PITTSBURGH AT COLUMBUS
NATIONWIDE ARENA | MARCH 12, 2020 | 7:00 PM ET HEAD-TO-HEAD
2019-20 Record: 40-23-6 2019-20 Record: 33-22-15 5th in the Eastern Conference 8th in the Eastern Conference ‘18-19 Season Series: 2-1-0 ‘18-19 Season Series: 1-1-0 Leading Scorer: Malkin (25G-49A-74PTS) Leading Scorer: Dubois (18G-31A-49PTS) Last 10 Games: 3-7-0 Last 10 Games: 3-4-3
MALK-A-MANIA E-ROD Evgeni Malkin extended his point streak to five games on Tuesday with Deadline acquisition Evan Rodrigues was one of Pittsburgh’s best his eighth three-point night of the season (2G-1A). players for a second-straight game as he scored his first goal as a Penguin on Tuesday. n During Malkin’s current five-game point streak, he has recorded four goals, seven assists and 11 points. n Rodrigues is set to skate in his 200th career NHL 25-Goal Seasons game tonight in Columbus. Penguins History n In 199 career games split between the 1. Mario Lemieux 12 Penguins and Sabres, he has recorded 27 goals, 45 assists and 72 points. 2. Sidney Crosby 11 19 3. Jaromir Jagr 11 n Rodrigues is the 30th unique player to score a goal for Pittsburgh this year, a league-high19 mark. 4. Evgeni Malkin 10 n Since his acqusition, Rodrigues15 has drawn six 5. Rick Kehoe 9 penalties in seven games with Pittsburgh, ranking 14 n Malkin hit the 25-goal plateau first in the league in that span (tied). for the 10th time in his career on Drawn Penalties Tuesday. Since Feb. 26 Game-Winning Goals 1. Evan Rodrigues 614 Penguins History 2. Tyson Jost 6 1. Jaromir Jagr 78 3. Nine Players 5 2. Mario Lemieux 74 3. Evgeni Malkin 73 BY THE NUMBERS 4. Sidney Crosby 64 Kris Letang notched his 15th goal of the season with his 5. Jean Pronovost 42 empty-net tally on Tuesday. He is one goal shy of his career 15 high set in 2015-16. n Malkin’s first goal on Tuesday stood as the game-winning goal, the 73rd of his career. He is one shy of tying Mario Lemieux for the The Penguins became the seventh team to hit the 40-win second-most GWGs in franchise history. mark this season. This marks the 13th-consecutive season n Malkin is also three points from tying Jaromir Jagr for third place on 40 Pittsburgh has won 40-plus games (excluding the shortened the team’s all-time points list at 1079. lockout season), the second-longest active streak (SJS, 14).
Points With his win on Tuesday, Matt Murray joined Tristan Jarry Penguins History with 20 wins on the season. This marks the first time 1. Mario Lemieux 1723 20 Pittsburgh has had two goaltenders with 20-plus wins since 2. Sidney Crosby 1263 1995-96 (Tom Barrasso and Ken Wregget).
3. Jaromir Jagr 1079 Pittsburgh signed college free agent Drew O’Connor to a 4. Evgeni Malkin 1076 two-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday. The Dartmouth 5. Rick Kehoe 636 21 forward’s 21 goals this season ranked fifth in the NCAA. Twitter: @PenguinsPR | Instagram: @PensPR