It's easy to look at the best statistics of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2024, but what about their opponents? Here's a breakdown of the best performances against the Penguins in 2024.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's franchise assists record - securing yet another part of his legacy.
In 2024, the Pittsburgh Penguins played 86 games against 671 players and 57 goalies.
Even though they skated in more contests against Metropolitan Division rivals, other players from the Atlantic Division and the Western Conference had the best statistics against the Penguins.
Who had the best totals against Pittsburgh from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024? Here's the breakdown.
Offense Statistics
- Goals: Jack Roslovic (NYR/CAR), Lucas Raymond (DET) - 5
- Assists: Artemi Panarin (NYR) - 7
- Points: Artemi Panarin (NYR), Lucas Raymond (DET) - 11
- Plus/Minus: Mattias Ekholm (EDM), Connor McDavid (EDM) - Plus-8
- Penalty Minutes: Jason Zucker (ARI/NSH/BUF) - 16
- Points Per Game: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) - 4.00
- Even Strength Goals: Jack Roslovic (NYR/CAR), Lucas Raymond (DET), Elias Pettersson (VAN) - 4
- Even Strength Points: Artemi Panarin (NYR) - 7
- Overtime Goals: Nine players - 1
- Game Winning Goals: 45 players - 1
- Shots: David Pastrnak (BOS), Alex DeBrincat (DET) - 20
- Shooting %: Eight players - 100%
- Average Ice Time: Seth Jones (CHI) - 27:42
- First Goal of the Game: Tom Wilson (WSH), Mathieu Olivier (CBJ), Jonatan Berggren (DET) - 2
- Empty Net Goals: 12 players - 1
- Shootout Goals: 10 players - 1
Special Teams
- Powerplay Goals: Alex Ovechkin (WSH), Timo Meier (NJD) - 3
- Powerplay Points: Lucas Raymond (DET) - 4
- Shorthanded Goals: Brad Marchand (BOS) - 2
- Shorthanded Points: Brad Marchand (BOS), Charlie Coyle (BOS) - 2
- Powerplay Time: Alex Ovechkin (WSH) - 22:51
- Penalty Kill Time: Gustav Forsling (FLA) - 16:20
Miscellaneous Statistics
- Hits: Mortiz Seider (DET) - 23
- Blocked Shots: Braden Schneider (NYR) - 13
- Giveaways: Dylan DeMelo (WIN) - 9
- Takeaways: Mike Matheson (MTL), Sean Monahan (MTL, WIN, CBJ), Kyle Connor (WIN) - 6
Goalie Statistics
- Games Played: Ilya Sorokin (NYI) - 4
- Wins: Ilya Sorokin (NYI) - 4
- Losses: Sam Montembeault (MTL) - 3
- OT Losses: Nine goalies - 1
- Shots Against: Ilya Sorokin (NYI) - 145
- Saves: Ilya Sorokin (NYI) - 131
- Goals Against: Ilya Sorokin (NYI) - 14
- SV %: Philipp Grubauer (SEA), Stuart Skinner (EDM) - 1.000%
- GAA: Philipp Grubauer (SEA), Stuart Skinner (EDM) - 0.00
- Shutouts: Five goalies - 1
- Points: Thatcher Demko (VAN), Ilya Sorokin (NYI) - 1
- Even Strength SV%: Four goalies - 1.000%
- Powerplay SV%: 21 goalies - 1.000%
- Shorthanded SV%: 27 goalies - 1.000%
- Shootout Saves: Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ), Dustin Wolf (CGY) - 4
Team Statistics
- Games Played: Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders (5)
- Wins: New York Islanders (4)
- Losses: Montreal Canadiens (4)
- OT Losses: Nine teams (1)
- Points: New York Islanders (8)
- Points %: Eight teams (1.000%)
- Regulation Wins: New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets (3)
- Shootout Wins: Calgary Flames, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets (1)
- Goals Scored: New York Islanders (21)
- Goals Against: Montreal Canadiens (25)
- Goals Per Game: Utah Hockey Club (6.00)
- Goals Against Per Game: Philadelphia Flyers (6.00)
- Powerplay %: Utah Hockey Club (75.0%)
- Penalty Kill %: 11 teams (100.0%)
- Shots Per Game: Edmonton Oilers (43.0)
- Shots Against Per Game: Anaheim Ducks (45.0)
- Faceoff Win %: New York Rangers (54.6%)
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