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SENATORS (28-41-11) at PENGUINS (46-29-6)
7:30 p.m. ET; ATTSN-PT, RDS, TSN5, NHL.TV
The Game
The Pittsburgh Penguins can secure home-ice advantage for the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win or a loss in overtime or a shootout against the Ottawa Senators in their regular-season finale at PPG Paints Arena on Friday.
After defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in a shootout Thursday, Pittsburgh is second in the Metropolitan Division. It is one point ahead of Columbus and the New Jersey Devils, who each have one game remaining.
The Penguins, who have won four of six (4-2-0), have five more regulation/overtime wins than the Blue Jackets and Devils.
Ottawa will play its penultimate game of the season before finishing against the Boston Bruins on Saturday. It has lost eight of its past 10 games (2-8-0) and will look for two straight wins for the first time since a three-game winning streak from March 12-16.
The Penguins have won each of their two previous games against the Senators this season by a combined score of 9-4, including a 6-3 home win on Feb. 13.
Senators at Penguins preview
Senators projected lineup
Mike Hoffman -- Matt Duchene -- Colin White
Alexandre Burrows -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Bobby Ryan
Magnus Paajarvi -- Zack Smith -- Tom Pyatt
Max McCormick -- Filip Chlapik -- Ryan Dzingel
Mark Borowiecki -- Thomas Chabot
Fredrik Claesson -- Cody Ceci
Ben Harpur -- Christian Wolanin
Craig Anderson
Daniel Taylor
Scratched: Erik Karlsson
Injured: Mark Stone (leg), Mike Condon (concussion), Chris Wideman (hamstring), Marian Gaborik (back)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Carl Hagelin -- Evgeni Malkin -- Patric Hornqvist
Conor Sheary -- Riley Sheahan -- Phil Kessel
Zach Aston-Reese -- Josh Jooris -- Tom Kuhnhackl
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Olli Maatta -- Justin Schultz
Matt Hunwick -- Jamie Oleksiak
Matt Murray
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Dominik Simon
Injured: Derick Brassard (lower body), Carter Rowney (upper body)
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