The Toronto Maple Leafs (10-5-3) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (9-10) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, November 25 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and SportsNet PT, with both teams fresh off of a loss. The Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-3 overtime defeat to the Chicago Blackhawks, while the Penguins fell to the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in their most recent game.
Maple Leafs vs. Penguins Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, November 25, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: NHL Network
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Maple Leafs and Penguins Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Maple Leafs Insights
- The Maple Leafs’ 63 total goals (3.5 per game) rank 11th in the league.
- The Maple Leafs have conceded 62 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 17th in league action in goals against.
- Their goal differential (+1) ranks 16th in the league.
- The 15 power-play goals the Maple Leafs have put up this season (on 53 power-play chances) rank 12th in the NHL.
- The Maple Leafs’ 28.30% power-play conversion rate is fifth-best in the league.
- The one shorthanded goal the Maple Leafs have scored this season rank 20th among NHL teams.
- The Maple Leafs kill 76.67% of opponent power plays, the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Maple Leafs win the fourth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.6%.
- The Maple Leafs connect on 11.0% of their shots (11th in the league).
- The Maple Leafs have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 20.3 hits and 16.8 blocked shots per game.
Maple Leafs Key Players
- William Nylander is one of Toronto’s leading contributors this season with 27 points. He has averaged 0.7 goals per game, shooting 15%.
- Having scored 14 goals and adding seven assists, Auston Matthews is a top contributor for Toronto through 18 games.
- On 41 shots (for five goals) and 15 assists, Mitchell Marner has recorded 20 points this season.
- In the 10 games Ilya Samsonov has played this season, his save percentage is .878, 57th in the league.
Maple Leafs Injuries
Matt Murray: Hip (Out),
Calle Jarnkrok: Leg (Questionable),
John Klingberg: Undisclosed (Out),
Jake Muzzin: Back (Out For Season),
Timothy Liljegren: Lower Body (Out)
Penguins Insights
- The Penguins’ 60 goals on the season (3.2 per game) rank them 17th in the NHL.
- The Penguins’ total of 50 goals allowed (2.6 per game) is sixth in the league.
- Their +10 goal differential is ninth-best in the league.
- With seven power-play goals (on 53 chances), the Penguins are 27th in the NHL.
- The Penguins’ power-play percentage (13.21) ranks them 26th in the league.
- The Penguins have one shorthanded goal (20th in league).
- The Penguins’ have the ninth-best penalty kill percentage (85.00).
- At 54.9%, the Penguins have the league’s top faceoff win percentage.
- The 9.3% shooting percentage of the Penguins is 27th in the league.
- This season, the Penguins have shut out their opponents five times.
Penguins Key Players
- Sidney Crosby’s 13 goals and 10 assists in 19 games for Pittsburgh add up to 23 total points on the season.
- Jake Guentzel has helped lead the attack for Pittsburgh this season with six goals and 16 assists.
- Evgeni Malkin has netted nine goals on the season, adding nine assists.
- Alex Nedeljkovic is 2-2-0 this season, compiling 132 saves and giving up nine goals (2.3 goals against average) with a .930 save percentage (sixth-best in the league).
Penguins Injuries
Mark Pysyk: Lower Body (Out),
Bryan Rust: Lower Body (Out),
Rickard Rakell: Upper Body (Out),
Chad Ruhwedel: Lower Body (Out),
Pierre-Olivier Joseph: Undisclosed (Out),
Will Butcher: Undisclosed (Out)