Viewers guide to Pittsburgh Penguins-Colorado Avalanche on ABC, ESPN+

The ABC Saturday afternoon hockey schedule continues this week with a potential Stanley Cup Final matchup as Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET and simulcast on ESPN+.

To help get you ready for the game, we’ve put together a guide on all the key players to watch for each team, including in-depth statistical insights from ESPN Stats & Information, and more.

This season, ESPN+ will broadcast 75 exclusive regular-season games, with ABC and ESPN airing a combined 28 exclusive regular-season games for a total of 103 games. The complete broadcast schedule can be found here.

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3 p.m. ET | Watch live on ESPN+
Line: Colorado -140 | Over/under: 6

Penguins
ESPN Power Rankings: 6
Leading scorer: Sidney Crosby, 71 points in 57 games
2021-22 record: 41-18-10, third in Metro division

• The Penguins’ 22 road wins are tied for fourth-most in a single season in franchise history and are two away from tying the club record set in 1992-93 (24-15-3) and tied in 2010-11 (24-11-6). Pittsburgh and Washington entered Friday tied for the highest road goal differential this season at +26.

• Pittsburgh has scored a power-play goal in each of the past six games and is scoring on 37.5% of its chances (9-for-24). The Pens’ penalty kill has been strong all season, posting the second-best rate in the NHL at 85.6% behind only the Hurricanes (88.5%). It would be the team’s fourth-best rate in a single season since the stat was first tracked in 1977-78.

• Sidney Crosby got going starting on Nov. 27 with a three-point game against Montreal and hasn’t stopped since. His 68 points since Nov. 27 are tied with Johnny Gaudreau for third-most in that span and trails only Jonathan Huberdeau (74) and Auston Matthews (69). If Crosby finishes the season averaging 1.00 points per game, he’ll tie Gordie Howe for the second-most such seasons all time with 17,…