The Philadelphia Flyers (24-30-11) travel to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins (32-22-10) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Philadelphia is coming off a 1-0 loss against the Hurricanes on Thursday, their fourth straight defeat away from home.
The Flyers committed five penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Felix Sandstrom had a terrific performance with 28 saves (.965%) in the loss. Pittsburgh fell 4-3 (OT) to the Islanders on Thursday.
Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker, and Josh Archibald each scored once for the Penguins. Jeff Petry had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Tristan Jarry saved only 24 of 28 shots against (.857%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Penguins won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-1 victory in November. Teddy Blueger led Pittsburgh with three points (0G 3A). Kevin Hayes scored Philadelphia’s only goal. Jarry got the win, saving 29 of 30 shots (.966%).
FACING OFF
Philadelphia is averaging 2.57 goals per game for the season, 30th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Penguins team that is allowing 3.22 goals a game (18th).
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has found the net 3.25 times a game on average, 14th in the league, and the Flyers are allowing opponents to score 3.25 goals per game (19th).
Pittsburgh averages more shots a game (33.9) than most teams in the league, ranking fifth, though the team’s 9.6% shooting percentage is 22nd. With an average of 29.4 attempts, Philadelphia ranks 25th.
The Flyers’ 15.30% power play percentage is the lowest in the league, while the Penguins rank 16th with a conversion rate of 20.81%. When it comes to defending power plays, Pittsburgh has the league’s 16th-ranked PK% at 79.23%, while Philadelphia is 25th at 75.00%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 54 points this season, Travis Konecny is the top skater for the Flyers. He has 27 goals and 27 assists in 52 games. In the net, Carter Hart (17-20-10) is Philadelphia’s top goaltender. He has a 2.94 GAA and a .907% save percentage.
Sidney Crosby leads the Penguins in scoring with 77 points. He has 28 goals and 49 assists. Jarry (19-7-5) has the best goals against average for Pittsburgh at 2.86. He has a save percentage of .914%.
HOME AND AWAY
Philadelphia is 12-15-7 away from home this season. Pittsburgh is 17-9-5 at PPG Paints Arena this season.
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Pittsburgh Penguins -1.5 (-115)
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