Ben Kindel scored the shootout winner to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Rickard Rakell scored twice and had an assist, and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Penguins, who moved into second in the Metropolitan Division.<\/p>\n
Drake Batherson scored twice and Nick Cousins also scored for the Senators. Tim Stutzle added two assists. <\/p>\n
Both Linus Ullmark and Stuart Skinner made huge saves in overtime to force the shootout.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh opened the third period on the power play with a two-man advantage after Ottawa took a late tripping penalty and got called early too many men. The Penguins capitalized with Rakell scoring his second of the game at 1:43.<\/p>\n
Just over two minutes later, the Senators tied the game with Batherson burying a rebound in the crease for his second of the game. Pittsburgh challenged for goaltender interference but was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby took the opening shift of the second period but left after 38 seconds and did not return<\/a>.<\/p>\n With an assist on the opening goal, Stutzle picked up his 400th point and became the seventh player, and youngest, in franchise history to hit the milestone.<\/p>\n Penguins: Host the Dallas Stars on Saturday.<\/p>\n Senators: Visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/p>\n