The Penguins are off to their best 20-game start since 1995-96, and tied for the third-best in franchise history. A statistical comparison from where they stood after 20 games last season:

2007-08 2008-09
8-10-2, 18 pts Record 12-5-3, 27 pts
57 Goals for 60
64 Goals against 53
5-4-2 1- goal games 8-2-3
21-for-100 (21 percent) Power play 17-for-93(18.3 percent)
81-of-97(83.5 percent) Penalty kill 70-of-83(84.3 percent)
Sidney Crosby (11) Goals leader Miroslav Satan (9)
Sidney Crosby (30) Points leader Evgeni Malkin (31)