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Penguins fall out of east playoff field with 2-1 loss

By Dave Molinari - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

Penguins fall out of east playoff field with 2-1 loss Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson (19) gets a shot past Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry (35) with Brian Dumoulin (8) defending for a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Monday, March 20, 2023. The Senators won 2-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

By Dave Molinari - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff hopes are collapsing like a waterlogged tissue.

Their 2-1 loss to Ottawa at PPG Paints Arena Monday night was their fourth defeat in a row — all in regulation — and, coupled with Florida’s 5-2 victory in Detroit, dropped the Penguins out of the Eastern Conference playoff field.

They are two points behind the New York Islanders, who hold the first wild-card spot, and one in back of the Panthers, who now have the second. The Penguins and Florida have played 70 games, one fewer than the Islanders.

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