Game Preview: 01.13.21 at Flyers

GM 1 | JAN. 13 | 5:30 PM ET | WELLS FARGO CENTER
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MATCHUP PREVIEW

The Penguins are facing the Flyers in their season opener for the eighth time in team history, and first since Jan. 19, 2013 (3-1 win in Philadelphia). Pittsburgh is 3-3-1 (win-loss-tie) in those contests.The Penguins picked up points in 11 of 17 games against the Metropolitan Division last season (8-6-3). Pittsburgh has points in five of its last six games against Philadelphia (3-1-2). Going back further, the Penguins have points in nine of their last 11 games (7-2-2) against the Flyers. An in-depth scouting report on our opponent is available
here.
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QUICK HITS

Forwards Colton Sceviour and Mark Jankowski, as well as defensemen Cody Ceci and Mike Matheson are looking to make their Penguins' debuts tonight.
Pittsburgh is 22-21-9 all-time in road openers. The Penguins won last year's road opener in Minnesota, 7-4, on Oct. 12, 2019. Sam Lafferty led the way with his first career NHL goal and three points (1G-2A).
The Penguins are 24-21-7 all-time in season openers.
Evgeni Malkin has 73 career points (28G-45A) in 58 career games against the Flyers. Only teammate Sidney Crosby (105PTS in 70GP) has more points versus Philadelphia among all active players.
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin enter the 2020-21 season in a three-way tie with Mario Lemieux for the most 20+ goal seasons in franchise history (12). Jaromir Jagr (11) is the only other player in team history with more than 10 20+ goal campaigns.

ALL-STAR NETMINDER

Goaltender Tristan Jarry enters this season looking to build off of his 2019-20 All-Star campaign. The 25-year old Jarry signed a three-year, 10.5 million dollar contract extension this offseason after setting career highs across the board in games played (33), wins (20), goals-against average (2.43), save percentage (.921) and shutouts (3) in 2019-20. Jarry's goals-against average (9th) and save percentage (8th) also both ranked in the top-10 in the NHL. Jarry enters this season one shutout shy of tying Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Denis Herron and Ken Wregget for sixth place on the team's all-time shutout list.

PLAYER INTERVIEW

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