The Pittsburgh Penguins (11-10-1) host the Philadelphia Flyers (11-10-2) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, December 2 at 7:00 PM ET on NBCS-PH, SportsNet PT, and ESPN+. The Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in their most recent game, while the Flyers are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Penguins vs. Flyers Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, December 2, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Penguins and Flyers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Penguins Insights
- The Penguins’ 69 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 15th in the league.
- Defensively, the Penguins are one of the stingiest squads in league action, conceding 57 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fifth.
- Their +12 goal differential is eighth-best in the league.
- The seven power-play goals the Penguins have scored this season rank 29th in the NHL (on 59 power-play chances).
- The Penguins have the league’s 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (11.86%).
- The Penguins have capitalized with one shorthanded goal this season (22nd among NHL teams).
- The Penguins’ 85.29% penalty-kill success rate is eighth-best in the league.
- The Penguins win the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 54.4%.
- The Penguins have a 9.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 24th in the league.
- The Penguins have shut out opponents five times this season. They average 14.4 hits and 14.2 blocked shots per game.
Penguins Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Pittsburgh, Jake Guentzel has recorded 25 points.
- Sidney Crosby has 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- With 20 points through 22 games (10 goals and 10 assists), Evgeni Malkin has been an important part of Pittsburgh’s offense this season.
- Across four games played, Alex Nedeljkovic has a goaltending record of 2-2-0. During those games, he’s allowed nine goals while recording 132 saves.
Penguins Injuries
Pierre-Olivier Joseph: Undisclosed (Out),
Mark Pysyk: Lower Body (Out),
Rickard Rakell: Upper Body (Out),
Chad Ruhwedel: Lower Body (Out)
Flyers Insights
- With 67 goals (2.9 per game), the Flyers have the league’s 22nd-ranked offense.
- The Flyers have conceded 66 total goals this season (2.9 per game), 14th in the NHL.
- They have the 13th-ranked goal differential in the league at +1.
- The Flyers have nine power-play goals (on 77 chances), 26th in the NHL.
- The Flyers’ power-play percentage (11.69) puts them 27th in the league.
- This season, the Flyers have five shorthanded goals (third in league).
- At 83.78, the Flyers have the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Flyers are 27th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (46.8%).
- The 8.9% shooting percentage of the Flyers is 29th in the league.
- The Flyers have shut out their opponent twice. They are averaging 15.3 hits and 17.9 blocked shots per game.
Flyers Key Players
- Travis Konecny’s 12 goals and six assists in 23 games for Philadelphia add up to 18 total points on the season.
- Travis Sanheim is one of the impact players on offense for Philadelphia with 16 total points (0.7 per game), with two goals and 14 assists in 23 games.
- Sean Couturier has 15 points so far, including five goals and 10 assists.
- Samuel Ersson is 4-3-1 in eight games this season, conceding 22 goals (2.8 goals against average) with 163 saves and an .881 save percentage (55th in the league).
Flyers Injuries
Ryan Ellis: Lower Body (Out),
Noah Cates: Foot (Out)
 host the Philadelphia Flyers (11-10-2) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, December 2 at 7:00 PM ET on NBCS-PH, SportsNet PT, and ESPN+. The Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in their most recent game, while the Flyers are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss...){kind=link}