GAME RECAP: Penguins vs. Coyotes () | Penguins Get Hot Start in Opener

After an offseason filled with speculation, the Pittsburgh Penguins kicked off their 2022 campaign in a matchup against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena. As soon as the puck dropped, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin already made a mark in the history books: this marks the 17th season that each of those three players have been on a team together. That ties the New York Yankees’ trio of Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera as the longest-tenured trio in North American professional sports leagues history. The captain wasted no time getting Pittsburgh on the board, netting his first goal of the season to put the Penguins up 1-0 only 1:22 into the contest. This was the first time in Crosby’s career that he has scored the Penguins’ first goal of the season. Pittsburgh didn’t stop there as Jason Zucker and Jake Guentzel also found the back of the net during the opening frame to put Pittsburgh out to a commanding 3-0 lead. On Zucker’s tally, new addition to the team, Jeff Pe