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There are a lot of things to like about the Pittsburgh Penguins right now, and even with Wednesday’s overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes they just completed a mostly successful five-game road trip against some of the best teams in the NHL. You would have liked to have seen them hold on to that late […]
From PensBurgh | about 4 hours ago | 0 reads
At the start of the season, it felt like Erik Karlsson and Anthony Mantha were probably not going to finish the season in Pittsburgh. Karlsson looked like a likely trade candidate because of his contract, and Mantha seemed destined to be flipped at the deadline as a short-term prove-it signing. With the Penguins in a playoff spot at the deadline, and now, that obviously didn't happen. Now, both players might be sticking around even longer. According to Josh Yohe of The Athletic , the Pen...
From NHL Trade Rumors | about 7 hours ago | 0 reads
The path to the post-season lay right in front of the Laval Rocket, needing just two points in any form on Wednesday night to clinch another Calder Cup playoff berth. Standing in their way, also needing just a single point to punch their own post-season ticket, were the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Laval continued to feel the impact of injuries as both Tobie Bisson and Josiah Didier would miss the next few weeks with injuries, and Xavier Simoneau had also been ruled out for the rest of...
From Eyes On The Prize | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
A game that felt like a playoff preview going in provided everything you could have wanted. Sean Walker’s overtime goal with 29 seconds left was the difference as the Carolina Hurricanes took the extra point over the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night in Raleigh. The game provided action from the jump with the return of Sidney […]
From Canes Country | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
Pregame Sidney Crosby makes his return to the lineup from injury. Stuart Skinner plays in net. The Carolina Hurricanes are using this lineup for today’s game. First period Pretty good start for the Penguins, their fourth line gets a few chances with Noel Acciari trying to muscle a puck in from in close. No dice. […]
From PensBurgh | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
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From PensBurgh | about 19 hours ago | 0 reads
Sometimes when you look at a schedule and see five games in seven days, the first one against a division opponent that is fighting for its playoff life, and you’re comfortably ahead in the division, you just decide that it’s time to make sure no one gets hurt. in their 5-1 loss to Columbus last […]
From Canes Country | about 22 hours ago | 0 reads
First game of the season, first win of the season.
From Sounder At Heart | about 23 hours ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Penguins have maintained their hold on a playoff spot in Sidney Crosby's absence. They have gone 5-3-3 without their captain in the lineup after his injury at the Olympics last month. But boy, will they be glad to get him back. And that is officially happening on Wednesday night in their game against the Carolina Hurricanes. And the announcement came from none other than his teammate of the last 20 years in Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin: Malkin joyfully walking off the ice just now ...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Penguins received some welcome news today, Sidney Crosby took the morning skate in Raleigh alongside his normal wingers. He did work with the top power play. After practice, coach Dan Muse confirmed that Crosby would return tonight after missing the last 11 NHL games following an injury suffered in the Olympics. Crosby spoke briefly […]
From PensBurgh | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Wilkes-Barre Penguins endured a season-long losing streak of five games, which they finally put to an end by defeating Lehigh Valley last Saturday. Rutger McGroarty scored the opening goal in the 3-1 win to set the tone. McGroarty has produced five points in the five games during month of the March. Sunday’s win was […]
From PensBurgh | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (34-18-15, 83 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Carolina Hurricanes (42-19-6, 90 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division) When: 7 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sports Network South, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are coming back to Pittsburgh for a three-game homestand, starting with a weekend back-to-back […]
From PensBurgh | 1 day ago | 2 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins have fared surprisingly well in the absence of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. One of the main forces behind this recent run of form is coming from defenseman Erik Karlsson, who has been playing his best hockey to date in a Pittsburgh sweater. […]
From PensBurgh | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the midst of a rebuild, and general manager Kyle Dubas is sparing no one from his watchful eye. At the beginning of a rebuild, teams will try to trade their top veteran talent and keep core pieces to build around to help train the next generation of stars. That is, unless it's a full-blown teardown. One NHL journeyman may be the next to exit stage left , as the Penguins are poised to make some moves in July, and one could be Anthony Mantha . Ma...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 1 day ago | 4 reads
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed one of their prospects to an Entry-Level Contract after his collegiate career wrapped up earlier this month. Cole Knuble, out of the University of Notre Dame, has signed his rookie deal with the Flyers on Tuesday afternoon. It was almost a guarantee that this was going to happen shortly after his Notre Dame team were knocked out of the Big 10 playoffs by the University of Michigan last Wednesday. And now after taking a week or so to put pen to paper, he...
From Broad Street Hockey | 2 days ago | 3 reads
The Penguins will have their depth tested, celebrated fourth line center Blake Lizotte will be out of the lineup for a while, reportedly to be re-evaluated in four weeks due to an undisclosed upper body injury. Should Lizotte stick to that timeline, he would miss the rest of the regular season that ends on April […]
From PensBurgh | 2 days ago | 1 read
Evgeni Malkin returned from his five-game suspension Monday night with a stellar game against the Colorado Avalanche and after the game, the veteran Penguins center said he and Penguins president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas are expected to talk this summer about his contract situation. Earlier this month, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said […]
From PensBurgh | 2 days ago | 2 reads
When the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for defenseman Erik Karlsson prior to the start of the 2023-24 season, it seemed like a slam-dunk move. They were getting a Hall of Fame defenseman and three-time Norris Trophy winner for a first-round pick and a bunch of bad contracts they did not want. It was also an attempt […]
From PensBurgh | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Evgeni Malkin returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup for the first time since being suspended five games for slashing earlier this month and he made his presence known early and often in a 7-2 Penguins victory over the NHL leading Colorado Avalanche. Malkin was hardly the only Penguins player to show out in a big […]
From PensBurgh | 2 days ago | 1 read
In a brutal showing tonight where nothing seemed to go right, the Colorado Avalanche got absolutely stomped by the Pittsburgh Penguins by a final score of 7-2. After a lackluster showing in Winnipeg this wasn’t the homecoming Colorado wanted in their return to Ball Arena. Let’s look at all the action from tonight. First Period […]
From Mile High Hockey | 3 days ago | 3 reads
Apologies in advance, a power outage has put a damper on the night at Pensburgh HQ but nothing could slow the Penguins on this night. Pittsburgh went into the NHL’s best team’s barn and took a monster 7-2 win. There were a couple changes in the lineup; Evgeni Malkin returned from suspension, as expected. Less […]
From PensBurgh | 3 days ago | 3 reads
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From PensBurgh | 3 days ago | 4 reads
As the stretch run continues and the push for a playoff spot ramps up, the Phantoms put in some good work this weekend to ascend in the standings. This weekend was going to be a challenging one for them, with another three-in-three on deck, which would take them on the road to face off against the second in the North division Crunch and then their won division’s second place Penguins, before returning home for a second matchup against them on Sunday, but the Phantoms were able to deliver ...
From Broad Street Hockey | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Colorado Avalanche are set to welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins this evening for a late-night, nationally televised contest at Ball Arena in downtown Denver. It hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but Sidney Crosby was a full participant at this morning’s skate and could return to the lineup after missing time with an injury suffered during […]
From Mile High Hockey | 3 days ago | 1 read
It pains Rangers fans to admit it, but the Penguins’ quiet retool might offer the exact roadmap New York needs to get back into contention.
From Blueshirt Banter | 3 days ago | 4 reads