PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 23: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Poehling, Ruhwedel, Guentzel (PP), Malkin
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (31 saves, 34 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin’s 81st career game-winning goal is tied for fifth among active players.
PP: 1-4
PK: 2-3
Mar. 23: Dallas 3, Pittsburgh 2 – American Airlines Center
PIT Goals: Crosby, Joseph
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (30 saves, 33 shots)
Key Stats: P.O Joseph extended his point streak to three games (1G-2A) as the Penguins fell on the road.
PP: 0-2
PK: 2-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 9 9
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 7 7
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 5 21
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 5 20
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 4 6
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 183
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 20 D Taylor Fedun recalled from WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Red Wings: 76-67-21
In Pittsburgh: 55-22-6
In Detroit: 21-45-15
OT Record vs. Red Wings: 6-4-8
Shootout Record vs. Red Wings: 3-1
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-0-1.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. RED WINGS:
Mario Lemieux: 27 GP, 58 PTS (21G-37A)
Jean Pronovost: 53 GP, 55 PTS (22G-33A)
Syl Apps: 35 GP, 39 PTS (12G-27A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins head to Detroit to take on the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Pittsburgh enters tonight’s game with points in eight-straight contests against Detroit (6-0-2).
- The Penguins have won three-consecutive games here at Little Caesars Arena. -Pittsburgh is 9-7-5 against Atlantic Division opponents.
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 0 at PHILADELPHIA 3 (3/25/23)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: PHI Bellows (Tippett, Laughton) 10:10-EV; PHI Laughton (Ristolainen) 19:24-EV
3RD PERIOD: PHI Foerster (Farabee, Cates) 18:41-EN
SHOTS: DET 29 (8-8-13) / PHI 22 (6-8-8)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (L, 19-21) / PHI Hart (W, 29-29)
PP: DET 0-7 / PHI 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (43 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (38 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (16 / Feb. 25)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (5 / March 16)
Ville Husso – lower body (5 / March 23)
Total Man Games Lost: 272
Individual Man Games Lost: Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (14), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Adam Erne (2), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/27 – Signed defenseman William Wallinder to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/23 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/21 – Recalled forward Matt Luff from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. PENGUINS / 7:00 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 165th all-time meeting, 82nd in Detroit … Second of three games this season, first of two at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. PIT: 72-71-16-5 / HOME: 48-18-12-3 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. PIT: Dylan Larkin (7-7-14 in 18 GP), David Perron (3-9-12 in 18 GP), Robby Fabbri (2-2-4 in 8 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-3-3 in 4 GP), Filip Zadina (2-0-2 in 4 GP), Dominik Kubalík (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Matt Luff (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Joe Veleno (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Jonatan Berggren (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
PIT top scorers vs. DET: Evgeni Malkin (16-22-38 in 25 GP), Sidney Crosby (14-21-35 in 30 GP), Kris Letang (7-18-25 in 28 GP), Jeff Carter (9-9-18 in 26 GP), Rickard Rakell (7-10-17 in 16 GP), Mikael Granlund (7-6-13 in 26 GP), Jake Guentzel (4-7-11 in 12 GP), Jason Zucker (6-4-10 in 15 GP), Bryan Rust (2-6-8 in 15 GP), Chad Ruhwedel (2-4-6 in 9 GP), Taylor Fedun (0-3-3 in 6 GP), Josh Archibald (1-1-2 in 3 GP), Drew O’Connor (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Thu., Mar. 30: RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:30 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Fri., Mar. 31: RED WINGS at JETS / 8:00 p.m. / Canada Life Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Sun., Apr. 2: RED WINGS at MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / Scotiabank Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
March 25 at Philadelphia – 3-0 L
Detroit fell 3-0 at Philadelphia to move to 31-32-9 overall and 14-17-5 on the road … The result sent the Red Wings below the .500 mark for the first time all season … Detroit is 6-4-1 on the road against Metropolitan Division opponents this season … Dylan Larkin finished 19-for-27 (70.4%) at the faceoff circle … Moritz Seider matched a career high with six shots … Robert Hägg tied a career high with six hits … Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 19-of-21 shots in his first start since Dec. 8 at Florida … Nedeljkovic is one game shy of 100 for his NHL career … Detroit is 14-13-4 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 6-3-2 when doing so on the road … The Red Wings are 13-11-3 this season when tied after one period, and 5-5-3 when doing so on the road.
