After years of instability, the Ottawa Senators may have finally figured out their defence. The team allows an average of just 2.79 goals per game, the seventh-lowest in the NHL.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin’s home was burglarized on the same day the Penguins hosted the Ottawa Senators

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin had his home broken into and burglarized over the weekend and his three Stanley Cup championship rings are missing.

Evgeni Malkin’s home in the Pittsburgh suburbs was burglarized during Saturday’s game at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins confirmed to @WPXI. The team has released the following statement: pic.twitter.com/fllu7xjQRR Malkin missed both games with an upper body injury.

As it stands, the Penguins are in fourth-to-last place in the Eastern Conference and carry a goal differential of minus-36. It's a Penguins season that is on pace to be the worst since Sidney Crosby's rookie year in 2005-06.

The Canadian media focused on two things Tuesday. Some bemoaned Connor McDavid’s suspension, and others chased the now red-hot NHL trade chatter surrounding J.T. Miller. Two Metro Division teams have joined the fray to acquire Miller from the Vancouver Canucks as Vancouver’s season goes splat.

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Boko Imama from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. In a corresponding transaction, rookie defenseman Owen Pickering was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin's home was burglarized on Saturday, the same day the team hosted the Ottawa Senators.

The Ottawa Senators’ Quarter-Century teams were released by the National Hockey League on Saturday morning before the club faces the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Battle of Ontario at the Canadian Tire Centre and it features some of the best to ever pull on the club’s jersey.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8) again have a chance to get back to hockey .500, but more importantly, stack wins on a pivotal seven-game road trip.

The New York Rangers have bounced back after losing 17 of 23 games and are now on a 10-game point streak which has them back in the playoff mix. Star goalie Igor Shesterkin has been stellar since returning from a stint on injured reserve and his play is one of the keys to the team’s recent success.

Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 33 shots in his second shutout of the season and Dallas beat St. Louis. Esa Lindell scored a power-play goal, Miro Heiskanen had an assist for the fourth straight game and Dallas won for the seventh time in its last nine road games.