PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Dec. 4: Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1 – Wells Fargo Center
PIT Goals: Crosby
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Nedeljkovic (31 saves, 33 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season.
PP: 0-3 PK: 1-1
Dec. 2: Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Guentzel (2), Letang
Multiple Points: Guentzel (2G), Rust (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (31 saves, 34 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel notched his second multi-goal game of the season.
PP: 0-5 PK: 3-4
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D P.O Joseph Lower-Body 14 14
F Rickard Rakell Upper-Body 7 7
D Chad Ruhwedel Lower-Body 7 7
F Noel Acciari Lower-Body 2 2
F Matt Nieto Lower-Body 2 2 2023-24
Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 58
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Dec. 5 D P.O Joseph loaned to WBS (AHL) for conditioning purposes
Penguins’ All-Time Record vs. Lightning: 56-38-11
In Pittsburgh: 33-12-7
In Tampa Bay: 23-26-4
OT Record vs. Tampa Bay: 5-5-7
Shootout Record vs. Tampa Bay: 0-2
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. LIGHTNING:
Sidney Crosby – 47GP, 63 PTS (23G-40A)
Evgeni Malkin – 45GP, 61 PTS (27G-34A)
Kris Letang – 45GP, 41 PTS (5G-36A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
-The Penguins continue along their three-game road trip as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena (TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh; Radio: 105.9 The X). -Pittsburgh has an active five-game winning streak against Tampa Bay. A win tonight would give the Penguins their first winning streak of six-plus games against them since Jan. 15, 2012-Dec. 15, 2014 (10-0-0). -The Penguins have wins in six of their last seven games against the Lightning (6-1-0) and have points in seven of their last eight against them (6-1-1). -Pittsburgh has wins in four-straight games at Amalie Arena. A win tonight would give them a five-game road winning streak vs. Tampa Bay for the first time in franchise history. -The Penguins have points in 11 of their last 15 games (8-4-3).
QUICK HITS
1) Jake Guentzel has points in 17 of his last 19 games (8G-14A). Since this stretch began on Oct. 24, no Penguin has more points than his 22.
2) Pittsburgh’s five-game win streak against Tampa Bay is its second-longest active winning streak versus any one team (Arizona, 10). The Penguins have scored five or more goals in all five of the wins (5.4 G/GM).
3) Erik Karlsson (19) is on the brink of hitting the 20-point plateau. He is looking to become the fifth player on Pittsburgh to accomplish this feat, joining Jake Guentzel (28), Sidney Crosby (26), Evgeni Malkin (21) and Bryan Rust (20). Only Edmonton (5), Tampa Bay (5) and Vancouver (5) have more players with 20-plus points.
4) Jeff Carter has 19 goals and 33 points (19G-14A) in 42 career games versus the Lightning. Only four active players have more goals against the Lightning than him.
5) Sidney Crosby has scored the first goal of the game five times, which is more than any other player in the NHL.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Penguins are playing the second of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay fell 4-2 Nov. 30 vs. PIT at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts posted a 0-2-1 record vs. PIT last season and were outscored 18-9 over the three contests…Nikita Kucherov (1-4—5) and Brayden Point (3-2—5) were tied for the Tampa Bay team lead in points vs. PIT last season with Kucherov pacing the team in assists and Point leading the way in goals…Kucherov has found the scoresheet in four consecutive games vs. PIT (1-6—7) and has 21 points over his last 16 contests vs. PIT (6-15—21)…Point has scored a goal in three of his last four games vs. PIT (3-2—5)…Steven Stamkos has pointed in 15 of his last 18 contests vs. PIT (8-15—23) and has found the scoresheet in 10 of his last 11 home games vs. PIT (5-12— 17)…Victor Hedman has recorded points in nine of his last 12 contests vs. PIT (2-9—11)…Mikhail Sergachev has picked up 13 points over his last 15 games vs. PIT (4-9—13)…The Bolts are 5-4-1 in their last 10 home games vs. PIT and 4-5-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…Stamkos (16-29—45), Martin St. Louis (15-30—45) and Vincent Lecavalier (27- 18—45) are tied for the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. PIT with Lecavalier leading the way in goals and St. Louis ranking first in assists.
INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY STATUS GAMES MISSED
Conor Sheary Upper-Body Out, 4-6 weeks 13
2023-24 Total Man Games Lost: 48
