Arena: Mellon Arena
Time: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Ottawa 7-2-1; Pittsburgh 5-4-1.
If regular-season form holds in the playoffs, don’t expect any nail-biters in this series. The closest games were a pair of three-goal decisions. There also was a 6-2 Senators win in Ottawa, and an 8-2 Penguins shellacking in Pittsburgh. The Senators, after sitting out last year’s postseason, will look for Elliott to get into the kind of hot streak that lifted them into playoff contention. How will the first-time playoff starter handle the pressure?

The Penguins open their defense of the Stanley Cup in the same position they were a season ago fourth in the Eastern Conference. How much will the experience the team gained during last year’s run help them this spring?
The teams split four meetings this season, with each team winning once at home and once on the road. They haven’t played since Jan. 28, when Brian Elliott made 30 saves to lead the Senators to a 4-1 win in Pittsburgh.
Daniel Alfredsson may not have a goal in seven games heading into the playoffs, but he’s no stranger to scoring them against the Penguins in 53 games, he has 18 goals and 55 points.

Crosby is entering the playoffs on a nice little streak. In his last eight games, he had 6 goals and 20 points including five games with at least 3 points. Goal’s highlights, results and more will be on site, as soon as posible.. stay tuned.