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Oct 12, 2009 10:08 am US/Eastern

Penguins Vs. Senators Preview

Pittsburgh Penguins Blog

By: Casey Shea
OTTAWA (KDKA) ― The Pittsburgh Penguins continue their four-game road trip Monday night in Ottawa against the Senators.

Last season, these two teams met in Stockholm, Sweden for two games as part of the NHL's 2008-09 season kick-off.

The Pens took the first game 4-3 on an overtime blast by Tyler Kennedy, but lost the second 3-1.

The overtime victory was the only win the Pens got against the Senators last season, after sweeping them in the playoffs.

The Penguins come into Monday's game winners of two straight physical contests. Monday's game figures to showcase the speed both teams have and be considerably less physical.

A familiar face will be donning the red and black for Ottawa as well. Former Penguin Alex Kovalev, signed as a free agent with Ottawa this summer. So far this season, he has been playing alongside captain Daniel Alfredsson.

The Senators are currently 3-1 and on a three-game win streak. Their only loss came in their season-opening game against the New York Rangers.

They followed the loss with a 2-1 win over arch-rival Toronto, a 3-2 overtime win over the New York Islanders and a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday.

Mike Fisher and Alfredsson currently lead the Senators with four points. Both players have two goals and two assists.

In goal, Pascal Leclaire has only faced the Penguins once in his career. He allowed one goal on 29 shots in a 6-1 win on Jan. 11, 2006.

For the Penguins, Marc-Andre Fleury is 4-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .899 save percentage. According to the Penguins official Website, he will also be in goal against Ottawa.

In his career against Ottawa, Fleury has started 11 games and is 3-5-1 with a 4.26 GAA and .876 save percentage in the regular season.

The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.

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