Visitor: Ottawa Senators

Home: Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: April 15, 2007

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Game 3

Scoring:

Team 1 2 3 Final

OTT 1 3 0 4

PIT 1 0 1 2

Visitor playmakers:

Daniel Alfredsson, Dean McAmmond, Mike Comrie

Home playmakers:

Gary Roberts, Sidney Crosby

Network: VS.

Announcers: Joe Beninati, Andy Brickley

Pregame: Yes

Intermissions: Yes

Postgame: Yes

Commercials: Yes

Grade: Excellent

Notes: Daniel Alfredsson scored twice during a second dominating Ottawa second period in as many days. The Senators made this lead stand, taking Pittsburgh's stars and its crowd out of the game for a 4-2 victory Sunday in Game 3 of their first-round series.

The Penguins were outshot 25-19 in the game and have been outshot 99-66 in the series. Sidney Crosby, the NHL scoring leader, had five shots, but didn't score until Ottawa had long since seized control. Evgeni Malkin didn't score on his first four shots of the series.

Initially, the Penguins carried the momentum from their Saturday comeback into this game, getting a goal from longtime Senators agitator Roberts with only 52 seconds gone. The goal made an already loud crowd for the Penguins' first home playoff game since May 19, 2001 louder still, and the Senators didn't look very confident.

But the Senators got the tying goal late in the period when Dean McAmmond put in a rebound of Eaves' shot from the slot that goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped but couldn't control.

The Senators, playing in a 10th consecutive NHL postseason but yet to reach the Stanley Cup finals, got the go-ahead goal early in the second. Joseph Corvo's shot from the left point deflected off Mike Fisher, allowing Mike Comrie to sweep the puck into the unattended side of the net with Fleury occupied on the other side.

Running time: 3:38 (2 discs)