Ottawa, ON – Jason Spezza recorded two goals and two assists, 4.
Daniel Alfredsson scored and added two assists, while Colin Greening, and Zenon Konopka also tallied for Ottawa, which got 32 saves from Alex Auld.
Ottawa played its first game without Milan Michalek, who came into Friday night tied for the NHL lead in goals with 19. Michalek suffered a concussion during Tuesday's game against Buffalo and is out indefinitely.
Steve Sullivan recorded a goal and two assists, while Chris Kunitz, Matt Niskanen and Evgeni Malkin also netted goals for the Penguins, who have lost three of their last four games without superstar captain Sidney Crosby. Crosby is once again bothered by concussion symptoms.
Brent Johnson stopped 14-of-19 shots before being pulled after the second period. Marc-Andre Fleury finished the game and stopped 4-of-5 shots for Pittsburgh.
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