PITTSBURGH AT WASHINGTON
APRIL 29, 2021 | 7:00 PM ET | CAPITAL ONE ARENA
FROM THE POINT Kris Letang recorded an assist on Jeff Carter’s goal on Tuesday for his 40th point of the season in just 49 games. n This marks the fourth-consecutive season Letang has reached the 40-point plateau, and eighth time overall in his PIT career. Letang’s eight 40-plus point seasons rank sixth among active defensemen. AT n Letang’s 40 points (7G-33A) on the season rank fourth among all defensemen this season, while his 33 assists and WSH 23 even-strength points rank third.
Most 40+ Point Seasons Point Leaders ‘20-21 OVERALL Active NHL Defensemen Among Defensemen in 2020-21 1. Keith Yandle 10 1. Adam Fox 47 32-15-3 RECORD 32-13-4
2. Zdeno Chara 9 2. Victor Hedman 44 7-2-1 LAST 10 GAMES 7-3-0 2. Erik Karlsson 9 3. John Carlson 42 22.6% POWER-PLAY 26.3% 2. Duncan Keith 9 4. Kris Letang 40 2. Shea Weber 9 4. Shea Theodore 40 77.8% PENALTY KILL 82.9%
6. Kris Letang 8 3.34 GF/GP 3.43 6. Three Players 8 2.74 GA/GP 2.90 n Letang has recorded 18 points (2G-16A) in his last 18 games since March 24. In that span, only Adam Fox (26) has recorded more points than Letang. ‘20-21 HEAD TO HEAD
ON THE ROAD AGAIN 4-2-0 RECORD 2-1-3 1-1-0 RECORD AT WSH 1-0-1 The Penguins are hitting the road for a four-game trip against the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers, marking their last road trip of the regular season. 22.2% POWER-PLAY 15.0% n Jake Guentzel leads the league (tied) with 14 road goals. He has points in 11 of his last 12 road games. His 26 points this season on the road lead the Penguins and rank second among all East Division skaters. 85.0% PENALTY KILL 77.8%
Road Goal Leaders Road Point Leaders 3.33 GF/GP 3.33 2020-21 East Division 3.33 3.33 1. Jake Guentzel 14 1. Brad Marchand 29 GA/GP
1. Sam Reinhart 14 2. Jake Guentzel 26 NOTABLES 1. Tyler Toffoli 14 3. David Pastrnak 24 1. Auston Matthews 14 3. Ryan Strome 24 Since the beginning of the 2015-16 campaign, no team 5. Two Players 13 5. Jakub Voracek 23 has defeated Washington more than Pittsburgh (15 wins). D.C. DOMINATOR The Penguins have points in Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has consistently produced points throughout his seven of their last 11 games career against the Capitals. Crosby ranks first with 80 points versus the Capitals against the Capitals (7-4-0). among all active players:
Point Leaders vs. Washington Among Active Players Only one point separates the Player Games Goals Assists Points PTS/GP Penguins and Capitals in the standings, as the teams are Sidney Crosby 58 28 52 80 1.38 jockeying for first place in the Eric Staal 85 32 44 76 .89 East. Evgeni Malkin 53 23 46 69 1.30 Joe Thornton 48 17 33 50 1.04 Patrice Bergeron 56 17 32 49 .88