GAME PREVIEW
The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center for their first meeting of the 2022-23 season. The Penguins will also wear their new Reverse Retro jerseys for the first time this season. Last season, the Penguins went 1-1-1 against Buffalo. In the last 10 games at Buffalo, Pittsburgh has gone 7-1-2, outscoring them 35-18 with a power-play conversion rate of 48% (12/25). Pittsburgh has points in 28 of its last 32 games against Buffalo (24-4-4) dating back to October 5, 2013. During that span, the Penguins have outscored the Sabres by a 116-64 margin. The Penguins have points in 16 of their last 17 visits to Buffalo (13-1-3) dating back to Mar. 30, 2012.
Sidney Crosby led the Penguins last year versus the Sabres, notching one goal, three assists and four points in three games played.
QUICK HITS
Last night, Head Coach Mike Sullivan coached his 517th game with Pittsburgh, surpassing Ed Johnston for the most games coached in franchise history.
Kris Letang has 32 points (6G-26A) in 45 career games against the Sabres. He has 10 points (2G-8A) in his last 10 games versus them.
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Rickard Rakell has 10 points (4G-6A) in 14 career games versus the Sabres, which includes points in four of his last five visits to KeyBank Center (2G-3A).
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins netminder Dustin Tokarski was named AHL Goaltender of the Month of October with a 4-0-1 record. His 1.38 goals-against average ranks first among AHL goalies, and his .949 SV% ranked third.
Evgeni Malkin has 61 points (20G-41A) in 47 career games versus Buffalo. In his last 17 games against them, Malkin has been held off the scoresheet just once (8G-16A).
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