CAT CALLIN’

Pittsburgh’s duo of Sidney Crosby (33G-43A-76PTS) and Evgeni Malkin (22G-38A-60PTS) rank third and fourth among all active skaters in points against the Panthers, respectively. The Penguins have four of the top-13 point scorers against Florida among active players:

Most Points vs. FLA, Active Players

Rank    Player                  PTS              Rank   Player                   PTS

1           Alex Ovechkin    92                  8         Brad Marchand     47

2          Steven Stamkos  83                  9         Patrick Kane         45

3          Sidney Crosby     76                 10        Erik Karlsson       43

4          Evgeni Malkin      60                 11        Brayden Point       40

T5       Nikita Kucherov    51                 12        Mitch Marner         39

T5       Victor Hedman     51                 T13      Kris Letang            36

7         John Tavares       50                  T13      David Pastrnak      36

Erik Karlsson (12G-31A) and Kris Letang (12G-24A) are second and fourth (tied) in points among defensemen against the Panthers all-time:

Most Points vs. FLA, All-Time Defensemen

Defenseman            GP    G      A      PTS

Victor Hedman         69     7      44     51

Erik Karlsson            45    12     31     43

Sergei Gonchar        69     10     32     42

Kris Letang               51     12     24     36

Zdeno Chara            78     12     24     36

Brian Leetch             48     8      28     36