Montreal Canadiens (15-11-3, Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-7, Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. ET
Bottom line: The Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens face off in Eastern Conference play.
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Pittsburgh’s overall record is 14 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses, and its home record is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. The Penguins have a +12 points differential, 88 total goals scored, and 76 goals conceded.
Montreal’s overall record is 15 wins, 11 draws and 3 losses, and its away record is 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. The Canadiens gave up 103 goals while scoring 91 and had a goal differential of -12.
Thursday’s game is the first meeting between the two teams this season.
Top performer: Evgeni Malkin had nine goals and 20 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has seven goals and four assists in his last 10 games.
Nicholas Suzuki had eight goals and 25 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has three goals and eight assists in his last 10 games.
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Last 10 games: Penguins: 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, averaging 3 goals per game, 4.4 assists, 3.2 free throws, 6.9 penalty minutes, and conceding 2.9 goals per game.
Canadiens: 5 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses, averaging 2.8 goals per game, 5.4 assists, 4.4 free throws, 11.3 penalty minutes, and conceding 3.8 goals per game.
Injuries: Penguins: Not listed.
Canadians: Not listed.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
