Ottawa at Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Penguins kind of floated through the season, but make no mistake about it, this is still a quality hockey team, and they will be primed to defend their NHL Stanley Cup win from a year ago, especially getting things underway on home ice. The Ottawa Senators have had tremendous difficulty on the road vs real good teams, as they are 7-24 on the road facing a home team with a .600+ winning percentage in their last 31 tries. They have also taken the doughnut in their last 7 playoff games, when posted in the role of a dog, at 0-7. Penguins playoff pedigree showing 22-5 in their last 27 as a playoff favorite, says Pittsburgh gets the opener.