Pittsburgh at Ottawa

Pittsburgh is tops in the NHL in goals scored, fifth on the power play, with a winning road record, off a 3-1 win at Buffalo. The Penguins are 46-17 when playing on one day of rest, plus 23-9 when following a win. There is plenty to play for, moving to within a point of the division-leading Washington Capitals while staying one point ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets for second place in the Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh is 56-22 against the Eastern Conference and faces an Ottawa squad that is #19 in goals scored, and #22 on the power play. The Senators are expected to be without top forward Mark Stone, who has missed six games with a lower-body injury. And Ottawa is 7-16 in the fourth game of a four-in-six situation. Take Pittsburgh.