NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators Thursday, December 31
20:00
Swedish time
in 54 days and 18 hours
Local time: 14:00, Thursday, December 31
Pittsburgh Penguins visit Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, December 31. The puck drops at 20:00 Swedish time, which is 14:00 at the arena.
Penguins are 7th in the Metropolitan with 12 points from 16 games, while Senators are 4th in the Atlantic with 21 points from 17. It is meeting 2 of 3 between the teams this season. 9 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell.
The Swedes in the game
#65
Erik KarlssonD
16 P16 games, 3 goals, 13 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Senators: 10 P in 16
#67
Rickard RakellRW
9 P16 games, 5 goals, 4 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Senators: 19 P in 26
#25
Elmer SöderblomLW
1 PInjured, expected back NOV 14
6 games, 0 goals, 1 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Senators: 2 P in 6
#20
Fabian ZetterlundLW
7 P17 games, 1 goals, 6 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Penguins: 3 P in 10
#27
William EklundLW
2 PInjured, expected back JAN 5
4 games, 1 goals, 1 assists
Last 4: 2 P · vs Penguins: 3 P in 6
#95
André BurakovskyLW
0 PInjured, expected back NOV 27
8 games, 0 goals, 0 assists
Last 5: 0 P · vs Penguins: 20 P in 41
#31
Jonas JohanssonG
.8464 games, 1-1-0, 4.60 GAA
Last 4: 1-1-0 · vs Penguins: 1-3-0
#35
Linus UllmarkG
.945Injured, expected back NOV 10
8 games, 7-1-0, 1.33 GAA
Last 5: 4-1-0 · vs Penguins: 8-0-1
#30
Samuel ErssonG
.8808 games, 2-3-0, 3.33 GAA
Last 5: 2-1-1 · vs Penguins: 4-2-1
The teams going in
| PIT | Comparison | OTT |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Points | 21 |
| 16 | Games | 17 |
| 5-9-2 | W-L-OT | 10-6-1 |
| 7th Metropolitan | In the division | 4th Atlantic |
| 29th | In the NHL | 10th |
| 3.19 | Goals per game | 3.18 |
| 3.63 | Against per game | 3.06 |
| -7 | Goal difference | +2 |
| 2-7-1 | Last 10 | 5-4-1 |
| L3 | Streak | W1 |
| 1-6-1 | Road / home this year | 5-2-0 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 6, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
PIT53 %63 wins
OTT40 %48 wins
Penguins have won 53% of the meetings.9 ties (7 %)
PIT@OTTSO
4–3March 27, 2026 · 7mo ago
5Swedes in action3 G3 A6 P
OTT@PIT
3–2February 3, 2026 · 9mo ago
4Swedes in actionPIT@OTT
0–4December 19, 2025 · 10mo ago
4Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
OTT@PITOT
0–1March 30, 2025 · 1y ago
5Swedes in action0 G2 A2 P
OTT@PIT
5–0January 11, 2025 · 1y ago
3Swedes in action