot clock 11-10, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Charlie Coyle put Ottawa Senators in front at 5:13, Eetu Luostarinen tied it for Pittsburgh Penguins at 17:05, and Marcus Johansson put Ottawa Senators in front at 19:08.

Jake Allen was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Ottawa Senators went 0-for-1 while Pittsburgh Penguins went 0-for-1.

Ottawa Senators owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Ottawa Senators 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Pittsburgh Penguins edged the shot clock 9-8, while Ottawa Senators still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Alex Iafallo extended the lead for Ottawa Senators at 5:03, then John Tavares cut the deficit for Pittsburgh Penguins at 16:42.

Jake Allen was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Ottawa Senators went 0-for-2.

Pittsburgh Penguins owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.