Montreal center Nick Suzuki has scored on five of six shootout attempts. He also has a plus-minus rating of plus-6, the only positive rating among his team’s top 14 scorers. He also scored three of the Penguins’ six goals in their first two games against the Canadiens.Ĭanadiens defenseman Mike Matheson, acquired from the Penguins last summer, has six goals and 14 assists in 33 games. Kris Letang is tied for the league lead with three overtime game-winning goals this season.Įvgeni Malkin has at least one point in 10 of his past 11 games at PPG Paints Arena.
Jason Zucker has goals in four consecutive games, two shy of his personal-best.ĭanton Heinen’s next game will be his 400th in the NHL, making him the 21st member of the 2014 draft class to reach that milestone. Sidney Crosby needs two points to be assured of averaging at least one point per game for the 17th time in his career. Penguins penalty-kill: 43 for 212, 79.7%, 14th in NHL (tied)Ĭanadiens power play: 32 for 199, 16.1%, 30th in NHLĬanadiens penalty-kill: 60 for 221, 72.9%, 30th in NHL (tied) Pittsburgh Penguins Game Notes Penguins power play: 49 for 229, 21.4%, 17th in NHL
