Game Preview: 05.03.21 at PHI

GM 53 | MAY 3 | 7:00 PM ET | WELLS FARGO CENTER
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PIT: 34 - 15 - 3 (71 pts)
PHI: 22 - 22 - 7 (51 pts)

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GAME PREVIEW

The Penguins continue along their four-game road trip as they head to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center. Pittsburgh has points in 12 of its last 17 games against Philadelphia (9-5-3). The Penguins have earned points in 11 of their last 13 games (10-2-1). Going back further, they have points in 18 of their last 22 games overall (16-4-2). Pittsburgh is 6-1-0 in its last seven road games dating back to Apr. 8.
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QUICK HITS

Jake Guentzel has 16 points (4G-12A) in 17 career regular season games against the Flyers. If you include postseason games, Guentzel has 29 points (10G-19A) in 23 games.
Jff Carter is riding a three-game point streak after scoring his fourth goal with Pittsburgh on Saturday and 12th overall. Carter has points in six of his 10 games with the Penguins (4G-2A) and his four goals since April 15 (PIT debut) are tied for the second most on the team.
Since the beginning of last season, Bryan Rust has scored 49 goals in 107 games. His 49 goals rank first on the team and second among all right wings in the NHL in that span, trailing only Boston's David Pastrnak (67). Chicago's Patrick Kane is third with 48 goals in 121 games.
Sidney Crosby's 641 faceoff wins are second-most in the NHL and only two behind Boston's Patrice Bergeron (643) for the league lead.
Since entering the league in 2006-07, no defenseman has more points against the Flyers than Kris Letang (39).

100 GAMES FOR GAUDREAU

Tonight, forward Frederick Gaudreau is set to appear in his 100th NHL game. The 28-year-old forward has split his career between the Nashville Predators (84 games) and Pittsburgh (15 games), tallying 13 points (5G-8A). After spending the majority of the season on the taxi squad and with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Gaudreau has found a home on Pittsburgh's fourth line. His five points are a career-high and his .33 points-per-game average is more than double his next best season's total. An underrated part of Gaudreau's game this year has been his ability to win faceoffs. He is first on Pittsburgh with a 54.9% win percentage on draws (min. 150).

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