Pittsburgh Penguins at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey LeaguePenguins play the Flames after Eller's 2-goal performance
Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Calgary Flames (4-0-1, in the Pacific Division)
Calgary, Alberta; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Calgary Flames after Lars Eller's two-goal game against the Winnipeg Jets in the Penguins' 6-3 loss.
Calgary has a 2-0-0 record in home games and a 4-0-1 record overall. The Flames have a 3-0-0 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
Pittsburgh has a 3-4 record overall and a 2-2-0 record on the road. The Penguins have a -7 scoring differential, with 24 total goals scored and 31 conceded.
Tuesday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Connor Zary has two goals and three assists for the Flames. Matthew Coronato has over the last 10 games.
Eller has four goals and two assists for the Penguins. Joel Blomqvist has scored goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 4-0-1, averaging two goals, 3.2 assists, 2.1 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 1.2 goals per game.
Penguins: 3-4-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.7 assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flames: None listed.
Penguins: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 10/22
Statistics
PIT | CGY | |
---|---|---|
4.43 | Goals Against per Game | 2.40 |
34.6 | Shots Against per Game | 29.0 |
78.9 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 76.5 |
4 | Power Play Goals Against | 4 |
0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
3.43 | Goals For per Game | 4.00 |
31.9 | Shots per Game | 27.2 |
5 | Power Play Goals | 5 |
23.8 | Power Play Percentage | 29.4 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
48 | Penalty Minutes | 50 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Samuel Honzek, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 19 |
Kevin Rooney, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 11 |
Yegor Sharangovich, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
Martin Pospisil, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 3 |
Kevin Bahl, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Alex Nedeljkovic, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
Bryan Rust, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
Vasily Ponomarev, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
Blake Lizotte, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
Taylor Gauthier, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 5 |
Game Information
Location: Calgary, AB
Capacity:
Location: Calgary, AB
Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
NY Rangers | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Washington | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
NY Islanders | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Carolina | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Columbus | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |