In a dominant performance, the Ottawa Senators blanked the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0, thanks to Shane Pinto's two special teams goals and a stellar showing from goalie Leevi Merilainen, who recorded 30 saves for his first career shutout. Pinto opened the scoring with a power-play goal early in the first period and later added a short-handed goal just before the intermission. This victory marked Ottawa's second win in their last eight games, while extending their winning streak against Pittsburgh to six consecutive games.

In addition to Pinto, Tyler Kleven, Drake Batherson, and Tim Stutzle found the back of the net for the Senators. Pittsburgh's goalie Alex Nedeljkovic was pulled midway through the second after allowing three goals on 17 shots, a decision that followed an unsuccessful challenge from head coach Mike Sullivan regarding a perceived interference that was ultimately ruled in favor of Ottawa.