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VERSUS PHILADELPHIA MARCH 6, 2021 | 1:00 PM ET | PPG PAINTS ARENA

CARPE DIEM , and the Penguins face off against the Flyers in a 1:00 PM matchup today. Crosby and Malkin are among the best in NHL history in day games: PIT VERSUS Points Per Game in Day Games NHL History Highest Points Per Game in Day Games Among Active Players PHI 1. 1.55 Player GP Goals Assists Points PTS/GP 2. 1.44 Sidney Crosby 110 56 91 147 1.34 ‘20-21 OVERALL 3. 1.41 Evgeni Malkin 112 61 81 142 1.26 12-9-1 RECORD 12-5-3 4. 1.36 Alex Ovechkin 122 67 55 122 0.98 5. Sidney Crosby 1.34 150 39 107 146 0.97 6-4-0 LAST 10 GAMES 5-3-2 164 46 108 154 0.93 6. Evgeni Malkin 1.26 15.4% POWER-PLAY 18.6%

PENNSYL-MANIA 73.5% KILL 73.5%

The Penguins and Flyers conclude a three-game series tonight, with each team holding a 1-1-0 record over the last 2.95 GF/GP 3.35 two matchups. 3.23 GA/GP 3.00 n Sidney Crosby is one of the best in NHL history against the Flyers, recording 108 points (45G-63A) in 73 career games. His 108 points vs. Philadelphia rank fourth in league history. ‘20-21 HEAD TO HEAD n Crosby is the only active player to have 100 points against one franchise, let alone two (PHI, 108; NYI, 120). 1-3-0 RECORD 3-1-0 Points vs. Philadelphia Crosby’s Stats vs. PHI 1-1-0 1-1-0 NHL History Stat Rank vs. One Opponent* All-Time NHL Rank RECORD AT PIT 1. Mario Lemieux 124 45 Goals 1st 3rd 23.1% POWER-PLAY 25.0% 2. Jaromir Jagr 120 63 Assists 2nd T-6th 75.0% PENALTY KILL 76.9% 3. 117 108 Points 2nd 4th 4. Sidney Crosby 108 1.48 Points/Game (Min. 15GP) 4th 6th 3.25 GF/GP 4.25 3 OTG 1st 1st 5. Wayne Gretzky 100 4.25 GA/GP 3.25 *Where Crosby’s stats vs. PHI rank among his career stats vs. any one team NOTABLES HAPPY KAPPY BY THE NUMBERS

Kasperi Kapanen recorded an assist on Jared McCann’s The Penguins’ three goals in 71 The Penguins have points in nine on Thursday for his sixth (3G-3A) in his last six seconds on Thursday were the fastest of their last 12 games versus the games. 71 by any team this . Flyers at home (8-3-1). n Over the last six games, dating back to Feb. 23 vs. Mark Friedman became the 10th player Washington, only (3G-4A) has more points Five coaches in today’s game are than Kapanen’s six. since 2009-10 to score his first career 10th goal against the team that drafted him. former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Points coaches (Mike Sullivan, Todd Since Feb. 23 The Penguins have nine goals from Reirden, Mike Vellucci, Michel 1. Kris Letang 7 defensemen in the last seven games. 9 Therrien and Mike Yeo). 2. Kasperi Kapanen 6 3. Jake Guentzel 6 No active players have more 4. Evgeni Malkin 5 points against the Flyers than Sidney Crosby (108) and Evgeni 5. Sidney Crosby 5 Malkin (75). n Since his season debut on Jan. 19, Kapanen’s five goals rank third on the Penguins (tied), and his 13 points rank sixth.