The Pittsburgh Penguins (10-7-3) will be out to add to their winning run when they head to take on the struggling Philadelphia Flyers (7-8-5) at Wells Fargo Center on Friday. Pittsburgh is coming off a 2-1 shootout win over the Flames on Wednesday, their fourth win in a row. Jan Rutta scored the only goal for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry had a great performance with 33 saves (.970%) in the win.
Philadelphia dropped their eighth in a row, falling 3-2 (OT) to the Capitals on Wednesday. Morgan Frost and Patrick Brown both scored once for the Flyers. Felix Sandstrom saved only 29 of 32 shots against (.906%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Penguins won three of the four games between the teams last season, although the Flyers were 4-1 victors in their final meeting in April. Noah Cates led Philadelphia with three points (2G 1A). Sidney Crosby scored Pittsburgh’s only goal. Martin Jones got the win, saving 37 of 38 shots (.973%).
FACING OFF
Pittsburgh is averaging 3.55 goals per game for the season, sixth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing 3.20 goals a game (16th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.50 times a game on average, 31st in the league, and the Penguins are allowing opponents to score 3.25 goals per game (19th).
Philadelphia averages fewer shots (28.7) than most teams in the league, ranking 30th, while the team’s 8.7% shooting percentage is 29th. With an average of 33.5 attempts, Pittsburgh ranks eighth.The Flyers’ 14.93% power play percentage is the fourth-worst in the league, while the Penguins rank 26th with a conversion rate of 17.91%.
When it comes to penalty killing, Pittsburgh has the league’s 13th-ranked PK% at 80.30%, while Philadelphia is 27th at 74.19%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 27 points this season, seventh-most in the NHL, Crosby is the top skater for the Penguins. He is among the league leaders with 17 assists (9th) and has added 10 goals of his own.
In the net, Casey DeSmith (3-4-1) is Pittsburgh’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.88 GAA and a .909% save percentage. Jarry (6-3-2) leads the Penguins in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 3.27 and a save percentage of .904%.Travis Konecny and Kevin Hayes lead the Flyers in scoring with 19 points apiece. Konecny has seven goals and 12 assists, while Hayes has five goals and 14 assists in 20 games. Carter Hart (6-4-4) is the top goalie for Philadelphia with a goals against average of 2.68. He has a save percentage of .920%.
HOME AND AWAY
Pittsburgh has won three straight away from PPG Paints Arena this season. Philadelphia has won three straight at home this season.
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Pittsburgh Penguins (-225)
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