FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 48
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 23
- F Eric Staal | Games Missed: 2
- G Sergei Bobrovsky | Games Missed: 2
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 148
LAST GAME
Panthers 2, Rangers 6 – Jan. 23 – Madison Square Garden
FLA Goals: Verhaeghe (23-PPG), Barkov (13)
NYR Goals: Fox (10), Zibanejad (21-PPG), Vesey (8), Lafreniere (6), Zibanejad (22), Chytil (13)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (L) – 20 Saves
NYR Goalie: Shesterkin (W) – 33 Saves
FLA Shots: 35
NYR Shots: 26
Notes: Carter Verhaeghe scored a power-play goal for the second consecutive game, extending his point streak to five games (4-2-6)…Aleksander Barkov notched an assist to extend his point streak to a season-long eight games (3-8-11)…Brandon Montour notched an assist for the fourth consecutive game, extending his point streak to six games (1-5-6)…Anton Lundell posted an assist for the third straight game, extending his point streak to five games (3-3-6)…Matthew Tkachuk logged an assist to extend his point streak to four games (2-2-4)…Eetu Luostarinen recorded an assist for his second point in as many games (1-1-2)…Radko Gudas logged three hits to surpass Vincent Trocheck for the most in franchise history…FLA PP: 1-2, FLA PK: 0-1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- Jan 23: G Spencer Knight recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | G Mack Guzda loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- Jan. 20: G Spencer Knight loaned to Charlotte (AHL) | G Mack Guzda recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. PENGUINS
ALL-TIME vs. PIT: 42-42-4-13
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. PIT: 15-22-3-10
2022-23 vs. PIT: 0-1-0
CATS AND PENGUINS
The Panthers face off against the Penguins for the second time this season. Florida owns a 2-1-1 record against Pittsburgh over their past four matchups, with wins in four of their past seven meetings (4-2-1). The Cats have earned at least one point in each of their past four visits (2-0-2) to PPG Paints Arena since March 5, 2019, outscoring the Pens 12-9 over that span. Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov has amassed 20 points (5-15-20) over 24 career games against the Penguins.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 22: New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (23 saves, 25 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby scored his team-leading 22nd goal as Pittsburgh fell in overtime.
PP: 0-2
PK: 1-2
Jan. 20: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell (PP), Zucker, Guentzel (2)
Multiple Points: Guentzel (2G-1A), Rust (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (44 saves, 45 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s second three-point night of the year (2G-1A) helped the Penguins pick up a point in their third-straight game (2-0-1).
PP: 1-2
PK: 3-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 14 16
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 11 17
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 4 4
F Kasperi Kapanen Lower-Body 2 2
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 110
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 22 F Ryan Poehling activated off of injured reserve.
Jan. 20 D Taylor Fedun and G Dustin Tokarski re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 20 D Jan Rutta placed on injured reserved. D Kris Letang placed on long-term injured reserve.
Jan. 20 G Tristan Jarry and D Jeff Petry activated off of injured reserve.
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Panthers: 55-35-11
In Pittsburgh: 32-14-4
In Florida: 23-21-7
OT Record vs. Panthers: 13-5-6
Shootout Record vs. Panthers: 5-2
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. Panthers:
Sidney Crosby – 45GP, 60 PTS (28G-32A)
Evgeni Malkin – 40GP, 42 PTS (15G-27A)
Jaromir Jagr – 29GP, 31 PTS (16G-15A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins return home to the friendly confines of PPG Paints Arena to take on the Florida Panthers (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- The Penguins have points in 18 of their last 22 meetings versus the Panthers (14-4-4 record) dating back to December 20, 2014.
- Here at home, Pittsburgh is 9-2-0 in its last 11 games versus Florida. Going back further, the Penguins have just three losses against the Panthers at home since Mar. 10, 2009 – a 20-game span (17-3-0).
- The Penguins have three wins in their last four home games, and just two regulation losses over their last 14 games here at PPG Paints Arena (9-2-3).
