The Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the 2024-25 season as they host the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Enviornment. Puck drop is ready for 7 PM. Doorways open at 5:30 PM.
This game will be available to watch<\/a> on ESPN. Followers can hearken to the sport on 105.9 the X and on the Penguins app.
Staff Data: PIT (33-36-12), WSH (51-21-9)<\/strong>
Because the starting of the 2015-16 marketing campaign, no workforce has defeated Washington greater than Pittsburgh (23 wins). The Penguins are 4-2-1 of their final seven video games and 9-5-2 of their final 16 video games total.
Tonight is Fan Appreciation Night time, offered by PPG<\/strong>
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The 2024-25 season marks the twentieth season that generational skills Sidney Crosby<\/strong> and Alex Ovechkin<\/strong> face off. The 2 have taken half in 72 head-to-head matchups, the place Crosby and the Penguins have gone 41-27-4 towards Ovechkin and the Capitals.
Not solely is the Crosby\/Ovechkin rivalry one of many NHL\u2019s greatest, however it\u2019s additionally the league\u2019s longest-standing rivalry. Crosby and Ovechkin are the one two gamers within the NHL to play for a similar workforce because the starting of the 2005-06 season, and are two of simply 5 gamers which are nonetheless lively that additionally performed in 2005-06 (additionally Corey Perry, Brent Burns and Ryan Suter).
The 2024-25 season marks the twentieth consecutive season that Crosby and Ovechkin have performed each other. Solely 4 forward-duos have performed towards one another in additional consecutive campaigns: Ron Francis and Mark Messier (23 seasons), Alex Delvecchio and Doug Mohns (21 seasons), Dean Prentice and Ron Stewart (21 seasons) and Delvecchio and Stewart (21 seasons).
The 2 have mixed to win 4 Stanley Cups, 5 Hart trophies (regular-season MVP) three Artwork Ross trophies (most factors), 11 Rocket Richard trophies (most objectives), three Conn Smythe awards (playoff MVP) and 6 Ted Lindsay awards (most excellent participant) amongst different awards.
Defenseman Erik Karlsson<\/strong> has been productive all through his profession towards the Capitals as he ranks second in factors (32) towards Washington amongst lively defensemen.
Together with his two-point efficiency (1G-1A) on Friday evening towards the Devils, Sidney Crosby<\/strong> is now one level away from recording the ninth 90-point season of his profession. If he reaches his mark, he’ll develop into the tenth participant in NHL historical past with 9 or extra such seasons. Solely Mario Lemieux has extra 90-point seasons in Penguins historical past than Crosby.
Crosby is statistically having among the best seasons in NHL historical past by a participant of their age 37 season or older as his 89 factors are the sixth most in a single season in league historical past.
Rickard Rakell<\/strong> has been a objective scoring machine this 12 months as his 35 objectives lead Pittsburgh. Together with his objective Sunday towards the Bruins, he set a brand new career-high objective whole.
Rakell is having among the best seasons by a winger within the Sidney Crosby Period (2005-Current), as solely two gamers in that span not named Crosby or Evgeni Malkin have had extra objectives in a single season.
Together with his objective on Sunday towards Boston, Rakell is presently one level shy of surpassing his single-season career-high level whole of 69 set in 2017-18 with Anaheim. If he reaches the 70-point mark, he’ll develop into simply the sixth Penguins participant, and fourth winger, in the course of the Sidney Crosby Period (2005-Current) to perform this feat:
The Penguins energy play related once more on Sunday towards the Bruins as Rickard Rakell<\/strong> tallied his ninth power-play objective of the season. The ability-play unit has caught hearth over the past month and a half, and because the starting of March, the workforce ranks fourth in power-play proportion (30.0).
The Penguins now have power-play objectives in seven-consecutive video games (8 PPG in 19 PPO), the longest streak since they went 10-straight video games with a power-play objective from Dec. 1-22, 2022.
Rakell\u2019s power-play tally on Sunday was his ninth of the season, trailing solely Sidney Crosby for the workforce lead.
Penguins rookie Ville Koivunen<\/strong> has excelled within the NHL since being recalled from the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins. Since making his NHL debut on Mar. 30, the ahead has 5 assists in seven video games for the Penguins.
Koivunen recorded an help on the Penguins\u2019 lone objective on Sunday towards the Bruins, stretching his level streak to 4 video games. His lively four-game level streak is the twelfth longest by a rookie this season and is tied for the longest lively level streak amongst rookies.
Koivunen is on the lookout for the primary level streak of 5 or extra video games by a Penguins rookie since John Marino achieved a six-game level streak from Nov. 16-27, 2019 (1G-6A).
Goaltender Tristan Jarry<\/strong> has factors in 5 of his final six begins (4-1-1) and has been distinctive in internet over the past month, registering two shutouts in his final 5 begins. Since his return from the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins on Mar. 9, he ranks sixth in wins (8) amongst goaltenders.
Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk<\/strong> loved a profitable first 12 months with the Penguins. The Charlestown, MA native is certainly one of two Penguins (Erik Karlsson) to go well with up for each recreation this season and has set profession highs in video games performed (81), assists (37), factors (38), power-play factors (15), blocked pictures (99) and time on ice per recreation (20:35). Grzelcyk\u2019s 38 factors this season are 12 greater than his earlier profession excessive with Boston in 2022-23.
Grzelcyk\u2019s 37 assists and 99 blocked pictures each rank third on Pittsburgh this season.
Fast Hits<\/strong>
1) On Tuesday, the Penguins recalled defenseman Filip Kral<\/strong> from the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins. The blueliner has set profession highs in objectives (7), assists (22) and factors (29) in his fourth AHL season and first with Wilkes-Barre. Kral is seeking to make his Penguins debut tonight.
2) It was introduced right this moment that Penguins rookie Ville Koivunen<\/strong> has been named to the AHL All-Rookie Staff for the 2024-25 season. Via simply 62 video games within the AHL, Koivunen ranks third amongst all rookies with 55 factors (21G-34A). His 55 factors within the common season are the fifth most by a rookie in WBS historical past.
3) Evgeni Malkin<\/strong> has 81 factors (27G-54A) in 65 profession video games towards the Capitals. It\u2019s the third-most factors he\u2019s scored towards anybody workforce.
4) For the sixth-consecutive season, Sidney Crosby<\/strong> has been voted the \u201cMost Full Participant,\u201d incomes 33.81% of the 630 votes within the NHLPA Participant Ballot.
5) It was introduced yesterday by President of Hockey Operations and Common Supervisor Kyle Dubas that Kris Letang<\/strong> underwent profitable surgical procedure: closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO; small gap in coronary heart). The anticipated restoration time is 4 to 6 weeks.
Meet the Penguins!<\/strong>
As a part of the Penguins Pledge, and in partnership with the Nationwide Aviary, Aviary consultants and a few of their reside penguin ambassadors will go to PPG Paints Enviornment for right this moment’s recreation. A everlasting show on the FedEx Stage of PPG Paints Enviornment can be dwelling to the visiting penguins and in addition function footage of the Nationwide Aviary\u2019s Penguin Level habitat for the video games when the birds aren’t on the enviornment. The Nationwide Aviary is a world chief within the conservation efforts to save lots of endangered African Penguins from extinction. More info can be found here<\/a>.
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