The Ottawa Senators begin the final 10 games of the regular season on Sunday afternoon, taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena (5 pm TSN5, RDS). Now eight points above the playoff cut line,

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Sidney Crosby’s power-play goal in overtime lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday evening.

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby scored 1:16 into overtime, and Tristan Jarry made 31 saves in a 1-0 win for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. Crosby won it with a one-timer set up by Erik Karlsson on a power play, extending his point streak to 10 games (15 points; eight goals, seven assists).

The Senators of Ottawa endured a night of frustrating torment as a heartbreaking 1-0 score line was knocked down by the Pittsburgh Penguins. They had all possible scoring chances, and the contribution of Anton Forsberg was a spectacular stunning goaltending performance with an impressive 34 stops in the net,

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will not be in the lineup Tuesday versus the Atlantic Division rival Buffalo Sabres as he is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Senators head coach Travis Green confirmed per TSN’s Claire Hanna.

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Pittsburgh Penguins (29-34-11, 69 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) When: 5:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: TSN5, SportsNet Pittsburgh, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins hit the road for the last multi-game away swing of the season next week,