PENGUINS NOTES
The Penguins have dropped four of their last six games and haven’t won in regulation since Mar. 16. They most recently fell 6-3 to the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Erik Karlsson (1G, 2A), Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari scored the Pens’ goals in the loss. Stuart Skinner denied 20 of the 24 shots directed his way.
Pittsburgh (88 points) sits in third place in the Metropolitan Division.
With a three-point outing on Saturday, Karlsson eclipsed 60 points (13G, 47A) for the first time since his 101-point, Norris Trophy-winning year with the San Jose Sharks in the 2022-23 season. The 35-year-old has six points (2G, 4A) in his last two outings. Karlsson leads the team with 47 assists and is second in scoring.
Rickard Rakell enters Monday’s game on a three-game point streak, with five points (3G, 2A) in that stretch. Rakell notched an eight-game point streak earlier this month. He sits sixth on the team with 40 points (17G, 23A) this season.
On Dec. 29, the Penguins acquired Egor Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Danton Heinen, a 2026 second-round pick (via. STL) and a 2027 third-round pick (via. WSH). Chinakhov has 26 points (14G, 12A) since joining the Pens and tallied a goal in the Feb. 3 matchup against the Isles.
Sidney Crosby (lower-body, day-to-day) exited Pittsburgh 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators in the second period and didn’t return, and while he didn’t suit up against the Stars on Saturday, the Penguins’ captain practiced on Sunday. Crosby leads the team with 64 points (28G, 36A) this season.
Evgeni Malkin (upper-body, day-to-day) missed his third straight game on Saturday. Malkin ranks fifth on the Pens with 52 points (15G, 37A) in his 20th NHL season. Malkin also practiced on Sunday.
Pittsburgh owns the seventh-best power-play (24.4%) in the league this season, but they have stumbled to 20th (19.6%) this month.
The Penguins also own the third-best penalty kill (82.1%) in the 2025-26 campaign.
