PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
INJURY REPORT PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Noah Cates lower body 11/28-current 2
2023-24 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 43
HOT STARTS
– The Flyers are 9-2-0 this season when leading after the first period and rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins when leading after the first. – Philadelphia ranks T-7th in the League with 25 first period goals. – The Flyers are 11-1-0 this season when scoring first and rank T-3rd in the NHL in wins when scoring first.
SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS
– The Flyers have outshot their opponents in 14 of 23 games this season (60.9%). Philadelphia ranks third in the NHL with 755 shots. – Philadelphia has tallied 40-plus shots in five contests this season, posting a 2-1-2 record in those games. The Flyers rank third in the NHL for most games with 40-plus shots (CAR, 7; EDM, 6). – The Flyers’ five games of 40-plus shots are their most in a season since the 2020-21 campaign (five games). – Philadelphia recorded a season-high 47 shots Nov. 30 vs. NJD.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
– Philadelphia will play four of its next five games on the road (Dec. 2-12). – The Flyers are 5-2-0 in their last seven road games, outscoring opponents, 21-12 (not including shootout goals), in those contests. – Philadelphia has netted four-plus goals in five of its 11 road games so far this season, posting a 4-0-1 road record when scoring four-plus goals. – The Flyers rank T-1st in the NHL in road wins since Nov. 3.
ROOKIE LAP
– The Flyers lead the NHL for most power-play goals scored by rookies (4) and rank T-7th in rookie scoring (17). – Tyson Foerster netted the game-tying goal, on the power play, to force overtime Thursday vs. NJD. He owns a point in back-to-back games (1-1=2). – Foerster ranks T-1st among NHL rookies with two power-play goals this season – his first career PPG. He also ranks T-3rd among NHL rookies in plus/ minus rating (+5) and fourth in shots (44). – Foerster scored his first career shootout and game-deciding goal Nov. 25 at NYI to become the eighth rookie in franchise history to net a GDG and is the sole NHL rookie to do so this season. – Bobby Brink owns three points (1-2=3) in his last five games. He ranks T-1st among NHL rookies with two PPG, T-3rd in power-play points (4), T-6th in goals (4) and assists (7) and T-7th in points (11). – Brink scored his first NHL goal Oct. 26 vs. MIN to become the first Flyer to score his first goal as a power play, game-winning goal.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Nov. 30: Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2 – Amalie Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby, O’Connor, Carter, Jarry
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (39 saves, 41 shots)
Key Stats: Four unanswered goals capped off by the first goalie goal in franchise history helped the Penguins take three of four points on their road trip.
PP: 0-1
PK: 1-2
Nov. 28: Nashville 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT) – Bridgestone Arena
PIT Goals: Malkin, Rust
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (23 saves, 26 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust each scored their 10th goals of the season as Pittsburgh fell on the road in overtime. PP: 0-2 PK: 3-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D P.O Joseph Lower-Body 12 12
F Rickard Rakell Upper-Body 5 5
D Chad Ruhwedel Lower-Body 5 5
2023-24 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 48
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Nov. 29 F Alex Nylander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Flyers: 114-153-40
In Pittsburgh: 73-57-25
In Philadelphia: 41-96-15
OT Record vs. Flyers: 16-14-16
Shootout Record vs. Flames: 5-1
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh went 3-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. FLYERS:
Sidney Crosby: 83 GP, 124 PTS (53G-71A)
Mario Lemieux: 71 GP, 124 PTS (51G-73A)
Evgeni Malkin: 70 GP, 85 PTS (29G-56A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
– The Penguins return home for a brief one-game stop as they take on the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena (TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh; Radio: 105.9 The X). -Last season, Pittsburgh swept the season series with Philadelphia (3-0-0) for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign (4-0-0). -The Penguins are 9-3-1 in their last 13 games played against the Flyers. -Pittsburgh has points in nine of its last 10 home games versus Philadelphia (8- 1-1) dating back to Oct. 29, 2019.
QUICK HITS
1) Jake Guentzel has points in 15 of his last 17 games (6G-13A). Since this stretch began on Oct. 24, only Sidney Crosby (11G-9A) has more points than his 19.
2) Jake Guentzel has 26 points (10G-16A) in 26 career regular-season games against the Flyers. If you include postseason games, Guentzel has 39 points (16G-23A) in 32 games.
3) Erik Karlsson (18) is on the brink of hitting the 20-point plateau. He is looking to become the fourth player on Pittsburgh to accomplish this feat, joining Sidney Crosby (25), Jake Guentzel (25) and Evgeni Malkin (20). Only Edmonton (5), Tampa Bay (5), Vancouver (5), Toronto (4) and Colorado (4) have more players with 20-plus points.
4) Since entering the league in 2006-07, no defenseman has more points against the Flyers than Kris Letang (49). He has points in eight of his last 10 games (2G-9A) against Philadelphia. His plus-36 versus the Flyers is second best in NHL history behind only Bobby Orr (+37).
5) Forward Matt Nieto has contributed three points (3A) in his last six games. Only Jake Guentzel’s five points (1G-4A) edge Nieto’s three in that span. Nieto’s assist on Thursday night in Tampa Bay led to Jeff Carter’s game-winning goal.
