Ottawa Senators stay hot, top Penguins 4-1 to extend point streak to five games

The Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 at home on Saturday night, extending their point streak to five games. Claude Giroux, Tim Stutzle and Thomas Chabot each scored, and Linus Ullmark made 16 saves. The Senators are 4-0-1 over their last five games and now sit at 13-6-2.

Four unanswered goals after falling behind

Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead late in the first period on Tommy Novak's goal, but Ottawa answered with four unanswered goals, capped by Chabot's empty-netter late in the third period to seal the 4-1 final. Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov made 30 saves in the loss; Pittsburgh has lost six of its past eight games and sits at 7-11-2.

(File photo: Ottawa Senators players celebrate a goal.)