Senators at Penguins preview

SENATORS (19-26-9) at PENGUINS (31-22-4)
7 p.m. ET; ATTSN-PT, RDS, TSN5, NHL.TV

The streak is the Penguins' longest since they won a franchise-record 13 straight at home under Dan Bylsma from Nov. 15, 2013, to Jan. 15, 2014. They have not lost in Pittsburgh since Jan. 4, when the Carolina Hurricanes won 4-0.
Pittsburgh is 6-1-1 in its past eight games and 11-3-1 in its past 15. The Penguins begin the night four points behind the Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals, who play at the Winnipeg Jets.
The Senators are 4-2-0 in their past six games following a six-game losing streak. They have scored at least four goals in three of their past five games.

Players to watch

Senators forward Matt Duchene has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past three games and 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in his past 16.
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his 400th NHL goal at 3:31 of the second period in a 4-1 win against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. He has 26 points (five goals, 21 assists) in his past 15 games.

They said it

"They're in a different position than we're at, but at the same time, we're excited to play Pittsburgh here in Pittsburgh again." -- Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson
"I think right now, we're finding our game. Ever since the break we had [from Jan. 8-12], we've had our legs under us and we've been playing the right way." -- Penguins forward Conor Sheary

Senators projected lineup

Mike Hoffman -- Matt Duchene -- Colin White
Zack Smith -- Derick Brassard -- Mark Stone
Ryan Dzingel -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Tom Pyatt
Magnus Paajarvi --
Max McCormick
-- Christopher DiDomenico
Johnny Oduya -- Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Thomas Chabot
Mike Condon
Craig Anderson
Scratched: Alexandre Burrows, Fredrik Claesson
Injured: Chris Wideman (hamstring), Gabriel Dumont (ankle), Bobby Ryan (finger), Nate Thompson (lower body)

Penguins projected lineup

Dominik Simon -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Carl Hagelin -- Evgeni Malkin -- Phil Kessel
Jake Guentzel -- Riley Sheahan --
Conor Sheary
Zach Aston-Reese
-- Carter Rowney -- Ryan Reaves
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Olli Maatta -- Justin Schultz
Ian Cole -- Jamie Oleksiak
Matt Murray
Tristan Jarry
Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Matt Hunwick, Teddy Blueger](https://www.nhl.com/player/teddy-blueger-8476927?season=20172018)
Injured: Patric Hornqvist (lower body), Tom Kuhnhackl (lower body)

Status report

Thompson will miss his fourth straight game with a lower-body injury. … Hornqvist (lower body) and Kuhnhackl (lower bod) will not play after missing practice Monday.

Stat pack

The Senators are 7-15-4 on the road this season. They were 22-17-2 in 41 road games last season. … Murray is 5-0-1 in his past six decisions with a 2.55 goals-against average and .920 save percentage.