The last time the Penguins and Senators shared the ice at PPG Paints Arena, Chris Kunitz was being mobbed by his teammates after scoring one of the biggest goals in franchise history.
On Tuesday night, the two teams will meet in Pittsburgh for the first time since last year’s Eastern Conference final, which ended on Kunitz’s double-overtime goal in Game 7. Kunitz is gone, off to Tampa Bay as a free agent this offseason, but plenty of players on both sides remain from that series.
The two teams played earlier this season, a 3-1 Penguins win in Ottawa Nov.