Korpisalo shines as Senators beat Penguins 3-0 – Winnipeg Free Press

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HALIFAX – Joonas Korpisalo is making a good impression with his new teammates.

The 29-year-old Finnish netminder, who signed a five-year, $20 million deal with the Ottawa Senators on July 1 as an unrestricted free agent, stopped 40 shots on Monday night to help his squad defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in NHL pre-season action at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S.

Ridly Greig, Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle scored for the Senators, who led 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 after the second.

Ottawa Senators goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, left, makes a save in front of Pittsburgh Penguins' Radim Zohorna during second period NHL preseason hockey action in Halifax on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese — Ottawa Senators goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, left, makes a save in front of Pittsburgh Penguins’ Radim Zohorna during second period NHL preseason hockey action in Halifax on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

The Senators improved to 5-1 in the pre-season, while the Penguins slipped to 2-2.

Pittsburgh outshot Ottawa 40-23.

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