EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. PITTSBURGH GP RECORD HOME (42) AWAY (41) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. PITTSBURGH 83 42-33-4-4 26-13-1-2 16-20-3-2 335 284
OILERS vs. PITTSBURGH – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 6 3
QUICK FACTS
Thursday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of two games against Penguins this season and the lone game in Pittsburgh.
The last time these teams met was on October 24th in Edmonton, with the Oilers winning 6-3.
Evander Kane leads the Oilers with 29 career points against the Penguins and has played in a team high 30 career games against Pittsburgh
LAST 10 GAMES vs. PITTSBURGH
Record: 4-3-3
GF: 31 GA: 29
2022-23 10/24/22 @ EDM 6-3 W
2021-22 4/26/22 @ PIT 5-1 W
2021-22 12/2/21 @ EDM 5-2 W
2019-20 12/20/19 @ EDM 5-2 L
2019-20 11/2/19 @ PIT 2-1 W (OT)
2018-19 2/13/19 @ PIT 1-3 L
2018-19 10/23/18 @ EDM 5-6 L (OT)
2017-18 11/1/17 @ EDM 2-3 L
2017-18 10/24/17 @ PIT 1-2 L (OT)
2016-17 3/10/17 @ EDM 2-3 L (SO)
OILERS LEADERS vs. PENGUINS
NHL CAREER
Games: Kane (30)
Goals: Kane (10)
Assists: Kane (19)
Points: Kane (29)
Penalty minutes: Kane (56)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 12 F Devin Shore placed on waivers
Feb. 13 F Devin Shore cleared waivers and assigned to Bakersfield
Feb. 14 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield
Feb. 17 F Kailer Yamamoto activated from LTIR
F Dylan Holloway and D Vincent Desharnais loaned to Bakersfield
Feb. 18 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield
Feb. 21 D Vincent Desharnais recalled from Bakersfield
OILERS IN FEBRUARY
Overall – 507 GP, 225-223-29-30 – 509 PTS
2022-23 – 8 GP, 3-1-4 – 10 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 7-5-0 – 14 PTS
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Feb. 20: NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Guentzel, Zucker (PP)
Multiple Points: Malkin (2G)
Goalie: Jarry (28 saves, 31 shots)
Key Stats: Jason Zucker scored for the second time in the last three games (2G).
PP: 1-4
PK: 3-3
Feb. 18: New Jersey 5, Pittsburgh 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Malkin (2)
Multiple Points: Malkin (2G)
Goalie: Tokarski (38 saves, 42 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin notched his fourth multi-goal effort of the season in the loss.
PP: 1-5
PK: 1-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 14 14
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 4 18
D Mark Friedman Upper-Body 4 4
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 137
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Feb. 20 G Tristan Jarry activated off of injured reserve.
Feb. 20 G Dustin Tokarski re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Feb. 7 F Josh Archibald and F Kasperi Kapanen have been activated off of injured reserve.
Feb. 7 G Tristan Jarry has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 22.
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Oilers: 37-38-8
In Pittsburgh: 22-14-5
In Edmonton: 15-24-3
OT Record vs. Edmonton: 5-3-5
Shootout Record vs. Edmonton: 1-2
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-1-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. OILERS:
Mario Lemieux – 26GP, 43 PTS (14G-29A)
Jaromir Jagr – 21GP, 28 PTS (9G-19A)
Ron Francis – 13 GP, 21 PTS (7G-14A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins conclude their three-game homestand with a visit from the Edmonton Oilers at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Pittsburgh has points in 19 of its last 22 games versus the Oilers (15-3-4) dating back to December 5, 2007.
- The Penguins have points in nine of their last 10 home games against the Oilers (7-1-2) dating back to Nov. 6, 2008.
- Following tonight’s game, Pittsburgh will play four of its next five games on the road.
