Senators Beat Penguins 4-1, Tie Atlantic Lead

Ottawa beat Pittsburgh 4-1 on Saturday, extending its point streak to five games and improving to 13-6-2 after taking nine of a possible 10 points during the stretch; the Senators moved into a tie for first in the Atlantic Division with 28 points. Michael Amadio scored and added an assist, while Claude Giroux and Tim Stützle put Ottawa ahead and Thomas Chabot sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Linus Ullmark stopped 16 shots, and Ottawa held Pittsburgh to five shots in the third period. Tommy Novak scored for the Penguins, who have lost six of their last eight games, and Ottawa winger Hayden Hodgson left with a lower-body injury.