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CRUZ LUCIUS (R)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
 


Age 20.8 Birth Date 2004-04-05
Shoots R Draft Info 2022 (4/124)
Height 6'0 Fantrax Roster% 3
Weight 178 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country USA Status Off Roster
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
0
PROSPECT UPSIDE
7.5 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
70%
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Latest News & Analysis

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Date Type News
2024-03-08ArticleTrade Deadline Tracker 2024: Fantasy Hockey Style
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2024-03-07Player UpdateLucius, Michael Bunting, Ville Koivunen, Vasily Ponomarev, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick were traded from the Hurricanes to the Penguins on Thursday in exchange for Jake Guentzel and Ty Smith, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
No No
Year Cap Hit AAV

Fantasy Rankings


Category Rank
Top Prospect Forwards129

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8483479

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 7@NYR
Feb 8@PHI
Feb 22WSH
Feb 23NYR
Feb 25@PHI
Feb 27PHI
Mar 1BOS
Mar 2TOR
Mar 4@COL
Mar 7@VGK
Mar 9@MIN
Mar 11VGK
Mar 13STL
Mar 15N.J
Mar 18NYI
Mar 21CBJ
Mar 23@FLA
Mar 25@T.B
Mar 27@BUF
Mar 30OTT
Apr 3@STL
Apr 5@DAL
Apr 6@CHI
Apr 8CHI
Apr 11@N.J
Apr 13BOS
Apr 17WSH

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 7@NYR
Feb 8@PHI
Feb 22WSH
Feb 23NYR
Feb 25@PHI
Feb 27PHI
Mar 1BOS
Mar 2TOR
Mar 4@COL
Mar 7@VGK
Mar 9@MIN
Mar 11VGK
Mar 13STL
Mar 15N.J
Mar 18NYI
Mar 21CBJ
Mar 23@FLA
Mar 25@T.B
Mar 27@BUF
Mar 30OTT
Apr 3@STL
Apr 5@DAL
Apr 6@CHI
Apr 8CHI
Apr 11@N.J
Apr 13BOS
Apr 17WSH

DraftKings

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Pittsburgh Penguins Last Game Lines (2025-02-04)

Opponent: New Jersey Devils
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
110:1418.0SIDNEY CROSBY - RICKARD RAKELL - BRYAN RUST0005271.412666.7
28:2214.7MICHAEL BUNTING - DANTON HEINEN - CODY GLASS0005183.38466.7
37:3013.2KEVIN HAYES - ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER - PHILIP TOMASINO0002166.79756.3
44:147.4NOEL ACCIARI - BOKONDJI IMAMA - BLAKE LIZOTTE00010100.02250.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
120:2435.9ERIK KARLSSON - MATT GRZELCYK01-17750.0142041.2
215:1426.8PIERRE-OLIVIER JOSEPH - KRIS LETANG0003442.9111052.4
39:5017.3RYAN GRAVES - VINCENT DESHARNAIS0004180.091047.4
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:2459.0SIDNEY CROSBY - RICKARD RAKELL - BRYAN RUST - MICHAEL BUNTING0002166.74180.0
20:3213.1KEVIN HAYES - DANTON HEINEN - PHILIP TOMASINO000000.0000.0
30:218.6SIDNEY CROSBY - RICKARD RAKELL - BRYAN RUST00010100.010100.0
40:187.4SIDNEY CROSBY - KEVIN HAYES - DANTON HEINEN00010100.010100.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5647.5MATT GRZELCYK00020100.040100.0
21:1530.7ERIK KARLSSON - KRIS LETANG00030100.040100.0
30:2811.5ERIK KARLSSON000010.0010.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:2735.7NOEL ACCIARI - BLAKE LIZOTTE0001150.01233.3
21:2735.7ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER - CODY GLASS000010.0030.0
30:4819.7KEVIN HAYES - BRYAN RUST000000.010100.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:2334.0RYAN GRAVES - KRIS LETANG000010.0020.0
21:0125.0ERIK KARLSSON - RYAN GRAVES0001150.02166.7
30:3514.3ERIK KARLSSON - VINCENT DESHARNAIS000000.0010.0

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
FILIP LINDBERG26.0201971974.03.5
TAYLOR GAUTHIER24.00005.02.0
JOEL BLOMQVIST23.120202527.53.0
SERGEI MURASHOV20.9202241187.53.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025NCAAArizona State Univ.81340.504100.000
2023-2024NCAAUniv. of Wisconsin361321340.9410000.00026
2022-2023NCAAUniv. of Wisconsin341123341.0018-700.00027
2021-2022NTDPU.S. National U18 Team2399180.78102100.000
2021-2022USHLUSNTDP Juniors105270.7001000.000
2021-2022WJC-18USA U1862681.336900.000
2020-2021NTDPU.S. National U17 Team421428421.008000.000
2020-2021USHLUSNTDP Juniors26612180.6910-400.000
2019-2020NAPHL 16UGentry Academy 16U AAA202840683.402000.000
2019-2020YOGUSA U1640330.750000.000
2018-2019NAPHL 15UGentry Academy 15U AAA13932413.156000.000
2017-2018MNBEL 14UMN Blackhawks 14U AAA14118191.360000.000
2016-2017T1EHL 13UMN Gentry Galaxy 13U AAA1019101.004000.000
2012-2013Brick InvitationalTeam Minnesota64591.500000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2019-2020NAPHL 16UGentry Academy 16U AAA5318214.202000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
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Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
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Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

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Shooting % 0.0
5on5 Shooting % 0.0
PTS/60 0.0
PDO 1000
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination