The Ottawa Senators will look to stave off elimination when they take the ice in Game 5 of their best of seven NHL playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins in a pro hockey game on Friday night. <br /><br />Face off time for game five is scheduled from Pittsburgh at 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBC Sports Network. <br /><br />The NHL playoff odds for game five of this Eastern conference semifinal contest has the home side Pittsburgh Penguins favored by -215 odds with the return on the road underdog Ottawa Senators at +180 odds. The goal over under line is set at 5 ½ goals. <br /><br />Pittsburgh takes the commanding 3-1 series lead and is one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals after a 7-3 road victory at the Ottawa Senators as a -130 betting road favorite. The game flew over the total of 5 ½ goals. <br /><br />It was 2-1 Ottawa up after one period then the speed and class of the Pittsburgh Penguins came to life as they team puts up 6 unanswered goals to go up 7-2 at the 9:53 mark of the third period. Ottawa scores a meaningless goal at 14:44 on the power play as the game ends 7-3 in favorite of Pittsburgh. <br /><br />The Penguins outshot the Senators by a 42-33 margin. Ottawa won three more face-offs but the speed and skating skill of Pittsburgh just gives them higher quality attempts on goal. The Penguins went 2 of 5 on the power play and the Senators were 1 of 4 on the man advantage. Pittsburgh won the first two games of this series which was held in Pittsburgh by scores of 4-1 and 4-3.
