PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Nov. 7: Pittsburgh 2, Anaheim 0 – Honda Center
PIT Goals: Zohorna, Crosby (EN)
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (21 saves, 21 shots), Hellberg (11 saves, 11 shots)
Key Stats: Radim Zohorna established a new career high in goals (3) as the Penguins improved to 2-0-0 on their West Coast Trip.
PP: 0-2
PK: 3-3
Nov. 4: Pittsburgh 10, San Jose 2 – SAP Center
PIT Goals: Smith (2), Guentzel (2), Malkin (2), Hinostroza, Letang, Nieto, Rust
Multiple Points: Rust (1G-4A), Smith (2G-2A), Guentzel (2G-2A), Hinostroza (1G-1A), Malkin (2G), Karlsson (2A), Rakell (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (24 saves, 26 shots)
Key Stats: Pittsburgh tied a team record for goals on the road (10).
PP: 2-4
PK: 4-6
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
G Alex Nedeljkovic Lower-Body 5 5
D John Ludvig Concussion 5 5
2023-24 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 10
Penguins All-Time Record vs. Kings: 68-76-22
In Pittsburgh: 46-27-12
In Los Angeles: 22-49-10 OT
Record vs. Los Angeles: 9-7-5
Shootout Record vs. Los Angeles: 2-1
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh went 1-1-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. KINGS:
Mario Lemieux – 28GP, 61PTS (19G-42A)
Rick Kehoe – 44GP, 41 PTS (18G-23A)
Jean Pronovost – 62GP, 36 PTS (22G-14A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
-The Penguins conclude their three-game road trip through California as they take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena (TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh; Radio: 105.9 The X). -The Penguins have points in 13 of their last 20 games against Los Angeles (10- 7-3) dating back to Feb. 10, 2011. -Pittsburgh is looking for its first win at Crypto.com Arena since Jan. 18, 2018 (3-1 W). -Pittsburgh has wins in back-to-back road games. A win tonight would give the Penguins a three-game road winning streak for the first time since Feb. 25-Mar. 2, 2023 (3-0-0).
QUICK HITS
1) Pittsburgh’s team faceoff win percentage of 56.4% leads the NHL. Sidney Crosby ranks second in the league with 152 faceoff wins, and fourth in the NHL with a 62.3% faceoff win percentage.
2) Jeff Carter, who spent 10 seasons with the Kings from 2012-21, ranks 10th and 14th on Los Angeles’ all-time goals (194) and points (383) lists, respectively. His 44 game-winning goals with LA are the fifth-most in franchise history.
3) Evgeni Malkin has more game-winning goals (4) against the Los Angeles Kings than any active Eastern Conference player. Additionally, he has 19 points in 20 career games against the Kings, recording nine goals and 10 assists.
4) Pittsburgh is only allowing 2.82 goals against per game, a figure that is tied for sixth in the NHL.
5) Only Vegas’ Mark Stone (17) has more takeaways than Evgeni Malkin (14) this season.
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
WARM-UPS
1) The Kings enter tonight having six of their last seven matchups against the Penguins at Crypto.com Arena, including their last four consecutive dating back to Jan. 12, 2019.
2) Anze Kopitar is joined by Alex Delvecchio (456-825=1,281 in 1,550 GP; 383 PIM) has the only two skaters in NHL history to skate in at least 1,300 games played, 400 goals, 750 assists and fewer than 400 penalty minutes (PIMs).
3) The Kings’ .698 PTS% at home against the Penguins all-time is the fifth-best in the league and top among all Western Conference teams.
4) Trevor Moore notched his team-leading seventh goal of the season last night, extending his point streak to a career-best four games (2-3=5). It is the third time in Moore’s career he has recorded a point streak of four games in length.
5) Jordan Spence recorded a pair of assists last night in Vegas for his first multi-point game of the year and second of his career (0- 2=2, April 13, 2022 at COL).
vs. PITTSBURGH ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 80-62-18-6
Home: 51-19-8-3
Away: 29-43-10-3 OT: 8-9 (4 ties)
Shootout: 1-2
2022-23: 1-1-0
LAST MEETING vs. PITTSBURGH: Feb. 11, 2023 – LAK 6 vs. PIT 0 Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Anderson-Dolan (7), Iafallo (8), Kempe (23, 24, 25, 26)
PIT Goals: —
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W; 25 saves, 25 shots) PIT: DeSmith (L, 12 saves, 15 shots), Jarry (13 saves, 16 shots) PP: 2-5 PK: 5-5
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Status (Consecutive Games Missed, Total Games Missed, Dates)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 12 games, Oct. 11 – Pres.
2023-24 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 12
HOME SWEET HOME
The Kings enter tonight having six of their last seven matchups against the Penguins at Crypto.com Arena, including their last four consecutive dating back to Jan. 12, 2019. In that span, the Kings have out-scored Pittsburgh, 19-5. Of their last 11 games hosting Pittsburgh, dating back to Nov. 5, 2009, LA has points in nine of those games (7-2-2) and have outscored the Penguins, 36-22.
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
The Kings have scored 54 goals through their first dozen games of the season for the seventh time in franchise history and the first since 1992-93 (51). Of the Kings’ 54 goals, 33 have been scored in the Kings’ first seven road games this season, a feat previously accomplished only three other times in franchise history with the last done so in 1989-90 (33). Only six other teams have scored as many goals in their first six road games of a season since the 1995-96 season:
