Game Preview: Penguins at Oilers (03.03.24)

The Penguins conclude their four-game road trip tonight in Edmonton as they take on the Oilers at 9:00 PM ET.

The game will be available to watch locally on SportsNet Pittsburgh and nationally on ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game on the Penguins app and on 105.9 the X.

Team Records: PIT (27-23-8) EDM (36-20-2)

The Oilers currently sit behind only the Vancouver Canucks in the Pacific division standings, and have won their last three games in a row against LAK (4-2), STL (3-2 OT), and SEA (2-1). Connor McDavid leads Edmonton in assists (73) and points (95). McDavid also leads the league in assists, and sits third in the scoring race. Zach Hyman leads the Oilers in goals (40). They have the third-best power play in the league (27.3%) and the 17th-best penalty kill (79.3%).

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Game Notes

Since the 2017.18 season, the Penguins are 5-4-1 against the Oilers overall, and 3-2-0 in Edmonton.

Sidney Crosby (582) enters tonight’s game one goal shy of tying Wayne Gretzky (583) for the seventh-most goals with a single franchise in NHL history.

Reilly Smith enters tonight’s game with 498 career points (210G-288A), and is two points away from 500 in his career. Drafted in the third round (69th overall) by Dallas in the 2009 NHL Draft, Smith is looking to become the 10th member of his draft class to tally 500 career points.

Marcus Pettersson is quietly putting together the best campaign of his career. Pettersson (3G-21A) is one point shy of tying his single-season high in points of 25 (2G-23A) set in 84 games in 2018.19. The defenseman is also three assists short of setting a single-season high in assists.

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