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The Jake Guentzel trade was one of the first major moves of the Kyle Dubas era. Not only because it involved a core player that won a championship with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but also because it signaled a shift into a more long-term outlook. It was the unofficial beginning of the current rebuild, or re-tooling, […]
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Who: New Jersey Devils (22-19-2, 46 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (20-12-9, 49 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and MSGSN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Today kicks off another heavy stretch of games for the Pens, starting with three in four days over […]
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After three days off, the Pittsburgh Penguins are back in action this evening to kick off a six game stretch over the next two weeks that will see them play five of those six games on home ice before heading on their annual Western Canada road trip. To kick things off, the Penguins welcome the […]
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The Penguins have reached the halfway point of the season, the top part of their leading scorers looks like this via hockeydb. Let’s look at which players can pick it up, and who will might taper off in the second half. For these purposes, we’re simply looking at the player had in the first half […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be getting center Evgeni Malkin back in the lineup very soon, and perhaps as soon as Thursday night against the New Jersey Devils. That is objectively good news for the Penguins. It is also a really good addition for a team that is playing well, having now won five […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Goaltender Arturs Silovs will represent Team Latvia at the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, it was announced on Tuesday. [Penguins] Rookie forward Rutger McGroarty left a practice session on Tuesday due to an apparent injury. [Trib Live] But here is some good news on the injury […]
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Harrison Brunicke’s time with Team Canada for the World Junior Championship is now completed. The Canadians won the bronze medal game yesterday against Finland after getting upset by Czechia on Sunday night. Brunicke played in all seven games, recording no goals and two assists. At times he was alright, but it was hardly a smashing […]
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Longtime NHL defenseman Jack Johnson has retired from playing hockey and has joined the Vancouver Canucks organization as a professional scout. Johnson, 38, played for 19 NHL seasons, including a two-year stint in Pittsburgh for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. The Penguins signed Jack Johnson to a five-year, $16.25 million contract during the 2018 offseason, […]
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The Philip Tomasino trade could ultimately amount to a salary dump for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins placed defenseman Egor Zamula on unconditional waivers Monday for purposes of contract termination, according to PuckPedia. Pittsburgh will be left with 47 roster players and three open spots when Zamula clears waivers, per PuckPedia. If Zamula clears waivers, […]
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A frustrating December ended on a high note for the Pittsburgh Penguins which they then turned into a perfect start to January to pull themselves right back into the playoff conversation as they reach the midpoint of the 2025-26 season. Winners of five straight, the Penguins are the hottest team in the Metro division and […]
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Sidney Crosby has been named the NHL’s second star of the week after scoring 4 goals and 4 assists for the Penguins in 4 games — all wins for Pittsburgh. Crosby was joined on the NHL’s stars of the week list with Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov (3 goals and 7 assists in 3 games) and […]
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In the last Sunday Standings just after Christmas, the situation wasn’t looking so rosy for the Penguins. A 1-5-4 stretch had completely given up all the early-season work the team did to position themselves near the top of the standings and throw them towards the bottom end of the shuffle. With a mind towards Buffalo’s […]
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What a weird season this has been for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It began with low expectations. Then they went 8-2-2 through their first 12 games. That was followed by a stretch where they won just one out of six games that made it seem like the hot start had come to a close. Then they […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Sidney Crosby wasn’t about to let the Pittsburgh Penguins falter after he and his team clawed their way back from a 4-1 deficit on Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The captain assisted on Ricard Rakell’s tying goal with 13.7 seconds left in regulation before he […]
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Pregame The Penguins get Ville Koivunen back in the lineup for Rutger McGroarty and rotate their goalies. The Blue Jackets are opting to use the same lineup from their victory yesterday over Buffalo, including keeping Jet Greaves in the net for a second day in a row. First period The decision to get Koivunen back […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (19-12-9, 47 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (18-16-6, 42 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FDSN Ohio, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: After today is a three-day break for games for the Pens, who aren’t in action again […]
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The Penguins acquired defenseman Egor Zamula on Wednesday in a trade with the Flyers for minor league forward Philip Tomasino. Zamula has now been suspended by the Pens for a reported failure to report to the team’s minor league affiliate in Wilkes-Barre. The Tribune Review received confirmation from a team spokesman that the suspension is […]
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Pregame Same lineup for the Penguins with Stuart Skinner back in the net for this afternoon’s game. The home Red Wings also keep very similar lines from the last time these teams met on Thursday, also opting to switch their goalies and give John Gibson a go. First period The Penguins keep it up with […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (18-12-9, 45 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Detroit Red Wings (24-14-4, 52 points, 1st place Atlantic Division) When: 12:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: National broadcast on ABC Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens return to action in just over 24 hours with a Sunday road game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The team then […]
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Team Sweden will have the most Pittsburgh Penguin input at the 2026 Olympics with two players on the roster. Both Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson were named to the roster released today. Karlsson made waves when he was one of the first six players named ahead of the rest of the roster for last years’ […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the 2026 calendar year with a strong 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings, getting two big points in the standings and getting another huge game from captain Sidney Crosby. He scored two goals in the first 10 minutes, assisted on Kris Letang’s overtime winner and factored into every goal the […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime (how apropos) in his 1,200th game as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday. [Recap] Speaking of Letang, he recently opened up about what drives him as a Penguin in his age-38 season, saying he […]
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Pregame Yegor Chinakhov draws into the Penguin lineup for the first time. Arturs Silovs rotates back into the crease, otherwise all is as it has been lately with the lines for the home team. Visiting Detroit has the following lines for the night, backup goalie Cam Talbot is in net for the back-half of their […]
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