Pittsburgh Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins] forward Anthony Mantha has been an absolute steal this season. Mantha is only making $2.5 million on a one-year contract and has been one of the Penguins' best players, compiling 23 goals and 47 points in 63 games. His assists (24) tie a career high from the 2017-18 season when he was with the Detroit Red Wings [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings], and he is only one away from breaking it. He's also only three goals away from setting a new career high in that category. His current career high is 25, which he set during the 2018-19 season while he was still with the Red Wings. Mantha has a good chance of scoring at least 26 goals this season, with 19 games left. He's been a great fit in the top nine and has found instant chemistry with Ben Kindel and Justin Brazeau. He's also setting himself up to get a nice pay raise this summer when he becomes a free agent again, assuming the Penguins don't re-sign him before then. Mantha will try to get closer to that 26-goal mark when the Penguins take on the Carolina Hurricanes [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes] on Tuesday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwquDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more!
