After years of instability, the Ottawa Senators may have finally figured out their defence. The team allows an average of just 2.79 goals per game, the seventh-lowest in the NHL.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin’s home was burglarized on the same day the Penguins hosted the Ottawa Senators

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin had his home broken into and burglarized over the weekend and his three Stanley Cup championship rings are missing.

While the Senators have struggled to score on the power play, Shane Pinto was able to take advantage of a giveaway and break in on a two-on-one with Ridly Greig, who scored short-handed to give Ottawa a 1-0 lead midway through the second.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8) again have a chance to get back to hockey .500, but more importantly, stack wins on a pivotal seven-game road trip. Thus far, the Penguins are 2-1-0 in the first three games and inching back into the continually mediocre middle of the Eastern Conference playoff race.

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Boko Imama from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. In a corresponding transaction, rookie defenseman Owen Pickering was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

A couple of hours later, his Pittsburgh Penguins tripped over themselves in a 5-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. “It sucks,” Karlsson said. “We lost our control and our temper.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is the latest professional athlete whose home was burglarized while away at a game. The home of Malkin, 38, was robbed on Saturday, January 13, with his three Stanley Cup rings among the stolen items.

A string of burglaries at the homes of professional athletes has hit the NHL with Pittsburgh Penguins ... a late-afternoon home game against the Ottawa Senators. Police received a call a few ...

Game Preview, 1/26: Utah Hockey Club vs. Ottawa Senators WHEN: 3:00 p.m. MT WHERE: Canadian Tire Centre - Ottawa, Ontario TV: SEG+, UtahHC+, Utah 16 | RADIO: KSL Sports Zone 97.5 FM, NHL App

The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8) again have a chance to get back to hockey .500, but more importantly, stack wins on a pivotal seven-game road trip.

The Ottawa Senators’ Quarter-Century teams were released by the National Hockey League on Saturday morning before the club faces the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Battle of Ontario at the Canadian Tire Centre and it features some of the best to ever pull on the club’s jersey.