The Pittsburgh Penguins (11-10-2) visit the Philadelphia Flyers (12-10-2) at Wells Fargo Center on Monday, December 4 at 7:00 PM ET on NBCS-PH, SportsNet PT, and ESPN+. The Flyers are riding a three-game home losing streak.
Penguins vs. Flyers Game Info
- Game Day: Monday, December 4, 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 rank 17th in the NHL with 72 goals scored (3.1 per game).
- Defensively, the Penguins have been one of the stingiest units in league action, conceding 60 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank sixth.
- They have the league’s ninth-best goal differential at +12.
- The seven power-play goals the Penguins have put up this season (to rank 29th in the NHL) have come on 64 power-play chances.
- The Penguins’ 10.94% power-play conversion rate ranks 29th in the league.
- The Penguins have recorded one shorthanded goal this season (23rd among NHL teams).
- The Penguins’ 84.72% penalty-kill success rate is ninth-best in the league.
- The Penguins win the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 54.8%.
- The Penguins shoot 9.4% as a team (24th in the league).
- The Penguins have secured five shutouts this season. Their skaters average 14.7 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Penguins Key Players
- One of Pittsburgh’s top offensive players this season is Jake Guentzel, who has recorded 27 points in 23 games.
- Sidney Crosby is another of Pittsburgh’s important contributors currently with 25 total points (14 goals and 11 assists) to his name.
- Evgeni Malkin has contributed 21 points for Pittsburgh in 23 games this season, scoring on 16.9% of his shots and putting up 10 goals and 11 assists.
- In four games played this season, Alex Nedeljkovic (2-2-0) has allowed nine goals.
Penguins Injuries
Pierre-Olivier Joseph: Undisclosed (Out),
Matt Nieto: Undisclosed (Out),
Rickard Rakell: Upper Body (Out),
Chad Ruhwedel: Lower Body (Out)
Flyers Insights
- With 70 goals (2.9 per game), the Flyers have the NHL’s 21st-ranked offense.
- The Flyers give up 2.9 goals per game (69 in total), 15th in the NHL.
- Their +1 goal differential is 14th in the league.
- The Flyers have 10 power-play goals (on 81 chances), 25th in the NHL.
- The Flyers’ power-play percentage (12.35) puts them 28th in the league.
- The Flyers lead the NHL in shorthanded goals with six.
- At 84.81, the Flyers have the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Flyers win 46.4% of faceoffs, 28th-ranked in the NHL.
- The 8.9% shooting percentage of the Flyers is 28th in the league.
- The Flyers have held their opponents scoreless two times.
Flyers Key Players
- Travis Konecny has scored 12 goals (0.5 per game) and dished out six assists (0.3 per game), contributing to the Philadelphia offense with 18 total points (0.8 per game). He takes 3.0 shots per game, shooting 16.7%.
- Travis Sanheim has racked up 16 total points (0.7 per game) this campaign. He has two goals and 14 assists.
- Philadelphia’s Sean Couturier is among the top offensive players on the team with 16 total points (five goals and 11 assists).
- Samuel Ersson is 5-3-1 this season, compiling 192 saves and giving up 25 goals (2.8 goals against average) with an .885 save percentage (52nd in the league).
Flyers Injuries
Ryan Ellis: Lower Body (Out),
Noah Cates: Foot (Out)