OTTAWA - The Senators are fit to be tied.
The Eastern Conference final is down to a best-of-three after the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins served notice they aren’t surrendering their title without a fight as the Senators dropped a disappointing 3-2 loss in Game 4 on Friday night at the Canadian Tire Centre. The series is tied at 2-2.
Pittsburgh goaltender Matt Murray, who led the Penguins to a Stanley Cup last spring, made his first start of the post-season in place of Marc-Andre Fleury. Although they tried hard, the Senators couldn’t erase a three-goal deficit as only Tom Pyatt and Clarke MacArthur were able to score for Ottawa.