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Wilkes Weekly: Murashov’s save of the year candidate

The wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins took a split this past weekend in Cleveland, winning the first game and losing the second in overtime. WBSPenguins.com with the review: Friday, Feb. 27 – PENGUINS 3 at Cleveland 2Wilkes-Barre/Scranton took the lead with a pair of quick goals and never looked back to defeat Cleveland in a spirited bout to start […]

Pens Points: Tripped up in Boston

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins shipped up to Boston on Tuesday night. The Penguins fell 2-1 to the B’s after taking an early lead from an Erik Karlsson goal but surrendering two fast first-period goals, and despite late pressure, they couldn’t find the equalizer. Next up is Buffalo […]

Penguins/Bruins Recap: Pens frustrated in Beantown, fall 2-1

Pregame Blake Lizotte is out with an injury, Kevin Hayes is back. Rickard Rakell’s stint as a center is over, at least for now, so say hello to first line Ben Kindel. Stuart Skinner starts in net. They meet the Bruins with this lineup. First period Exciting first minute, hope everyone got to their seats […]

Why the national media has not caught on to the Penguins season yet

Objectively speaking, the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be a really good hockey team. By every major piece of data that exists to evaluate hockey teams, the Penguins rate extremely well across the league through their first 59 games this season. Entering play on Tuesday their .636 points percentage is the sixth-best in the NHL […]

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Boston Bruins 3/3/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (31-15-13, 75 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Boston Bruins (33-21-5, 71 points, 5th place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Streaming on ESPN+, local broadcasts on SN-PT and NESN Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are back home later this week for a three-game homestand, which starts Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres, […]

Pens Points: Rust celebrates 20-goal milestone

Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning…. The NHL trade deadline is this Friday, March 6. While general manager Kyle Dubas and the Penguins could hedge their bets on the current roster to withstand Sidney Crosby’s absence or answer any lingering defensive questions, Dubas may yet have a trick or two up his […]

NHL Trade deadline: Penguins primer

The NHL trade deadline is approaching this Friday afternoon, March 6th at 3pm Eastern time. The Penguins find themselves in an interesting spot, tied for third currently in points percentage in the Eastern Conference. They have been the most active team at trading this season, having added Egor Chinakhov, Stuart Skinner and Sam Girard during […]

Friedman: Penguins and Malkin discussing contract extension

It appears that the Penguins and Evgeni Malkin’s party are once again going to be discussing a contract extension — something that recently seemed like it might not happen until the end of the season. Following Sunday’s 5-0 win vs. the Vegas Golden Knights, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was on TNT’s NHL Postgame and said that […]

Pens Points: A split weekend

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins wrapped up another back-to-back set on Sunday, returning home to host the Vegas Golden Knights. The day before, they let the game get away from them in New York, escaping with a loser point, but the team, led by Bryan Rust, Ben Kindel, […]

Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/1/2026

Who: Vegas Golden Knights (28-17-14, 70 points, 1st place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (30-15-13, 73 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 1:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: National game on TNT, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: The march of the Penguins will be a staggering one, today’s game kicks off 17 games in the […]

Penguins/Rangers Recap: Strong start ends in shootout loss for the Pens

Pregame Same players for the Penguins, Stuart Skinner gets back into the lineup for the visiting team. First period Lots of penalty trouble early for the Rangers, Braden Schneider is the first to go 1:28 into the game. The Pens make them pay quickly. Anthony Mantha gets a great redirect on Erik Karlsson’s point shot, […]

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers 2/28/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (30-15-12, 72 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ New York Rangers (22-29-7, 51 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) When: 12:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: National broadcast on ABC Pens’ Path Ahead: Things are about to get busy for the Pens, who are back home for a 1 p.m. ET matchup with the Vegas […]

Ben Kindel keeps getting better

The injury to Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is obviously not ideal. The time of the year, the playoff race, the fact he is going to miss a couple of weeks and just the simple fact he is Sidney Crosby and there is not really an easy way to replace him all add up into […]

NHL Trade Rumors: Is Stuart Skinner going to be the next to go?

Kyle Dubas operates on his own timeline for making trades, often culminating deals out of nowhere and sending out players in surprising ways and with trade partners that were unexpected. That almost colors recent reports that Stuart Skinner’s name is in the trade rumors. Other teams might be a little looser with information and the […]

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Pens Points: Back in action

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Thursday night was the return to action for the Pittsburgh Penguins after the Olympic break, playing host to the New Jersey Devils. Playing against a team lower than them in the standings, Pittsburgh took care of its business and defeated the Devils by pulling away with […]

Penguins/Devils Recap: Pens pull away in third period to beat New Jersey

Pregame The first Crosby-less lineup of the season for the Penguins serves as the first Samuel Girard appearance in the lineup. Arturs Silovs gets the nod in net. The visiting New Jersey Devils bring this lineup to the proceedings. First period Both teams trade some chances early, the Penguins are the better team early with […]

Game Preview: New Jersey Devils @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2/26/2026

Who: New Jersey Devils (28-28-2, 58 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (29-15-12, 70 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and MSG, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Well, hopefully everyone enjoyed the time off because the schedule goes bonkers from here. This is […]

Pens Points: Sid to the Sidelines

Three weeks removed from their last game in Buffalo, the Pittsburgh Penguins return to action this evening at PPG Paints Arena against the New Jersey Devils. They have 26 games left on their 2025-26 schedule and currently sit second in the Metropolitan division in playoff positioning. On the downside, they will have to play the […]