On September 25th, less than four months ago, I wrote a piece titled: Claude Giroux had his car stolen last night. It was his wife who mentioned it on social media.

Giroux notched three assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Penguins.

For the second time this season, the Girouxs have been a victim of a crime. Claude Giroux's wife Ryanne shared the details with an online post. Ottawa Senators forward Claude Giroux has been a rock on the ice since arriving in town three seasons ago.

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning... The Penguins battled the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, and in short, it was one ugly game. On top of that, Pittsburgh lost Bryan Rust to an injury.

Finally, a Battle of Ontario with meaning. The Ottawa Senators woke up on Friday on the outside looking in at the final wild-card spot in the East as they prepared to face the arch-rival Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre.

Claude Giroux is a very popular name in Ottawa, but unfortunately, it has now been revealed that he's had his car stolen, for the second time this season.

Leevi Merilainen authored his second shutout in three starts Tuesday night, recording 24 saves to lead the visiting Ottawa Senators to a 2-0 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.

The Fan Blog writes... Eklund on Flyers: Flyers and Sixers working on new arena? Why?

Across the National Hockey League, organizations are announcing their "quarter century teams" of top players from the last 25 seasons. In each city, a specialized panel was convened to select a First Team and a Second Team of the quarter century group.

Let’s recap a pivotal weekend that saw the Ottawa Senators win both games, including Leevi Merilainen’s first career shutout. The post Ottawa Senators Weekend Recap: Merilainen Steals the Show appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.

Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Sunday. Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, and Anthony Cirelli and Nick Paul had empty-net goals.

The Ottawa Senators (21-18-3) defeated the Dallas Stars (27-14-1) by a score of 3-2, and with a strong performance from Leevi Merilainen, the Senators have moved to within just a point of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.