GAME NOTES
QUICK HITS
Kris Letang has recorded a point in eight of his last 10 games against Minnesota (3G-7A) and has 20 points (4G-16A) in 24 career games versus them.
Evgeni Malkin has had a hot hand against the Wild in his career with 12 goals and 15 assists in 22 career games played against them. He’s scored the game-winning goal in two of his last eight games against Minnesota.
Tommy Novak, a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, has six points (1G-5A) in ten career games against his hometown team.
Philip Tomasino has picked up five points (2G-3A) in eight career games against the Minnesota Wild. Two of his 14 career multi-point efforts have come against them.
A win tomorrow would mark just the 12th time in franchise history, and first time since 2016-17 (8-2-2), that the Penguins accumulated eight or more wins in their first 12 games of a season.