Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins - March 26, 2026 - 2nd Period

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The broadcast returns to Canadian Tire Center with the score tied 1-1. Ottawa has opened on the power play and Pittsburgh has answered through Ricard Raquel, so the second period starts with both benches still in it. The over-under sits at six and a half as the period begins. The Penguins ice the puck and Ottawa keeps trying to work through the middle. The Senators chip it back in. The puck keeps bouncing around the boards, and the zone exits never really turn into clean tape-to-tape plays. Batherson and Giroux get a look on a centering sequence. It does not land. Pittsburgh comes back the other way on the wing. Allmark answers on a spinning shot, then on a rebound chance that looks dangerous the second it pops loose. That save sequence matters. The Penguins think they have a point shot in, but the puck stays alive and Allmark has to sprawl again when Mantha tries to jam it short side. The ice crew comes out after a gouge opens up beside the Ottawa net. That pause fits the mood of the period. The Senators keep getting by on goaltending rather than clean possession. Another steal turns into a point-blank chance, and Allmark makes yet another beauty stop. The booth points out how hard it is for the forwards when the defense is mostly flipping pucks out. By forty minutes, the game is tied 2-2. The second intermission with A.J. and C.J. is next. The whole stretch runs on pace, pressure, and a goalie who keeps Ottawa alive when the room starts to tilt.

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A goalie-driven, hard-edged radio stretch where Ottawa stays alive and the tension never really lets go.

After 40 minutes, Ottawa and Pittsburgh are tied 2-2, and Linus Allmark is the main reason the Senators are still in it. The opening power-play goal and Pittsburgh's answer set the tone, then the period settles into steals, rebounds, and point-blank saves.

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Play it for a second period where Linus Allmark keeps the Senators alive in a 2-2 fight.

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