The Eastern Conference Final certainly isn't decided after one game, but the Pittsburgh Penguins have some work to do to avoid dropping the first two contests on home ice.

Ottawa frustrated Pittsburgh in Game 1 on Saturday night, grinding out a 2-1 victory in overtime and throwing the Penguins off their game in several ways.

Here are a few things Pittsburgh needs to do to turn the tide in Game 2:

Stop getting outshot

Ottawa fired seven more shots on net than Pittsburgh in the opening game, and while that's nothing new for the Penguins of late, it's a trend that needs to be addressed going forward.

Pittsburgh has been outshot in 10 consecutive games, including all seven against the Washington Capitals and the final two contests in their first-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Penguins have proven they're capable of winning in the playoffs without holding the edge in shots on goal, but it should be a focal point now that they're up against a Senators club that plays a trapping style that limits scoring opportunities.

Score on the power play

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It'll be easier said than done against the Senators' dramatically improved penalty kill, but the Penguins have to produce on the man advantage.

Pittsburgh has the best power-play success rate in the playoffs among the four remaining clubs and had the third-best mark in the regular season, but failed to score on all five of their opportunities in Game 1.

Four of those failed power-play chances came in the first period (with the fourth carrying over into the second), including a two-man advantage for 45 seconds.

"We (had) an opportunity there to grab a lead," Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said postgame, according to Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I just think we didn't execute. The movement wasn't there. The passes weren't crisp."

Surely, that will be an area of focus in Game 2.

Don't forget what they do best

The Senators have been using a 1-3-1 formation that clogs the neutral zone, evoking memories of the New Jersey Devils' vaunted but controversial neutral-zone trap of the 1990s and 2000s.

Say what you want about Ottawa's strategy, but it's working, and the Penguins obviously have to figure out a way to counter it.

Pittsburgh practiced cluttering up the neutral zone Saturday (here's the video evidence, via the Tribune-Review's Bill West), but this is not the solution.

The Penguins shouldn't change their game to mirror their opponent. Stick with what's worked all season and in the previous playoff rounds - speed, skill, and goaltending.

Pittsburgh has the first two in spades, and one difficult game shouldn't be the impetus for an ill-advised departure from their bread and butter.

This team is loaded with talent up front, and to resort to a trapping style would be a waste of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, Conor Sheary, Patric Hornqvist, and Jake Guentzel.

Let them play their game, and don't lose sight of what's made this club so successful.

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