
The Penguins proceed alongside their four-game highway journey as they head to Winnipeg to tackle the Jets at Canada Life Centre. Puck drop is ready for 3:00 PM ET.
This game will be available to watch on SportsNet Pittsburgh. Followers can hearken to the sport on 105.9 The X and on the Penguins app.
Staff Data: PIT (8-2-2), WPG (8-3-0)
The Penguins are 17-7-0 of their final 24 conferences with the Jets. The Penguins have scored three or extra objectives in six of their final 9 video games in opposition to the Jets general. Pittsburgh is 4-2-0 in its final six visits to Canada Life Centre.
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GAME NOTES
Kris Letang (6G-24A) is tied with Alex Pietrangelo (6G-24A) for the second-most factors in opposition to the Jets amongst lively defensemen behind Roman Josi (8G-28A).
Erik Karlsson has 28 factors (3G-25A) in 34 profession video games in opposition to the Jets. His 0.82 points-per-game common versus Winnipeg ranks fourth amongst all lively defensemen (min. 10 GP).
St. Adolphe, Manitoba native Owen Pickering, who grew up roughly half-hour from downtown Winnipeg, is trying to play his first recreation at Canada Life Centre.
Pittsburgh’s penalty kill has allowed only one power-play aim in opposition to over its final 4 video games (12-for-13, 92.3%).
The Penguins have 4 gamers averaging a degree per recreation or higher this season (Evgeni Malkin, 1.42; Sidney Crosby, 1.25; Justin Brazeau, 1.00; Bryan Rust, 1.00). Solely the Vegas Golden Knights (5) have extra such gamers.
BEASTS OF THE EAST
The Penguins closed out October with a 4-1 win over the Wild on Thursday night time, pushing their report to 8-2-2. There have solely been two seasons in workforce historical past the place the Penguins picked up extra wins in October.
The workforce’s 18 factors this month are the second-most factors within the month of October in franchise historical past (2009-10, 22).
As of Oct. 31, the Penguins ranked first general within the league standings for the primary time since Dec. 28, 2016 (min. 10 GP).
POINT STREAKIN’
The Penguins have factors in eight consecutive video games (7-0-2) courting again to Oct. 16, which is the longest lively level streak within the league. Throughout this span, no workforce has picked up extra factors within the standings than Pittsburgh (14) and the workforce ranks close to the highest of the league in a number of classes.
MALK-A-MANIA
Evgeni Malkin continues to defy physics, logic and father time. After recording an help on Thursday night time in Minnesota, Malkin boosted his level whole to a team-leading 17 (3G-14A) on the yr. Malkin’s 17 factors are tied for third within the NHL and are the second-most in NHL historical past by way of 12 video games by a participant age 39 or older.
Malkin has picked up factors in all however two video games this season (10/12, 83.3%) and has recorded a number of factors in half of his video games performed (6/12, 50%). His 14 assists lead the NHL.
TRUSTY RUSTY
Bryan Rust scored a aim and picked up an help on Thursday night time, extending his level streak to 5 video games (4G-4A). Rust’s five-game level streak is the second-longest level streak by a Penguin this season.
A degree tomorrow would tie the longest level streak of Rust’s profession, beforehand set thrice and most lately from Mar. 24-Apr. 2, 2024 (5G-4A).
OFFENSE FROM THE DEFENSE
Pittsburgh’s blueline led the way in which in Minnesota on Thursday night time, accounting for one aim and 4 factors (1G-3A), with Ryan Shea (1G-1A) and Kris Letang (2A) every notching multi-point efforts within the win. It marked Shea’s second multi-point effort in his final 9 video games, and pushed his level whole to seven, establishing a brand new profession excessive (2G-5A).
Solely three groups have extra factors from their defensemen than the Penguins.
GOALS GALORE
Pittsburgh’s offense has been firing on all cylinders to begin the season. The workforce’s 44 rank first within the NHL, and the Penguins have the second-best energy play within the league (31.0%).
FRANCHISE STAPLE
Kris Letang enters tomorrow’s recreation one level from tying Corridor-of-Famer Doug Wilson for the ninth-most factors by a defenseman with one workforce in NHL historical past.
ALL THE STOPS
Goaltender Arturs Silovs appears to get the decision in web tomorrow in opposition to the Jets. This season on the highway, Silovs 2-0-1 and has allowed simply 4 objectives in three video games (1.30 goals-against common and a .956 save share). Silovs’ save share on the highway ranks first within the NHL (min. 2 highway GP).
JARRY CLOSING IN ON 300 GP
Goaltender Tristan Jarry enters tomorrow one recreation performed shy of 300 in his profession. Jarry, who has gone 157-98-31 with a 2.74 goals-against common, a .910 save share and 22 shutouts, is trying to develop into simply the third goaltender in franchise historical past to achieve 300 video games with the workforce together with Marc-Andre Fleury (691) and Tom Barasso (460).
Jarry’s 157 wins are essentially the most in franchise historical past by way of 300 video games, and he ranks seventh amongst all lively goaltenders in wins by way of 300 video games.
JARRY AND THE JETS
Goaltender Tristan Jarry has performed a few of his greatest hockey of his profession in opposition to the Winnipeg Jets. The goaltender is 5-2-0 with a 1.42 goals-against common, a .951 save share and two shutouts in seven video games. Jarry has allowed two or fewer objectives in six of his seven begins, and his goals-against common and save share are each greatest in opposition to anybody workforce.
NO FLY ZONE
Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are statistically two of the most efficient gamers in NHL historical past on a point-per-game foundation in opposition to the Winnipeg Jets.
Three of Malkin’s eight five-point performances in his profession have come in opposition to the Jets/Thrashers franchise.
