PITTSBURGH VERSUS BUFFALO

MARCH 24, 2021 | 8:00 PM ET | PPG PAINTS ARENA

GOALIE DUO

Goaltenders and Casey DeSmith each look to start one game in the back-to-back against the Buffalo Sabres, a team that both netminders have been extremely successful against in their career. PIT VERSUS n This season, Jarry and DeSmith have each gone 1-0 against Buffalo with a combined 1.00 GAA and .957 SV% (45 SV/47 SA). BUF

Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith’s Careers vs. Buffalo Goalie Record GAA SV% SOs ‘20-21 OVERALL Tristan Jarry 3-1-0 2.00 .931 1 19-11-2 RECORD 6-20-4 Casey DeSmith 2-0-1 1.66 .944 2 n Jarry and DeSmith have been exceptionally good at home this 7-2-1 LAST 10 GAMES 0-9-1 season, leading the Penguins to a 12-3-1 record on home ice. 18.9% POWER-PLAY 25.0% n Since 2017-18, Jarry and DeSmith rank tied for fourth with a .923 save percentage at home (min. 30 GP): 75.8% PENALTY KILL 76.4% Save Percentage at Home 3.03 GF/GP 2.07 2017-2021 (Min. 30 GP) 1. Ben Bishop .932 2.75 GA/GP 3.47 2. Darcy Kuemper .930 ‘20-21 HEAD TO HEAD 3. Antti Raanta .924 4. Casey DeSmith .923 2-0-0 RECORD 0-2-0 4. Tristan Jarry .923 0-0-0 RECORD AT PIT 0-0-0 4. Carter Hart .923 50.0% POWER-PLAY 00.0%

BY THE NUMBERS 100.0% PENALTY KILL 50.0% 4.00 GF/GP 1.00 currently sits at 1295 The top line of Sidney Crosby (1G), Jake 1295 career points, five away from becoming 5 Guentzel (2G) and Bryan Rust (2G) have 1.00 GA/GP 4.00 the eighth-fastest player in NHL history to combined for five of the last six goals over the record 1300 points. past three games. NOTABLES The Penguins are one of eight teams to Tonight, head coach Mike Sullivan is set to have two goalies with seven-plus wins this coach his 402nd game behind the Penguins 7 402 The Penguins have earned season (BOS, CAR, EDM, FLA, MIN, NYI, PHI). bench, passing Dan Bylsma for the second- most games in franchise history. points in 21 of their last 23 games against the Sabres, HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS dating back to Oct. 5, 2013 The Penguins are in the midst of their second five-game homestand of March (0-0-1 thus far). The Penguins are (18-2-3). 12-3-1 at PPG Paints Arena this season and rank in the top-10 in several categories at home in 2020-21: In Pittsburgh, the Penguins Home Point Leaders League-Wide Ranks at Home have points in nine of their last Category Stat NHL Rank 11 games versus the Sabres (8-2-1). 1. Sidney Crosby 20 Wins 12 T-4th 2. 16 Winning % .781 6th Sidney Crosby’s 1.48 points- 3. Evgeni Malkin 14 Goals/GP 3.44 T-8th per-game versus Buffalo in his career is sixth in NHL history 3. Bryan Rust 14 GAA 2.38 9th (min. 15 GP). 5. Kasperi Kapanen 12 SV% .927 3rd 6. Kris Letang 11 Goal Differential +17 6th