Game Notes

Quick Hits

1) Sidney Crosby has 17 points (4G-13A) in 22 games when facing elimination while Evgeni Malkin has 16 points (4G-12A) in 22 such games.  

2) The Penguins have two players on their postseason roster looking to make their NHL playoff debut – defensemen Ilya Solovyov and Jack St. Ivany.

3) The Penguins went 21-12-8 on the road in 2025-26. Their 50 road points were tied for eighth in the NHL. 

4) Sidney Crosby enters the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs two victories from becoming the fourth active player to record 100 postseason wins and would join Corey Perry (136), Ryan McDonagh (106) and Brad Marchand (100). Notably, Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman enters one away from joining that list, while his teammate Evgeni Malkin (96) is also closing in on 100 playoff victories.

5) The Penguins and Flyers played the longest contest in the NHL’s modern era (since 1943-44) and third longest in NHL history when Philadelphia’s Keith Primeau potted the winner at 12:01 of the fifth overtime in Game 4 of the 2000 Conference Semifinals.