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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Claude Giroux found the back of the net and the Ottawa Senators skated to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Giroux, who spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Flyers, now has 79 points in 74 career games against Pittsburgh. He is two points shy of tying Sergei Fedorov (1,179) for 58th place on the NHL's all-time points list.
Tim Stutzle netted his 11th goal of the season, while Michael Amadio and Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators, who have won five of their last seven contests. Linus Ullmark turned aside 16 shots to secure his 200th NHL victory.
Ullmark joined Martin Gerber as the only goaltenders in franchise history to begin a season with nine wins in their first 10 appearances. Ullmark, who is 9-0-1 in 10 career games versus Pittsburgh, has allowed two goals or fewer in 12 of his last 13 regular-season starts.
Tommy Novak scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who have dropped six of their last eight games. Sergei Murashov made 30 saves in the loss.
Pittsburgh celebrated its Hall of Fame Class of 2026, which includes goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, defenseman Larry Murphy, former general manager Jim Rutherford and Jack McGregor, the founder of the team.
The Penguins struggled with defensive breakdowns after Novak gave them a 1-0 lead in the final minute of the first period. Amadio tied the game at 8:41 of the second period, intercepting a Connor Dewar pass in the Penguins zone and beating Murashov to the blocker side.
Giroux put the Senators ahead 2-1 when he flipped a shot over Murashov's pad on a breakaway at 16:12 of the second period. Stutzle scored at 14:18 of the third, and Chabot added an empty-net goal in the final minute as Ottawa outshot Pittsburgh 17-5 in the third period.
Up next: The Senators visit Winnipeg on Tuesday, while the Penguins host St. Louis on Thursday.
Originally reported by observer_reporter.