PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Apr. 11: Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Malkin (PP), Heinen
Multiple Points: Petry (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (22 saves, 25 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin tallied his 27th goal of the season as Pittsburgh fell at home.
PP: 1-5
PK: 2-2
Apr. 8: Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 1 – Little Caesars Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby (2), Nylander, Heinen, Malkin
Multiple Points: Crosby (2G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (19 saves, 20 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby became the 15th player in NHL history to record 1,500 points.
PP: 1-4
PK: 3-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 17 17
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 12 14
F Drew O’Connor Undisclosed 1 2
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 212
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Apr. 11 D Dmitry Kulikov activated off of long-term injured reserve.
Apr. 11 F Alex Nylander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Apr. 9 F Alex Nylander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Apr. 7 F Alex Nylander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Blue Jackets: 35-10-4
In Pittsburgh: 21-4-0
In Columbus: 14-6-4
OT Record vs. Blue Jackets: 9-2-2
Shootout Record vs. Blue Jackets: 3-2
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 3-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. BLUE JACKETS:
Sidney Crosby – 37GP, 51 PTS (17G-34A)
Evgeni Malkin – 33GP, 42 PTS (15G-27A)
Kris Letang – 31GP, 26 PTS (11G-15A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins conclude the 2022-23 campaign as they head to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Pittsburgh has won eight-straight games against the Blue Jackets dating back to Dec. 12, 2019.
- Pittsburgh has already taken the season series with the Blue Jackets. Since the Metropolitan Division was formed for the 2012-13 season, Pittsburgh has dropped the season series with Columbus just once (2014-15).
- Pittsburgh is 18-3-1 in its last 22 games against Columbus dating back to Feb. 3, 2017.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Apr. 13, 2023 Game No. 81 (24-47-9, 57 pts.)
vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (40-31-10, 90 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 40 (15-22-2, 32 pts.)
The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: APR. 11, 2023 – CBJ 3 at PHI 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Foudy (7), Fix-Wolansky (1), PP – Kuraly (11)
PHI Goal Scorers: Farabee (15), van Riemsdyk (12), PP – Tippett (25), OT – Tippett (26)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (35/39; 64:44); PHI – Hart (28/31; 64:44)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / PHI: 39
3 Stars: 1. Van Riemsdyk, PHI; 2. Tippett, PHI; 3. Farabee, PHI
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 4th-straight game… CBJ finished season series with PHI going 2-1-1… CBJ scored 1st 2 goals of the game… CBJ scored 5:50 into the 3rd period to tie the game at 3, but PHI scored 4:44 into OT to win… Kuraly scored 1st career PPG, giving him 1-1-2 in the last 3 contests… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 53rd assist of the season… Fix-Wolansky scored a goal, recording his 1st point of the season… Meyer registered his 1st point of the season (assist)… Berni notched his 1st career NHL assist.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); approximately 6 months (74 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (67 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (65 games)
Laine (triceps strain); approximately two-four weeks (10 games)
Gudbranson (separated shoulder); approximately six weeks (9 games)
Olivier (lower leg bone bruise); approximately two-four weeks (9 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); week-to-week (8 games)
Merzlikins (lower body); day-to-day (8 games)
Pederson (upper body); day-to-day (6 games)
Robinson (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
Jenner (upper body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 541
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Apr. 12 Recalled Knazko and Sweezey, added Angle, Luoto and Pyyhtia to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and recalled Svozil from Regina (WHL)
Apr. 12 Assigned Christiansen, Dunne, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Meyer to Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 11 Added Christiansen, Dunne, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Meyer to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Apr. 8 Assigned Bjork, Fix-Wolansky, Jiricek and Luoto to Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE PENGUINS
2022-23 Series: 0-2-1 (0-1-0 vs. PIT)
2021-22 Series: 0-4-0 (0-2-0 vs. PIT)
All-Time Series: 14-26-0-9 (10-10-0-4 vs. PIT)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 1-7-2 | 4-5-1
All-Time GF/GA: 127/159
All-Time SF/SA: 1,494/1,639
All-Time PP: 27-of-173
All-Time PK: 130-of-186
THE LAST GAME: MAR. 7, 2023 – CBJ 4 at PIT 5 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Bemstrom (5), Pederson (2), Laine (20), Foudy (3)
PIT Goal Scorers: Zucker (20), Guentzel (25), Zucker (21), Heinen (6), PP – Crosby (28)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (7/7; 20:00), Hutchinson (35/40; 42:45); PIT – Jarry (8/12; 22:37), DeSmith (15/15; 40:08)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 27 / PIT: 47
3 Stars: 1. Crosby, PIT; 2. Zucker, PIT; 3. Foudy, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game for the 5th time in last 6 contests… CBJ scored the 1st 4 goals of the game (3 in the 1st and 1 in the 2nd), but PIT followed up with 5 unanswered goals, including 3 in the 3rd, to win in OT… Foudy registered his 2nd multi-point game of the campaign (1-1-2)… Bemstrom tallied his 3rd multi-point effort of the season (1-1-2)… Johnson notched his 3rd multi-assist/6th multi-point contest of the campaign (0-2-2)… Pederson scored his 1st goal as a Blue Jacket and recorded 8 hits tying his career-high (with ARI on 4/4/21 at ANA).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. PIT)
Teams met in 1st round in 2 playoffs (2014, 2017)… PIT has won the past 8 meetings (CBJ; 0-6-2)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 14 of the past 17 games of the series dating back to 12/27/17… PIT owns all 3 shutouts in all-time series… Each team has recorded 3 hat tricks in all-time series… Most goals scored vs. PIT: 7 (12/22/16)… Most goals allowed vs. PIT: 7 (12/4/10).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. PIT)
Berni made NHL debut on 12/6/22 at PIT… Gudbranson skated in his 200th career NHL game on 12/20/14 at PIT… Jenner skated in 400th career NHL game on 2/26/19 vs. PIT… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL goal on 10/22/22 vs. PIT… Marchenko made NHL debut on 12/6/22 at PIT… Merzlikins made NHL debut on 10/5/19 at PIT… Werenski picked up 100th NHL assist on 11/29/19 vs. PIT.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. PIT
• Gaudreau – 7-6-13 in 17 career GP, including 3-3-6 in his last seven contests vs. the club
• Roslovic – 2-4-6 in 11 career GP, including multiple points in each of his last two home games (2-2-4)
