PIT @ EDM Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-01-22 Posted by kaylee on 2026-01-22 05:00:44

PIT @ EDM

Venue: Rogers Place

Puck drop: Thu Jan 22, 2026 9:00pm EST

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.


Game Preview

PIT (last 10)
  • Record 6-2-2
  • Streak W2
  • GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 2
  • Power play 5/27 (18.5%)
  • Last game W vs CGY (4–1)
EDM (last 10)
  • Record 5-3-2
  • Streak L1
  • GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 2.1
  • Power play 8/26 (30.8%)
  • Last game L vs NJD (1–2)

Recent meetings:

  • 2025-12-16 EDM 6 @ PIT 4

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

PIT
  • Sidney Crosby 7 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
  • Evgeni Malkin 6 pts · 2 G · 17 SOG
  • Thomas Novak 5 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
  • Rickard Rakell 4 pts · 2 G · 19 SOG
EDM
  • Zach Hyman 6 pts · 5 G · 19 SOG
  • Connor McDavid 5 pts · 0 G · 17 SOG
  • Vasily Podkolzin 4 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
  • Kasperi Kapanen 3 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: PIT 2.82 · EDM 2.91 · Win odds: PIT 49.1% · EDM 51% · OT/SO chance: 17.5%

  • 2-2 34%
  • 2-3 33.5%
  • 3-2 32.4%

Box Score

PIT 6 Final EDM 2

2026-01-22

Stat PIT EDM
Goals62
Shots2332
Power Play 0/2 (0.0%) 0/2 (0.0%)
PIM44
Faceoffs23 / 2828 / 23
Blocks109
Saves3017
PIT Scorers
GAPTS
Anthony Mantha 2 0 2
Evgeni Malkin 1 1 2
Rickard Rakell 1 0 1
Sidney Crosby 1 0 1
Yegor Chinakhov 1 0 1
Jack St. Ivany 0 2 2
Justin Brazeau 0 2 2
Brett Kulak 0 1 1
Bryan Rust 0 1 1
Connor Clifton 0 1 1
Ryan Shea 0 1 1
Thomas Novak 0 1 1
EDM Scorers
GAPTS
Jake Walman 1 0 1
Matthew Savoie 1 0 1
Evan Bouchard 0 1 1
Mattias Ekholm 0 1 1
Mattias Janmark 0 1 1

Lineups

As of 2026-01-22 11:53PM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

PIT Away

Forwards

Line 1
Rickard Rakell
#67 · LW
TOI 16:13xGF/60 2.01xGA/60 4.74CF/60 52.5SC±/60 -23.34G±/60 0.00CF% 39.1xGF% 29.8
Sidney Crosby
#87 · C
TOI 17:03xGF/60 2.46xGA/60 4.86CF/60 62.9SC±/60 -11.43G±/60 +5.71CF% 42.3xGF% 33.6
Bryan Rust
#17 · RW
TOI 16:01xGF/60 2.54xGA/60 6.16CF/60 59.6SC±/60 -14.90G±/60 0.00CF% 34.8xGF% 29.2
Line 2
Egor Chinakhov
#59 · LW
TOI 12:04xGF/60 3.95xGA/60 4.48CF/60 68.4SC±/60 +41.06G±/60 +6.84CF% 47.6xGF% 46.8
Tommy Novak
#18 · C
TOI 13:58xGF/60 3.55xGA/60 3.70CF/60 58.8SC±/60 +32.05G±/60 +10.68CF% 50.0xGF% 49.0
Evgeni Malkin
#71 · RW
TOI 19:02xGF/60 4.43xGA/60 5.68CF/60 77.8SC±/60 +9.73G±/60 +9.73CF% 42.1xGF% 43.8
Line 3
Anthony Mantha
#39 · LW
TOI 13:43xGF/60 4.47xGA/60 5.19CF/60 63.3SC±/60 -5.75G±/60 +17.25CF% 40.7xGF% 46.3
Ben Kindel
#81 · C
TOI 14:31xGF/60 2.55xGA/60 1.88CF/60 34.2SC±/60 +9.76G±/60 +9.76CF% 46.7xGF% 57.5
Justin Brazeau
#16 · RW
TOI 13:07xGF/60 2.66xGA/60 1.74CF/60 35.7SC±/60 +10.19G±/60 +10.20CF% 46.7xGF% 60.5
Line 4
Connor Dewar
#19 · LW
TOI 15:17xGF/60 2.77xGA/60 4.57CF/60 49.1SC±/60 -16.36G±/60 +4.09CF% 41.4xGF% 37.8
Blake Lizotte
#46 · C
TOI 13:48xGF/60 3.39xGA/60 4.62CF/60 66.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -6.05CF% 52.4xGF% 42.3
Noel Acciari
#55 · RW
TOI 14:07xGF/60 2.39xGA/60 5.05CF/60 45.6SC±/60 -27.34G±/60 0.00CF% 37.0xGF% 32.1

Defense

Pair 1
Parker Wotherspoon
#28 · LD
TOI 19:13xGF/60 2.99xGA/60 2.40CF/60 55.3SC±/60 +18.43G±/60 0.00CF% 57.7xGF% 55.5
Erik Karlsson
#65 · RD
Pair 2
Brett Kulak
#77 · LD
TOI 21:15xGF/60 2.35xGA/60 4.17CF/60 44.4SC±/60 -13.66G±/60 +6.83CF% 38.2xGF% 36.0
Connor Clifton
#75 · RD
TOI 19:56xGF/60 3.48xGA/60 5.40CF/60 75.8SC±/60 -4.74G±/60 +9.47CF% 47.1xGF% 39.1
Pair 3
Ryan Shea
#5 · LD
TOI 18:19xGF/60 2.76xGA/60 4.52CF/60 44.2SC±/60 -3.68G±/60 +7.37CF% 36.4xGF% 37.9
Jack St. Ivany
#3 · RD
TOI 18:59xGF/60 1.98xGA/60 4.56CF/60 33.2SC±/60 -8.30G±/60 0.00CF% 29.6xGF% 30.3

Goalies

SlotGoalie
G1 Arturs Silovs [Status: CONFIRMED Start Score: 13]
G2 Stuart Skinner

EDM Home

Forwards

Line 1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
#93 · LW
TOI 18:35xGF/60 5.05xGA/60 3.51CF/60 90.5SC±/60 +8.23G±/60 -8.23CF% 64.7xGF% 59.0
Connor McDavid
#97 · C
TOI 20:56xGF/60 5.58xGA/60 3.33CF/60 99.3SC±/60 +15.27G±/60 -7.64CF% 65.0xGF% 62.6
Zach Hyman
#18 · RW
TOI 18:27xGF/60 5.69xGA/60 3.39CF/60 103.1SC±/60 +12.38G±/60 -8.25CF% 65.8xGF% 62.7
Line 2
Vasily Podkolzin
#92 · LW
TOI 14:25xGF/60 3.02xGA/60 1.72CF/60 52.8SC±/60 +8.79G±/60 -4.40CF% 66.7xGF% 63.6
Leon Draisaitl
#29 · C
Jack Roslovic
#28 · RW
TOI 16:22xGF/60 3.33xGA/60 3.29CF/60 58.4SC±/60 -13.46G±/60 -4.49CF% 48.1xGF% 50.3
Line 3
Isaac Howard
#53 · LW
TOI 13:46xGF/60 2.80xGA/60 2.06CF/60 47.9SC±/60 -8.72G±/60 +4.36CF% 50.0xGF% 57.6
Trent Frederic
#10 · C
TOI 11:19xGF/60 3.17xGA/60 3.13CF/60 44.9SC±/60 -32.08G±/60 -6.42CF% 38.9xGF% 50.3
Matthew Savoie
#22 · RW
TOI 13:11xGF/60 2.76xGA/60 2.56CF/60 46.8SC±/60 -14.02G±/60 0.00CF% 45.5xGF% 51.9
Line 4
Andrew Mangiapane
#88 · LW
TOI 10:53xGF/60 5.13xGA/60 3.28CF/60 86.6SC±/60 +19.25G±/60 -9.63CF% 64.3xGF% 61.0
Curtis Lazar
#20 · C
TOI 9:39xGF/60 1.78xGA/60 2.17CF/60 23.9SC±/60 -15.93G±/60 -7.96CF% 37.5
Mattias Janmark
#13 · RW
TOI 11:40xGF/60 2.98xGA/60 3.09CF/60 40.3SC±/60 -13.43G±/60 -6.72CF% 40.0xGF% 49.1

Defense

Pair 1
Mattias Ekholm
#14 · LD
TOI 20:07xGF/60 4.99xGA/60 2.65CF/60 82.1SC±/60 +10.70G±/60 -7.13CF% 60.5xGF% 65.3
Evan Bouchard
#2 · RD
TOI 24:48xGF/60 3.72xGA/60 2.36CF/60 67.3SC±/60 +7.48G±/60 -7.48CF% 62.8xGF% 61.2
Pair 2
Darnell Nurse
#25 · LD
TOI 21:13xGF/60 2.93xGA/60 2.87CF/60 51.9SC±/60 -3.99G±/60 -3.99CF% 50.0xGF% 50.6
Ty Emberson
#49 · RD
TOI 19:11xGF/60 2.41xGA/60 2.33CF/60 43.8SC±/60 -14.59G±/60 -3.65CF% 50.0xGF% 50.9
Pair 3
Jake Walman
#96 · LD
TOI 17:20xGF/60 4.68xGA/60 3.40CF/60 68.5SC±/60 +4.89G±/60 -4.89CF% 53.8xGF% 57.9
Spencer Stastney
#24 · RD
TOI 14:51xGF/60 3.46xGA/60 2.74CF/60 54.5SC±/60 -14.86G±/60 0.00CF% 52.4xGF% 55.8

Goalies

SlotGoalie
G1 Tristan Jarry [Status: CONFIRMED Start Score: 100]
G2 Connor Ingram

Injuries

As of 2026-01-22 11:53PM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

PIT

Player Pos # Description Status
Joel Blomqvist NA 30 IR IR
Ryan Graves NA 27 IR IR
Filip Hallander NA 11 IR IR
Caleb Jones NA 82 IR IR
Kris Letang NA 58 DTD DTD

EDM

Player Pos # Description Status
Adam Henrique NA 19 IR IR
Kasperi Kapanen NA 42 OUT OUT
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