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11/20/1997 22:45 EST Penguins 2, Senators 0 KANATA, Ontario (AP) -- Tom Barrasso made 27 saves to post his 26th career shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 Thursday night. It was Barrasso's third shutout of the season and improved his record to 9-6-3. The loss extended Ottawa's winless streak to seven games. The Senators have scored only 11 goals during the slump. Tuomas Gronman and Chris Ferraro scored first- and third-period goals to give the Penguins (10-9-5) a three-point lead over the Senators (9-10-4) in a battle for third place in the NHL's Northeast Division. Pittsburgh extended its all-time record against Ottawa to 22-2-2 before a crowd of 14,097 at the Corel Centre. The Senators played their eighth game without forward Daniel Alfredsson, sidelined with an ankle injury. The Penguins weren't at full strength, either. Top scorer Jaromir Jagr (hip flexor), defensive leader Kevin Hatcher (lower leg) and Jiri Slegr (hip pointer) were all missing, not to mention contract holdout Petr Nedved. The Penguins had scored only once in 34 previous power plays -- spanning eight games -- until Gronman beat goaltender Damian Rhodes, playing his 100th game for the Senators, at 3:02 of the first period. A second Penguins goal at 13:11 was disallowed because of goaltender interference. Barrasso was particularly strong in the scoreless second period, as his club was outshot 10-5. Ferraro helped guide a bouncing puck past Rhodes 6:07 into the final period to complete the scoring. The Penguins outshot the Senators 27-21.
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