MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
2022-23: Pittsburgh won the series-opening matchup, 6-4, at Xcel Energy Center (11/17)…C Joel Eriksson Ek paced Minnesota with two goals (2-0=2)…RW Brandon Duhaime (1-0=1) and D Matt Dumba (1-0=1) also scored for the Wild…G Filip Gustavsson saved 26 of 31 shots faced for Minnesota…C Sydney Crosby led the Penguins with four points (2-2=4)…LW Jake Guentzel (1-2=3) also turned in a multipoint performance for Pittsburgh…G Tristan Jarry saved 19 of 23 shots faced for the Penguins.
WILD LEADERS: LW Marcus Johansson leads Minnesota with 22 points (9-13=22) in 39 career games against Pittsburgh…RW Mats Zuccarello owns 20 points (6-14=20) in 33 games…LW Gustav Nyquist has 20 points (11-9=20) in 24 games…D John Klingberg has 13 points (5-8=13) in 13 games…D Jonas Brodin owns 10 points (2- 8=10) in 17 games.
WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 4-3-0 with a 3.06 GAA, a .905 SV% and one shutout in seven starts vs. Pittsburgh…Gustavsson is 1-2-0 with a 4.02 GAA and a .875 SV% in three games (two starts).
PENGUINS LEADERS: C Sidney Crosby leads the Penguines with 32 points (10-22=32) in 21 games…C Jeff Carter has 31 points (14-17=31) in 42 contests against the Wild…C Evgeni Malkin owns 22 points (10-12=22) in 17 matches…D Kris Letang has 16 points (3-13=16) in 19 contests.
PENGUINS GOALIES: Jarry is 2-0-1 with a 3.58 GAA and a .880 SV% in three career starts vs. the Wild…G Casey DeSmith is 4-0-0 with a 2.22 GAA and a .931 SV% in four career starts.
FAST FACTS: The Wild went 9-2-1 in its first 12 meetings against the Penguins and is 3-6-1 in its last 10 meetings.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Apr. 4: New Jersey 5, Pittsburgh 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rust
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (31 saves, 36 shots)
Key Stats: Bryan Rust hit the 20-goal plateau for the fourthstraight season.
PP: 0-4
PK: 3-4
Apr. 2: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell (2), Rust, Poehling (EN)
Multiple Points: Rakell (2G), Malkin (2A), Crosby (2A), Dumoulin (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (31 saves, 33 shots)
Key Stats: The Penguins took home the win in Kris Letang’s
1,000th game and Bryan Rust’s 500th NHL contest.
PP: 1-4
PK: 5-5
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 14 14
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 12 12
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 10 25
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 9 11
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 203
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Apr. 2 F Alex Nylander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 31 D Thimo Nickl acquired from Anaheim in exchange for F Judd Caulfield.
Mar. 28 D Taylor Fedun
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins return home for a quick stop to take on the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet, Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- The Penguins enter tonight’s game with points in eight-consecutive games versus the Wild (7-0-1).
- The Penguins are 11-3-1 in the last 15 games played against the Wild dating back to Nov. 4, 2014.
- Pittsburgh has points in four-straight (3-0-1) and seven of its last eight games (6-1-1) here at PPG Paints Arena versus Minnesota. re-assigned to WBS (AHL). Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. WILD: 15-12-3
In Pittsburgh: 7-6-2
In Minnesota: 8-6-1
OT Record vs. Wild: 1-0-3
Shootout Record vs. Wild: 0-2
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. WILD:
Sidney Crosby: 21 GP, 32 PTS (10G-22A)
Evgeni Malkin: 17 GP, 22 PTS (10G-12A)
Kris Letang: 19 GP, 16 PTS (3G-13A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins return home for a quick stop to take on the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet, Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- The Penguins enter tonight’s game with points in eight-consecutive games versus the Wild (7-0-1).
- The Penguins are 11-3-1 in the last 15 games played against the Wild dating back to Nov. 4, 2014.
- Pittsburgh has points in four-straight (3-0-1) and seven of its last eight games (6-1-1) here at PPG Paints Arena versus Minnesota.
