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Pens favored in rematch with Senators (AP)

 
This isn't 2007 for the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins. It isn't even seven weeks ago, when Ottawa was leading the Eastern Conference and again looked to be a prime Stanley Cup contender and it was Pittsburgh that was scrambling for playoff positioning. Now, the Penguins are heavily favored in their first-round playoffs rematch with Ottawa that starts Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, the... (link)

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