Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals (-200, 6)

The Senators can’t get no satisfaction.

Ottawa is in a jam concerning its goaltending situation. After a poor performance against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team benched goalie Pascal Leclaire in favor of backup Brian Elliott for Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins.

But after Elliot gave up four goals on 16 shots, including one on the first shot of the game, the Sens were forced to swallow their pride and put Leclaire back in for the final two and a half periods. He stopped all 19 of the shots on goal, limiting the damage in a 4-1 loss.

"Not a good (start). Puck off skate. Pretty tough to play these guys when you give up that kind of a lead," Ottawa coach Cory Clouston, who has made three goaltending changes in the past seven games, told reporters.

"We didn't have any time to get our feet underneath us. The next thing you know it's 2-0 and it takes a while to recover. They pushed hard, but it's very difficult when they have that kind of a lead."

Now, the Sens face an explosive Capitals offense that ranks tops in the league in scoring, with 3.5 goals per game. Washington is coming off a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday.

Pick: Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins (-185, 6)

The Pittsburgh Penguins are finally back from Christmas vacation.

The defending Stanley Cup champs were nowhere to be found since the holiday break, losing five straight games before snapping that skid with a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers Tuesday night.

"It's nice to get on the winning side again," forward Jordan Staal, who scored two goals in the victory, told reporters. "We kept it simple, didn't turn the puck over a whole lot and we played in their end a lot more. When you do those things, you're going to find ways to win games."

The Pens' biggest snag during that slump was their special teams. The power play was 0-for-13 heading into Tuesday but finally got a goal with the man advantage when Ruslan Fedotenko found the back of the net in the second period.

Pittsburgh is 17-2 when it scores on the power play this season. That includes three wins over the Philadelphia Flyers in which the Penguins have scored at least one goal on the man advantage.

The most recent victory was a 3-2 shootout win. Both of Pittsburgh’s regulation goals were scored on the power play.

Pick: Penguins