Ex-Penguins Update: November 1, 2019

Here’s a peek at how former Penguins are faring around the league a month into the season. Stats are updated through games played as of October 31.

By far the biggest surprise is Edmonton’s James Neal, who is tied for second in the NHL with 11 goals, including a league-leading eight on the power play. Neal had a career-low seven goals with Calgary last season.

The Blues’ David Perron is tied for the ex-Pens lead in points (13) and assists (7). Nick Bonino (Nashville) is second in goals with seven, one more than Perron.

Among other notables, Phil Kessel has two goals and seven points in 12 games for Arizona. Carter Rowney has four goals for Anaheim. Speedy former first-round pick Kasperi Kapanen (Toronto), Derick Brassard (Islanders), Conor Sheary (Buffalo) and Brandon Sutter (Vancouver) have three goals apiece, along with Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin.

Olli Maatta has registered two assists and a plus-2 for Chicago. The recently traded Erik Gudbranson is a plus-4 in three games for Anaheim while averaging over 21 minutes of ice time, despite a dreadful Corsi (36.1 percent). Riley Sheahan has no points and a minus-8 in 12 games with the Oilers.

Daniel Sprong is currently skating for San Diego of the AHL, the Ducks top affiliate. The former high-profile prospect has a goal and an assist in six games for the Gulls, along with a minus-6.

Muzzin tops the expatriate defensemen with nine points, one point ahead of Arizona’s Alex Goligoski. Muzzin also leads the ex-Pens blueliners in goals while Goligoski leads the way in assists (7).

Defenseman Ian Cole of Colorado has the best plus/minus (plus-10) followed by Bonino at plus-8.

Marc-Andre Fleury (Vegas) paces the ex-Pens goalies in several categories, including wins (8), shutouts (1). Thomas Greiss of the Islanders has the best save percentage (.931) and goals against average (2.18).

SCORING
Player	Team	Pos	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
James Neal	EDM	LW	14	11	2	13	4	-4
David Perron	STL	LW	13	6	7	13	12	4
Nick Bonino	NSH	C	13	7	4	11	4	8
* Jake Muzzin	TOR	D	14	3	6	9	6	4
* Kasperi Kapanen	TOR	RW	14	3	5	8	2	-3
Alex Goligoski	ARI	D	12	1	7	8	4	5
Phil Kessel	ARI	RW	12	2	5	7	8	-2
Brandon Sutter	VAN	C	12	3	3	6	7	2
Ian Cole	COL	D	8	0	6	6	12	10
Carter Rowney	ANA	RW	14	4	1	5	4	-2
Derek Grant	ANA	C	14	2	3	5	2	-2
Matt Niskanen	PHI	D	11	2	3	5	4	2
Tanner Pearson	VAN	LW	12	2	3	5	4	-4
Jordan Staal	CAR	C	12	2	3	5	10	2
Carl Hagelin	WSH	LW	14	0	5	5	2	2
Derick Brassard	NYI	C	11	3	1	4	8	-3
Conor Sheary	BUF	LW	9	3	1	4	2	2
Jamie Oleksiak	DAL	D	14	0	4	4	7	0
Oskar Sundqvist	STL	C	13	2	1	3	8	-3
Ryan Reaves	VEG	RW	14	2	0	2	7	-3
Deryk Engelland	VEG	D	14	0	2	2	16	2
Olli Maatta	CHI	D	11	0	2	2	0	2
Ron Hainsey	OTT	D	11	0	1	1	2	3
Josh Archibald	EDM	RW	8	0	0	0	0	-4
Robert Bortuzzo	STL	D	7	0	0	0	2	-1
Blake Comeau	DAL	RW	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Trevor Daley	DET	D	9	0	0	0	6	-1
Marc-Andre Fleury	VEG	G	13	0	0	0	2	0
Brian Gibbons	CAR	C	4	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Greiss	NYI	G	6	0	0	0	0	0
Erik Gudbranson	PIT-ANA	D	10	0	0	0	6	4
Scott Harrington	CBJ	D	2	0	0	0	2	-3
Tom Kuhnhackl	NYI	RW	6	0	0	0	0	-1
Mark Letestu	WPG	C	7	0	0	0	0	0
Jayson Megna	COL	C	1	0	0	0	0	0
Greg McKegg	NYR	C	5	0	0	0	0	-2
Riley Sheahan	EDM	C	12	0	0	0	0	-8
GOALTENDING
Player	Team	GP	GA	SH	AVE	SV%	W-L-OT
Thomas Greiss	NYI	6	12	0	2.18	.931	4-1-0
Marc-Andre Fleury	VEG	13	31	1	2.51	.921	8-3-1
Italics—Draft pick or free agent who began his NHL career with the Penguins
Asterisk—Draft pick who didn’t appear in a regular season or postseason game for the Penguins