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The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Carolina Hurricanes with both teams heading in opposite directions in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins have a 20-15-5 record and sit in sixth place in the division. The Hurricanes have a 23-13-5 record and with seven wins in their last 10 games, they have leaped into second place in the Metropolitan Division. Both teams look to improve in the division and the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game should be a great one.
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The Penguins are having a promising season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.05 goals per game. Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, and Evgeni Malkin have scored 57 goals and 66 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Bryan Rust, Reilly Smith, and Rickard Rakell have combined for 23 goals and 33 assists while defensemen Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang have added 10 goals and 46 assists from the point to open up the offense.
With this goal, Sidney Crosby passes Mike Bossy and takes sole possession of 22nd overall on the @NHL all-time goals list. pic.twitter.com/9pxpRx0KYl
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 12, 2024
The offense has been great but the defense has led the way, allowing only 2.73 goals per game. Marcus Pettersson and Kris Letang have combined for 6.2 defensive point shares and 139 blocked shots while Erik Karlsson and Ryan Graves have combined for 5.3 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Tristan Jarry has stepped up with a .913 save percentage and a 2.56 goals=against average on 714 shots with 7.4 goals saved above average.