Penguins vs. Senators live stream, Game 6: TV schedule, online and more
By Adam Stocker
The Pittsburgh Penguins are one win away from returning the Stanley Cup Final after dominating the Ottawa Senators in Game 5.
The Pittsburgh Penguins utterly dominated Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Ottawa Senators. Pittsburgh jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the end of the first period. By then it was obvious the Senators were not going to be able to make a comeback. The Penguins were faster and out worked Ottawa at every opportunity.
Ottawa never showed up in Game 5 and compounded their lack of effort by making dumb mistakes. Olli Maatta opened the scoring with a slap shot from the point thanks to Ottawa forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau not covering Maatta and screening goalie Craig Anderson.
The Senators power-play continues to struggle. Pittsburgh took a penalty shortly after the Maatta goal. However, it was the Penguins who had the best scoring chance. Away from the play, Mark Stone took a terrible slashing penalty that led to a Sidney Crosby power-play goal.
Four minutes later, another deflected pass beat Anderson leading head coach Guy Boucher to pull the Senators goalie. After a commercial break, Boucher put Anderson back in the net. Less than two minutes later the Penguins made it 4-0.
The Penguins are firing on all cylinders and will be tough to stop in Game 6. If Ottawa has any chance of winning they need a bounce back game from Anderson. However, with Crosby catching fire, the Senators playoff run could come to an end in Game 6.
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The NHL playoff game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators will be broadcast on the NBCSN and CBC in Canada. Live streaming is available on NBC Sports and Sportsnet Now which you can access with your cable or satellite, either online or through their app.
Date: Tuesday, May 23
Start Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Series: Pittsburgh leads 3-2
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: Canadian Tire Centre
TV Info: NBCSN, and CBC (Canada)
Live Stream: NBC Sports, Sportsnet Now, and fuboTV
Boucher elected to rest Erik Karlsson, Cody Ceci, and Derick Brassard in the third period. If the Penguins do win Game 6, they will be the first team to make back to back Stanley Cup Finals since the Penguins and Detroit Red Wings met in 2009-10.