GAME RECAP: Penguins at Senators (03.12.24) | Bunting Scores First Goal As Penguin

The Final meeting between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators took place Tuesday night at Canadian Tire Centre. The Previous two meetings between these clubs were both high-scoring matches, but this game was different. The first two periods were both scoreless but shared a total of 16 penalty minutes. The amount of special teams time made it hard for any momentum to be made. Halfway through the 3rd, Ottawa scored first but was quickly called back due to goaltender interference. The no-goal call made Ottawa push harder. They responded with a good goal minutes later by Jake Sanderson. With time ticking down, Pittsburgh pulled their goalie for the extra attacker. Evgeni Malkin skated the puck across the right to the left point. Malkin wound up and on his shot, broke his stick. The puck trickled to the net like a knuckle puck and bounced around. Michael Bunting sat on the backdoor waiting to tap the loose puck in. In the chaos of the scramble, the puck just barely crossed the goal line and was determined to be a good goal after a short review. That was Bunting’s first goal as a Penguin and his 14th this season. Tied at the end of three periods, the game went into overtime. Drake Batherson scored the game-winning goal making the final score 2-1 for Ottawa.

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