The Pittsburgh Penguins (4-2-0) won two of three on their week-long West Coast road trip, winning the last two games over the LA Kings and San Jose Sharks. The victories actually put them in third place in the Metro Division. They face the Vancouver Canucks (4-2-0) Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena.
The puck drops just after 7 p.m.
The Penguins got into a track meet with the San Jose Sharks Saturday, winning 3-0. Tristan Jarry was sharp, stopping all 31 shots for his 22nd career shutout. Sidney Crosby and Anthony Mantha scored pretty goals before Evgeni Malkin added the empty-net clincher.
Malkin’s two-point game gave him nine points (2-7-9) in six games to begin the season. Crosby also had a goal and an assist. Crosby has shaken off a sluggish start and has seven points in six games.
Vancouver is also on the upswing after losing two of their first three games. Vancouver has won three straight and beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Sunday at Capital One Center.
Vancouver led 4-0 before Washington scored a pair of third period goals to make it close. Former Penguins center Teddy Blueger scored Vancouver’s fourth goal, which became the game-winner.
Thatcher Demko stopped 28 of 31 shots for the win.
How to Watch
TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
Radio: 105.9 The X
Expected Penguins Lines
Rickard Rakell-Sidney Crosby-Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha-Evgeni Malkin-Justin Brazeau
Tommy Novak-Ben Kindel-Filip Hallander
Connor Dewar-Blake Lizotte-Noel Acciari
Defense
Parker Wotherspoon-Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea-Kris Letang
Caleb Jones-Harrison Brunicke
Goalie: Arturs Silovs
Canucks Lines
Per Daily Faceoff:
Jake Debrusk-Elias Pettersson-Connor Garland
Evander Kane-Aatu Raty-Kiefer Sherwood
Arshdeep Bains-Max Sasson-Linus Karlsson
Drew O’Connor-Joe Labate
Defense
Quinn Hughes-Victor Mancini
Marcus Pettersson-Tyler Myers
Elias Nils Pettersson-Filip Hronek
P.O Joseph
Goalie: TBD (Thatcher Demko expected)
Special Teams
Penguins power play: 21.4%, 14th. Penguins penalty kill: 78.9%, 17th.
Canucks power play: 20%, 15th. Canucks penalty kill: 78.3%, 18th.
Penguins Game Notes
The Penguins are 11-5-2 overall in their last 17 games against Vancouver and are 4-0-2 in their last six against Vancouver at PPG Paints Arena.
After notching one assist Saturday, Kris Letang is two assists away from becoming the 20th defenseman in NHL history to notch 600 assists, and would join Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns, and Victor Hedman as the only active blueliners to accomplish this feat.
Only two teams in the NHL have allowed fewer goals against in the third period than Pittsburgh (3) – the New York Islanders (2) and Colorado Avalanche (2).
Malkin’s nine points in six games are his best start since 2018-19, when he registered 123 points in the first six games.
Sidney Crosby is tied with Mario Lemieux for the most total points (regular season + playoffs) in the Penguins’ franchise history. Crosby’s next point will help him claim the franchise all-time record and move him into sole possession of the seventh most points (regular season + playoffs) in NHL history.
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