BLACK AND GOLD BITS - May 12, 2015

Tom Kostopoulos (pictured) picked up his third goal of the postseason on Monday night, giving him 18 career playoff goals with the Penguins.  That goal broke a deadlock with Chris Minard for first place on the team’s all-time goals list.

Conor Sheary picked up an assist in Monday night's contest, giving him a point in each of the Pens' seven playoff games this season (4+7=11).

Sheary now has 22 playoff points (10+12=22) in 22 career playoff games with the team.

Jordan Weal’s three goal game in Game Four on Monday night was the fourth playoff hat trick allowed by the Penguins all-time:

DATE	PLAYER	OPPONENT	GOALTENDER(S)
4/27/01	Mark Greig	Philadelphia	Rich Parent
5/11/07	Scott Barney	Hershey	Nolan Schaefer
6/10/08	Jason Krog	Chicago	John Curry
5/11/15	Jordan Weal	Manchester	Murray (2)/Zatkoff (1)

The Penguins have an all-time mark of 17-8 in Game Five of a playoff series.

The Pens are 10-3 all-time in Game Five on home ice, 7-5 on the road.

The Penguins are 21-13 in elimination games, including a 14-4 mark in Wilkes-Barre.

The Penguins and Monarchs face off in Game Five tonight at 7:05pm in Wilkes-Barre.  Tickets are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office, by calling the Penguins at 570-208-7367, or online at TicketMaster.com