Game Notes
Quick Hits
Ten of the last 16 games between Pittsburgh and Carolina have been one-goal games.
Egor Chinakhov (14G-14A-28PTS) sits two goals and one point shy of tying his respective career highs (16G and 29 PTS) set in the 2023-24 season. His assist on Monday in Colorado helped him establish a new career best.
The Penguins enter tonight with four 50-point or more scorers (Sidney Crosby – 59; Bryan Rust – 53; Anthony Mantha – 52; Evgeni Malkin – 50) and only Vegas and Montreal (5) have more. Erik Karlsson comes into tonight on 49 points (7G-42A) and his next point would make him the team’s fifth 50-point scorer.
With his goal on Monday night, Noel Acciari has now scored three goals in his last four games and has four points (3G-1A) total.
Bryan Rust enters tonights game riding a four-game point streak (4G-3A) and has points in nine of his last 10 games played (6G-7A) dating back to Feb. 28.