After years of instability, the Ottawa Senators may have finally figured out their defence. The team allows an average of just 2.79 goals per game, the seventh-lowest in the NHL.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin’s home was burglarized on the same day the Penguins hosted the Ottawa Senators

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Boko Imama from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. In a corresponding transaction, rookie defenseman Owen Pickering was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

The Ottawa Senators’ Quarter-Century teams were released by the National Hockey League on Saturday morning before the club faces the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Battle of Ontario at the Canadian Tire Centre and it features some of the best to ever pull on the club’s jersey.

Pittsburgh Penguins star forward Evgeni Malkin’s home was broken into and robbed of his three Stanley Cup rings on Saturday, Jan. 11 while the team had a game against the Ottawa Senators. It's the latest in a string of athlete robberies.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin had his home broken into and burglarized over the weekend and his three Stanley Cup championship rings are missing.

Evgeni Malkin’s home in the Pittsburgh suburbs was burglarized during Saturday’s game at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins confirmed to @WPXI. The team has released the following statement: pic.twitter.com/fllu7xjQRR Malkin missed both games with an upper body injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is the latest high-profile athlete to have his home burglarized, reportedly losing three Stanley Cup championship rings. Malkin's home in the Pittsburgh suburb of Sewickley, Pa., was broken into on Saturday, according to local media reports. The Penguins were hosting the Ottawa Senators at about the same time.

As it stands, the Penguins are in fourth-to-last place in the Eastern Conference and carry a goal differential of minus-36. It's a Penguins season that is on pace to be the worst since Sidney Crosby's rookie year in 2005-06.

The Pittsburgh Penguins battle the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, and now we know the shocking reason that forward Michael Bunting won't be in the lineup after all was seemingly well following the team's loss on Saturday to the Senators.

The Canadian media focused on two things Tuesday. Some bemoaned Connor McDavid’s suspension, and others chased the now red-hot NHL trade chatter surrounding J.T. Miller. Two Metro Division teams have joined the fray to acquire Miller from the Vancouver Canucks as Vancouver’s season goes splat.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8) again have a chance to get back to hockey .500, but more importantly, stack wins on a pivotal seven-game road trip.