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When should the Penguins make the Sergei Murashov call?

The goals against numbers are starting to pile up, and there are not many cards left for the Pittsburgh Penguins to play in an effort to fix it. The trade deadline has come and gone, so there is no move to be made to add outside defensive help. There is also no immediate help available […]

Penguins & Ducks Almost Pulled Off Pre-Deadline Trade

The Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins are no strangers to making trades, however, turns out they almost made a deal together ahead of the Mar.6 trade deadline.  Reports have indicated before the Ducks shipped Ryan Strome to the Calgary Flames, they were in talks with Kyle Dubas and the Penguins about a potential deal.  Frank Seravalli: The Penguins were...one of the teams that was calling Anaheim to get in on Ryan Strome; don't have to give up anything, it's just cap space, maybe...

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators 3/26/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (35-20-16, 86 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) @ Ottawa Seantors (38-24-9, 85 points, 5th place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh, TSN5 and RDS2 up in Canada, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The games keep on coming, the Pens head back to Pittsburgh to face […]

Malkin to miss second straight game with upper-body injury

Evgeni Malkin will not be in the lineup tonight when the Pittsburgh Penguins face the Ottawa Senators. The veteran Penguins center will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury after head coach Dan Muse said that Malkin wouldn’t be traveling with the team to face Ottawa. Malkin missed the Penguins’ game earlier this […]

Pens Points: Canadian Capital Clash

With both teams desperate for points in their fight for playoff positioning, tonight’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators should have a playoff feel when the teams hit the ice. Right now, the Penguins are holding onto third place in the Metro division while the Senators cling to the second and final wild […]

GSAA makes a case the Penguins need a change in net

Allowing too many goals has been a major problem for the Penguins. As recently as March 3rd, the team was sitting sixth in the NHL with 2.78 goals against per game. In the last 11 games since then, that’s gone out the window – the Pens sit 31st over the last three weeks with an […]

Morning Flurries: Erik Johnson was made for television

Though Colorado Avalanche fans tried to forget everything about the 7-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins last week (and a big win last night helps ease that memory), one positive was the Erik Johnson experience between the benches. The former Avalanche defenseman is flourishing in his new television career which seems to be a natural […]

Wilkes Weekly: Pens clinch AHL playoff spot

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins managed to win two out of three games on a road trip through Canada last week. WBSPenguins.com with the details on each game: Wednesday, Mar. 18 – PENGUINS 1 at Laval 5Gabe Klassen scored Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s only goal in its first meeting with the North Division-leading Rocket. As a result, the Penguins have lost […]

Pens Points: Avalanche get revenge

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena. One week after the Penguins dispatched the Avalanche on their home ice, the Colorado hockey team returned the favor, pulling away early and defeating Pittsburgh 6-2. [Recap] The Penguins received a mixed […]

Recap: Martin Nečas scores twice in rout over Penguins

As the road trip continues, the Colorado Avalanche made a stop in Pittsburgh to get revenge on the Penguins for the ugly 7-2 loss from a week ago. This game was neatly the exact opposite of that game as the Avalanche scored early and often to take a 6-2 win in Pittsburgh. Prior to the […]

Penguins/Avalanche Recap: Colorado leaves Pens in dust in 6-2 rout

Pregame No Evgeni Malkin tonight due to an undisclosed upper body injury, Ville Koivunen back in the lineup like he never left (though he did for a few days). Arturs Silovs in net. The visiting Colorado Avalanche bring this lineup to the table tonight. First period Colorado gets on the board first, 4:57 into the […]

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins (5:00 p.m. MT)

After a 3-2 overtime win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche are continuing their East Coast road trip with a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. This will be the second and final regular-season matchup between these two teams, with Pittsburgh having won the first one by a final score of 7-2 […]

Penguins Reveal Erik Karlsson’s Future With Team

According to insider Pierre LeBrun on TSN, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas has addressed the mounting speculation about the future of defenseman Erik Karlsson. And the GM made it clear that Karlsson will not be traded this summer. Penguins GM Kyle Dubas has confirmed that veteran defenceman Erik Karlsson will not be traded this summer. While Karlsson remains signed through next year at a cap hit of $10 million, he is owed a $6 million signing bonus on July 1 of this year and jus...

Preview: Two injured forwards return for Avalanche in Pittsburgh

After a 3-2 overtime win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche are continuing their East Coast road trip with a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. This will be the second and final regular-season matchup between these two teams, with Pittsburgh having won the first one by a final score of 7-2 […]

Goal prevention is becoming a big problem for the Penguins

If there was a glaring weakness for the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins it was always going to be on defense and their ability to keep pucks out of their own net. When the season began Erik Karlsson had not yet turned things around, Kris Letang was another year older, nobody knew what to expect from Parker […]

NHL Rumors: Why Red Wings Walked Away from a Major Deadline Upgrade

The Detroit Red Wings were in the market for help at the trade deadline, but there was one line they did not want to cross.  According to Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff , Detroit was not willing to move any of its top prospects in deadline talks, even while looking for a major upgrade down the middle.  The Red Wings and Steve Yzerman wanted to improve, but not at the cost of names like Nate Danielson, or either of their two blue-chip goalie prospects in Sebastian Cossa or Trey Aug...

Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/24/2026

Who: Colorado Avalanche (46-13-10, 102 points, 1st place Central Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (35-19-16, 86 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Altitude Sports, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are hitting the road to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night before returning home for […]

Pens Points: Avalanche Ahead

Eight days ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins went into Denver and routed the NHL leading Colorado Avalanche by a score of 7-2 at Ball Arena. Now the Avalanche come to Pittsburgh looking for a measure of revenge with a lot on the line for both sides when the puck drops as PPG Paints Arena later this […]

The week ahead: Another big (and tough) week for Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins March schedule was always going to be daunting, and they are almost through it. So far, all things considered, they have handled it mostly okay, especially given the absences of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin for a significant part of it. I said at the beginning if they could just play .500 […]

Penguins sign Zonnon, D’Aigle to entry level contracts

The Penguins took care of some business over the weekend, taking advantage of the QMJHL regular season ending to sign up two 2025 draft picks from that league. First rounder Bill Zonnon A final ruling is in flux about the CHL-NHL player transfer agreement about as far as how many teenagers will be able to […]

Pens Points: Hurricanes throttle Penguins in a stinker

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out another back-to-back set on Sunday, playing against the Carolina Hurricanes for the third time in 13 days. If we’re being honest with ourselves, the Penguins didn’t really deserve the two points they got against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, getting outhustled […]

Power Play Primed – Hurricanes 5, Penguins 1

The Carolina Hurricanes scored three power play goals and dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-1 on Sunday afternoon in the Steel City. The Canes controlled the puck most of the game and were holding the Pens to a paltry 12 shots on goal until the Pens finally found some offense with five minutes and change to […]

Penguins/Hurricanes Recap: Pens crunched by Carolina, lose 5-1

Pregame Ryan Shea isn’t able to play so the Penguins turn to Ryan Graves to make a rare NHL lineup appearance. Stuart Skinner gets the start in net. The visiting Carolina Hurricanes bring the following lineup for today’s game. First period Carolina chose to put the Jordan Staal line out for the opening faceoff, in […]