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Brady Tkachuk scored in overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night

Brady Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday night, winning their third straight game, which is a season-high for them.

In the fourth consecutive overtime game between these teams in Ottawa, Tkachuk received a stretch pass from Jake Sanderson, made a move around defenseman Erik Karlsson, and then beat goaltender Tristan Jarry (who had 28 saves) for his team-leading 15th goal. With this win, the Senators improved to 3-2 in overtime, while Pittsburgh’s record dropped to 4-5.

Thomas Chabot scored a goal and added an assist, and Drake Batherson scored his 13th goal for Ottawa, which has now won 5 of its last 7 games.

After stopping 118 of 121 shots in his previous four wins, including a 32-save shutout against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, Linus Ullmark was back in goal for Ottawa and made 25 saves, earning his fifth consecutive win.

Blake Lizotte and Kris Letang scored for Pittsburgh, while defenseman Marcus Pettersson was injured late in the first period after a check into the boards and did not return to the game.

Ottawa took the lead early in the first period. After Claude Giroux’s rebound shot, he skated around Jarry’s net and passed to Chabot, who scored his second goal of the season at 7:34. Ullmark made key saves during a Pittsburgh scoring chance when he denied Michael Bunting on a breakaway and made a remarkable stick save on a rebound shot from Karlsson.

In the second period, after Blake Lizotte was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct, Jarry made five big saves on the Ottawa power play to keep the Penguins within one. However, Ullmark responded with a crucial save on Sidney Crosby’s chip-in attempt at the far post in the final minute of the second period.

Lizotte redeemed himself early in the third period, scoring on a rebound from Matt Grzelcyk’s shot to tie the game at 1-1. Batherson put Ottawa back on top after a pass from Chabot deflected off his skate and into the net at 6:38. Letang tied the game once more for Pittsburgh with his seventh goal at the 12-minute mark, leading to overtime.

Panthers rally to even the score, but Penguins prevail in overtime

Bryan Rust scored the winning goal 91 seconds into overtime, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Tuesday.

In a game between two teams on three-game winning streaks, the Penguins held on for the win, even after giving up a 4-1 lead in the third period. Rust’s goal, his eighth of the season, helped Pittsburgh secure the extra point.

Despite being outshot 41-16, the Penguins won, with goaltender Tristan Jarry making a season-high 37 saves. Florida put pressure on Jarry throughout the game, but he stopped many high-quality chances. Jarry had been sent to the AHL in late October after struggling in his first three starts.

Pittsburgh took a 2-0 lead in the first period, despite being outshot 13-5. The Penguins scored 1:12 apart, with Owen Pickering, the youngest player on the team, getting his first NHL goal. Evgeni Malkin, the oldest player, added his 504th career goal shortly after.

Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby (NHL)

Marcus Pettersson and Kris Letang also scored for Pittsburgh, and Blake Lizotte added two assists.

Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk recorded a season-high four points (two goals and two assists), surpassing 600 career points. His second goal came on a power play, tying the game 4-4 with 8:33 left in regulation.

Sam Bennett extended his goal streak to four games for Florida, while Adam Boqvist also scored for the Panthers. Both goals came in the third period before Tkachuk’s game-tying goal.

Spencer Knight started for Florida as Sergei Bobrovsky stayed home to be with his wife, who is expecting a baby. Knight made 11 saves in the loss.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Penguins activated Cody Glass from injured reserve. Glass, a 25-year-old center, had been out since Nov. 8 due to a concussion. He was acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators in August.