Game Notes
Kris Letang (6G-24A) is tied with Alex Pietrangelo (6G-24A) for the second- most points against the Jets among active defensemen behind Roman Josi (5G-27A).
Ryan Graves has seven takeaways through six games this season, which is tied for third in the NHL.
Sidney Crosby’s next game-winning goal will move him into a six-way tie for 16th place on the NHL’s all-time game-winning goals list. The five players with 92 game-winners are Johnny Bucyk, Mark Messier, Mike Modano, Jeremy Roenick, and Jeff Carter.
Crosby ranks third in the NHL in faceoffs won (76). His 56.6% face-off win percentage is on pace to be the second highest of his career.
The Penguins own an overall record of 389-90-47 when both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin record a point in a game.
Evgeni Malkin has been one of the hottest Penguins out of the gate, accumulating a team-high 11 points (2G-9A) in six games. Malkin has recorded multi-point efforts in four games this season, and no NHL player has more multi-point games than Malkin. Malkin’s 11 points on the season rank third in the NHL.
The Penguins rank sixth in the NHL with 21 goals through their first six games of the season. Pittsburgh has 12 players on its roster that have scored this season, which is tied for the fourth-most unique goal scorers in the NHL.
Rickard Rakell and Drew O’Connor are tied for the team lead in goals with three apiece. O’Connor, who scored the lone goal on Friday against Carolina, required the second-fewest games to three goals in his career.
Sidney Crosby enters tonight’s game two even-strength goals shy of tying Luc Robitaille for the 13th-most even-strength goals in NHL history.
Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang have combined on 303 goals in their careers, which is one such effort shy of tying Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty for the third-most goals combined on by a forward-defenseman duo in NHL history.
Jesse Puljujarvi has been productive out of the gate for the Penguins, registering four points (1G-3A) in his first five games played. His four points are the second-most that he’s accumulated in his first five games to start a season. The 2021.22 sesaon, which was Puljujarvi’s best five-game start to his career, also doubled as the season where he established career highs in assists (22) and points (36) in 65 games. Puljujarvi has 10 points (4G-6A) in 21 career games against Winnipeg. It’s the second-most points he’s notched versus any one team.
Tristan Jarry has played some of his best hockey of his career against the Winnipeg Jets. The goaltender is 5-1-0 with a 1.16 goals-against average, a .960 save percentage, and two shutouts in six games. Jarry has allowed two or fewer goals in all six starts, and his goals-against average and save percentage are both best against any one team.
Evgeni Malkin (1.33; T-7th) and Sidney Crosby (1.36; 4th) are statistically two of the most productive players in NHL history on a point-per-game basis against the Winnipeg Jets. Three of Malkin’s eight five-point performances in his career have come against the Jets/Thrashers franchise.
Over the course of their careers, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have been dominant in day games. The duo ranks first and third, respectively, in points in day games among active players (199 and 165, respectively), and only Alex Ovechkin (93) has more goals in day games than them (79 and 70, respectively).
