Game Preview: 10.17.22 at MTL

GAME 3 | OCT. 17
PIT: 2-0-0 (4 points) | MTL: 1-2-0 (2 points)
7:00 PM | BELL CENTRE
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GAME PREVIEW

The Penguins take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre for their first road game of the 2022-23 season. Last season, the Penguins won their only game on the road versus the Canadiens in a convincing 6-0 victory. The Penguins' overall record in the 2021-22 season versus the Canadiens was (2-1-0), outscoring them 14-8. Sidney Crosby led the team last year against Montreal with six points (2G-4A) in three games played. Additionally, he has points (4G-14A) in the last nine out of ten games against Montreal. Pittsburgh has points in 11 of its last 14 games against Montreal (10-3-1). In the last 25 games against the Canadiens, the Penguins are 16-7-2 . Here at the Bell Centre, Pittsburgh has wins in three straight games (3-0-0), points in six-straight games (5-0-1) and is 11-2-2 in the last 15 games at Montreal.

QUICK HITS

Pittsburgh leads the NHL in goals per game (6.00) and goal differential (+8).
Defenseman Marcus Pettersson's 10 hits on Saturday against Tampa Bay were a career high, and double his previous career-best of five set on six different occasions.
Evgeni Malkin has 53 points (17G-36A) in 43 career games against the Canadiens, and is plus-14 in his career against the Canadiens, which is his second highest plus/ minus against any team in the league.
Forward Jason Zucker has had consistent success throughout his career against Montreal. In 15 career games, he has nine goals and 12 points. His nine goals are tied for his second-most against any one team (Nashville, 12).
Pittsburgh's power play is currently clicking at 40.0% (4-10) which is the best in the NHL. The team has multiple power-play goals in both games this season, compared to nine such games (5-1-3 record in those games) in the 82-game 2021-22 campaign.

SULLY SAYS

Head Coach Mike Sullivan enters tonight's game one win shy of his 300th win as head coach of the Penguins. Sullivan boasts a 299-156-54 record in 509 games with Pittsburgh. His 299 wins rank first all-time in franchise history and his 509 games coached and .640 points percentage rank second. He is the second-longest tenured head coach in the NHL behind Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper (hired in 2012-13). Sullivan has a career coaching record of 369-212-92 in 673 games split between the Boston Bruins (2003-06) and Pittsburgh (2015-Present). In seven-plus seasons with the Penguins, Sullivan has won two Stanley Cups (2016, '17), on division title, and has had five 100-point seasons in five full 82-game campaigns.

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