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When it comes to their results, the past week had to be a little frustrating for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They carried the play for large portions of the week, and against some really good teams, but still only managed to come away with three out of a possible eight points in the standings. Given the […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out a back-to-back set on Sunday afternoon, hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Of note, it was highly touted goalie prospect Sergei Murashov’s NHL debut. The Kings came out as the victors in what was a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh. [Highlights] Despite the […]
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The Penguins and Kings met on Sunday, here was how it went.
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Who: Los Angeles Kings (6-5-4, 16 points, 5th place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (9-4-3, 21 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 2:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Fanduel Sports Network, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: After today the Penguins have a few days off to travel to Sweden for a […]
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The Penguins lost 2-1 via the shootout to the New Jersey Devils. Check out the highlights of the game and add your thoughts about what you saw in the game.
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (9-4-2, 20 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ New Jersey Devils (10-4-1, 20 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division) When: 12:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: SN-PIT and MSGSN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins have just one home game remaining— a Sunday afternoon matchup with the Los Angeles Kings— before their upcoming trip […]
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Penguins forward Filip Hallander is expected to be sidelined for at least the next three month after being diagnosed with a blood clot in one of his legs. Hallander played in the team’s game against Toronto early this week and left the ice early on Wednesday when the team said he was dealing with a […]
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Taking a quick look at the box score from the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night and it would indicate an absolutely monster game from forward Bryan Rust. In a lot of ways, it was. He finished with three points, including two assists and the game-winning goal in the third […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Our Pittsburgh Penguins took the ice on Thursday night to play host to Mr. 900, Alex Ovechkin, and the Washington Capitals. Hit by a barrage of injuries to forwards, defense, and goalie, the Penguins weathered this storm early, earning a 3-0 lead by the second period. […]
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Pregame A trio of NHL season debuts for the Penguins tonight as Danton Heinen, Ryan Graves and Joona Koppanen all get into their first game. Arturs Silovs maintains his part of playing every-other-game this season so far by getting the nod in net. The visiting Washington Capitals have the following lineup First period Washington takes […]
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Sergei Murashov has arrived for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and probably much sooner than anybody could have reasonably expected. With the team going through an early season rash of injuries that now includes Tristan Jarry, and Murashov continuing to dominate in the American Hockey League, he finds himself in the NHL as the latest Penguins prospect […]
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Elliotte Friedman offered a written version of 32 Thoughts, with perfect timing since the Penguins just passed through Toronto and he has plenty of good nuggets to look at considering the national level media gets the best and most information these days under the tight ship known as the Kyle Dubas front office. A few […]
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Who: Washington Capitals (7-5-1, 15 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (8-3-2, 18 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: Exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu Pens’ Path Ahead: Today starts a stretch of three games in four days prior to going out to Sweden. The next two games will be afternoon […]
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For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals will faceoff in the latest chapter of their storied rivalry. PPG Paints Arena will play host as the Penguins prepare to wrap up the North American portion of their early season schedule before heading to Sweden next week. As always when these two […]
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The Penguins provided some clarity on their recent injuries, all three players placed on injured reserve yesterday are expected to be out for a minimum of three weeks. The new style of couching the timeline is around the word “minimum”, which can be seen more as a guideline than a hard and fast rule. For […]
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The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins suffered their first taste of adversity in the AHL this season with a 1-2-0 week, including dropping a heavyweight battle against Providence in what was a matchup of unbeaten teams. From there, WBS split the weekend by winning at home against Bridgeport but then losing to Utica. Here’s Nick Hart with the […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins made several roster transactions on Tuesday afternoon. Forward Danton Heinen, defenseman Ryan Graves and goaltender Sergei Murashov have been recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Rookie defenseman Owen Pickering has been re-assigned to the American Hockey League, while forwards Noel Acciari and Justin Brazeau, […]
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Buckle up, big time changes are coming to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup. Departing the 23-man roster and headed to the IR will be Noel Acciari, Justin Brazeau and Tristan Jarry. Owen Pickering will be going back down the the AHL. Coming up are veterans Danton Heinen and Ryan Graves, as well as rookie goalie Sergei […]
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Hello. We are back for another edition of pro and con regarding one of the Pittsburgh Penguins youngest players. A couple of weeks ago we looked into the pros and cons of keeping both Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke in the NHL this season beyond nine games, and Kindel made that decision pretty easy for […]
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One of the most positive aspects of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Monday night collapse against the Toronto Maple Leafs was what looked like another step forward in the development of rookie forward Ben Kindel. Kindel finished the night with two goals in the Penguins’ first multi-goal game by a teenager since Olli Maatta in 2014. That’s […]
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Channeling the spirit of the Toronto Blue Jays, the Pittsburgh Penguins lead 3-0 through 40 minutes of hockey but fell apart in the third period on their way to a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs last evening. On the bright side, Ben Kindel continues to impress with his first career multi-goal game, scoring […]
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Pregame The Penguins start out with the same lineup as last game, save the goalie rotation. The lines wouldn’t last this way for long. The Maple Leafs welcome William Nylander back to the lineup following a two-game injury absence and are going with these groups: First period The start of the game is lots of […]
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