PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Nov. 9: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 1 – Capital One Arena
PIT Goals: Zucker, McGinn (SH), Petry, Guentzel (EN)
Multiple Points: Guentzel (1G-1A)
Goalie: DeSmith (24 saves/25 shots)
Key Stats: A four-goal effort helped Pittsburgh snap a seven game winless streak (0-6-1).
PP: 0-3
PK: 4-4
Nov. 5: Seattle 3, Pittsburgh 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby, Guentzel
Multiple Points: Crosby (1G-1A), Guentzel (1G-1A), Letang (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (26 saves/28 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby became the 20th player in NHL history to record 900 assists as Pittsburgh dropped its first game at home in regulation.
PP: 0-3
PK: 3-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Teddy Blueger Upper-Body 13 13
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 24
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Nov. 7 F Filip Hallander recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Nov. 6 F Drew O’Connor re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Oct. 31 F Drew O’Connor recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). F Drake Caggiula
re-assigned to WBS.
Oct. 23 F Sam Poulin and F Drake Caggiula recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Toronto: 89-78-24
In Pittsburgh: 53-35-8
In Toronto: 36-43-16
OT Record vs. Maple Leafs: 8-7-4
Shootout Record vs. Maple Leafs: 5-1
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 2-1-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. MAPLE LEAFS:
Mario Lemieux: 33 GP, 71 PTS (31G-40A)
Evgeni Malkin: 40 GP, 65 PTS (23G-42A)
Sidney Crosby: 47 GP, 63 PTS (28G-35A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
-The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Toronto Maple Leafs for their first matchup of the season at Scotiabank Arena (TV: ATTSN-PT; Radio: 105.9 The X).
-The Penguins play the Maple Leafs three times this season with all of them taking place in November over their next nine games.
-Last season against the Maple Leafs, Kasperi Kapanen (3A) and Marcus Pettersson (1G-2A) led the Penguins in points (3) in three games.
-The Penguins enter tonight’s game with points versus the Maple Leafs in four of their last six games (4-2-0).
-Going back further, the Penguins have gone 18-10-2 in the last 30 games against the Maple Leafs.
QUICK HITS
1) ) Kris Letang has 10 points (1G-9A) in his last 11 games against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
2) Tristan Jarry is 4-2-0 with a 2.51 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in seven career games against the Maple Leafs.
3) Dating back to Apr. 12 of last season, Jake Guentzel has 14 goals and 25 points (14G-11A) over his last 16 games.
4) Sidney Crosby is tied for 12th in the NHL in even-strength goals (6) and even-strength points (12). In his career, he’s had 19 even-strength goals versus Toronto in 47 games played, which ranks third against them among active players.
5) Evgeni Malkin is second in the league for takeaways with 22, trailing only Carolina’s Jacob Slavin (24).
TEAM NOTES
CLIMBING THE RANKS
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is just one point shy of tying Hall-of-Fame
forward Bryan Trottier for 17th place on the NHL’s all-time points list:
Rank Player GP PTS PTS/GM
16 Teemu Selanne 1,451 1,457 1.00
17 Bryan Trottier 1,279 1,425 1.11
18 Sidney Crosby 1,121 1,424 1.27
19 Alex Ovechkin 1,289 1,423 1.10
20 Adam Oates 1,337 1,420 1.06
Crosby began the season tied with Dale Hawerchuk (1,409 PTS) for 22nd place on the NHL’s all-time points list and has since accumulated 15 points (6G-9A) in 13 games this season, good for the team lead. Crosby enters tonight’s game with 63 points (28G-35A) in 47 career games against Toronto. Only Alex Ovechkin (41) has more goals against the Maple leafs among active players.
MALKIN VS. THE LEAFS
Evgeni Malkin has made a habit of turning in big performances against the Toronto Maple Leafs over the course of his career. In 40 games, Malkin has 23 goals, 42 assists and 65 points. He has been held scoreless against Toronto only seven times in his career, and has recorded three or more points 10 times. In the 18 games that he’s recorded multiple points versus the Maple Leafs, the Penguins are 13-4-1. Malkin’s 1.63 points-per-game average is his highest against any team, and is the highest against Toronto among all active players (min 10 games):
Player GP G A PTS PTS/GM
Evgeni Malkin 40 23 42 65 1.63
Patrick Kane 20 14 16 30 1.50
Alex Ovechkin 54 41 33 74 1.37
Sidney Crosby 47 28 35 63 1.34
Connor McDavid 19 8 17 25 1.32
Malkin is quickly closing in on Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for points against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 33 career games, Lemeiux recorded 71 points (31G-40A).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 vs. Vegas 4 – OTL
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
TOR Goals: Liljegren (2x), Marner
VGK Goals: Roy, Eichel, Smith (SH), Smith (OTW)
TOR Goaltender: Källgren, 16/20, .800 SV%
VGK Goaltender: Thompson, 28/31, .903 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
Team Notes: – Timothy Liljegren scored for Toronto at 5:05 of the first period and at 16:56 of the second period. Liljegren marked the first multi-goal game of his NHL career.
- Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 13:50 of the second period and posted the primary assist on Liljegren’s second goal of the game. Marner extended his point streak to seven games where he has recorded 11 points (2G, 9A). With his assist, Marner recorded his 330th career NHL assist and is now tied with Ted Kennedy for eighth on Toronto’s franchise leader board for most assists, career.
- Erik Källgren stopped 16 of 20 shots he faced in Tuesday’s overtime loss.
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Pittsburgh: First of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Pittsburgh: 1-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 7-4-3
Toronto Home Record: 5-1-1
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will host the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in the first of three matchups between the clubs this season. The clubs will meet again on November 15 when Toronto will visit the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Toronto has a 5-1-1 on home ice this season. The Maple Leafs have won six of their last eight games against the Penguins that were played at Scotiabank Arena.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 8, 2022 The Maple Leafs have loaned forward Pontus Holmberg and
defenceman Victor Mete to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
November 6, 2022 The Maple Leafs signed goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to a two-year,
entry-level contract.
November 5, 2022 The Washington Capitals claimed forward Nicolas Aubé-Kubel off
waivers from Toronto.
November 4, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Wayne Simmonds from the
Toronto Marlies (AHL). Defenceman Filip Král has been loaned to the
Marlies.
INJURY REPORT
Kyle Clifford Shoulder (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Matt Murray Adductor Injury (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Ilya Samsonov Knee (IR)
ALL-TIME VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 13, 1967 (Toronto 1 vs. Pittsburgh 2)
All-Time Record: 85-82-17-7 (191 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 48-33-11-3 (95 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 37-49-6-4 (96 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: February 17, 2022 (Toronto 4 vs. Pittsburgh 1)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.0%
Power Play Goal Leader: 5 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 9 – Tavares (5G, 4A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 76.0%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Järnkrok
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Järnkrok (1G), Brodie (1A), Kerfoot (1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Friday games 1st of 6 (4 home, 2 road)
Back-to-Backs played 3 of 14
Record in first game of back-toback 1-2-0
Record in second game of back-toback 2-0-1
November games 5th of 15 (9 home, 6 road)
