Mike Condon makes 29 saves, leads Senators to 4-1 win over Penguins
Ottawa forward Mike Hoffman was asked by his coach to shut down Sidney Crosby. Outscoring Pittsburgh’s captain was a bonus.
Hoffman scored the eventual winner while Mike Condon made 29 saves as the Senators downed the Penguins 4-1 on Thursday.
“The whole idea with Mike is he’s got the speed to skate with anybody in this league,” said Ottawa coach Guy Boucher.
“Since the beginning of the year he’s definitely progressed defensively. It doesn’t take away from his offence as he scored again tonight and he’s got I don’t know how many shots, but he played terrific and when you see players like that growing and becoming really good two-way players you know your team is going in the right direction.”