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The week ahead: Welcome back Ville Koivunen; Big decisions loom on Kindel, Brunicke
The first two weeks of the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins season have gone way better than anybody expected, and this past week was no exception. I looked at the three games they were facing a week ago and realistically expected three or maybe four points out of it. They ended up getting five. The games against […]
Game Preview: St. Louis Blues @ Pittsburgh Penguins 10/27/25
Who: St. Louis Blues (3-4-1, 7 points, 7th place Central Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (6-2-1, 13 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sportsnet Midwest, national game on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: It’s a quick turn to head to Philadelphia to play […]
Pens Points: Rakell lost for several weeks
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Not the news the Pittsburgh Penguins wanted to hear coming out of a wild 5-4 shootout loss on Saturday: forward Rickard Rakell will miss six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand. [PensBurgh] With Rakell out for an extended period, the Penguins recalled […]
Rickard Rakell has surgery, out 6-8 weeks
The IR list for the Penguins is growing. A few days after Caleb Jones was lost for eight weeks with a lower body injury, Rickard Rakell will now be on the shelf for 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand. Rakell was struck in the hand in last night’s loss to Columbus. He […]
Sunday Standings: Metropolitan Division off to strong start
It’s the last October Sunday of the year, and just like that we have teams approaching double-digit games played in the NHL. The season is still young, but more data and games are rolling in. Let’s go around the circuit to check on all the teams in the Metropolitan Division and check on the week […]
Penguins/Blue Jackets Recap: Pens rally but lose in shootout
Pregame The Penguins give Ben Kindel the night off, which gets Philip Tomasino back into the lineup. Caleb Jones’s injury pulls Matt Dumba back into action, Harrison Brunicke remains watching. The even goalie rotation doesn’t break now, it’s Arturs Silovs’s night. First period Hot start for the Penguins, Ryan Shea shoots high on Elvis Merlikins […]
Gamethread: Blue Jackets @ Penguins
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Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins 10/25/25
Who: Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4-0, 6 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (6-2-0, 12 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sportsnet Ohio, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are looking at a busy next week mostly spent on […]
The five biggest surprises of the Pittsburgh Penguins season so far
With their 5-3 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday night the Pittsburgh Penguins improved to 6-2-0 on the young season, making them easily one of the biggest surprises in the NHL through the first two-plus weeks of the season. Nobody expected this, even with a relatively soft early season schedule. […]
Pens Points: Those Cats ain’t all that!
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled to South Florida on Thursday to fight the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. Pittsburgh, led largely by its captain, Sidney Crosby, and Tristan Jarry, had an answer for everything the Panthers did on Thursday night, leading to an impressive 5-3 win. […]
Penguins/Florida Recap: Plucky Pens power past Panthers
Pregame The Penguins stick with the familiar forward groups and rotate Harrison Brunicke out in favor of Connor Clifton getting into his second game of the season. The even goalie rotation continues which makes it Tristan Jarry’s night. Their opponents on the night, the Florida Panthers, are going with this lineup: First period Pittsburgh starts […]
Gamethread: Penguins @ Panthers
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We are about to learn what these Penguins are really about
There are two main takeaways I have from the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2-0 start going into Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers. The first is that, along with the record, they have been an objectively good hockey team over these first seven games. The results are good, and there is good process behind the results. They […]
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Florida Panthers 10/23/25
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (5-2-0, 10 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) @ Florida Panthers (4-4-0, 8 points, 3rd place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Scripps Net, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are in a very busy stretch to squeeze games in before […]
Pens Points: Measuring Stick Game
After a brief stop back in Pittsburgh, the Penguins return to the road this evening to take on the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. Sitting at 5-2-0 on the season, the Penguins have thus far exceeded expectations but tonight’s contest will serve as an early measuring stick as they go up against the […]
Kyle Dubas might have cooked this offseason
When Kyle Dubas talks about his timeline for the Pittsburgh Penguins, he almost always uses the word “urgent” to emphasize short-term focus on improvement, even as the main focus managerially has been to trade away quality players when their contracts are running out and stockpile future draft picks. Dubas has reason to pay lip service […]
Sidney Crosby sets new Penguins record for total points
Sidney Crosby has set a new Penguins record for the most combined regular season and playoff points in franchise history. Crosby set the new record on Tuesday night with a goal during the Penguins’ 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins captain now has 1,896 points in regular season and […]
Pens Points: Cruisin’ Over Canucks
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins returned home on Tuesday night to welcome the Vancouver Canucks to PPG Paints Arena. A slow start turned into a second-period explosion, where Pittsburgh got out to a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes en route to a milestone-filled 5-1 win. [Recap] Many an […]
Penguins/Canucks Recap: Pens rock ‘n roll to another win
Pregame The Penguins keep the same 18 skaters for two games in a row for the first time all season, but continue to rotate goalies and give Arturs Silovs the game against his former team. The Vancouver Petterssons Canucks bring a banged up lineup at this point of their road trip. First period The Canucks […]
Gamethread: Canucks @ Penguins
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The argument for and against keeping Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke in Pittsburgh all season
It has been a long time since the Pittsburgh Penguins have had a couple of legitimate, young NHL prospects that are worth getting excited about. The start of the 2025-26 season has brought two of them to Pittsburgh in 19-year-old defenseman Harrison Brunicke and 18-year-old forward Ben Kindel (the No. 11 overall pick in this […]
Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks @ Pittsburgh Penguins 10/21/25
Who: Vancouver Canucks (4-2-0, 8 points, 3rd place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (4-2-0, 8 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on SN-PIT and SNP, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are back on the road later this week for a Thursday matchup with the defending champion […]
Pens Points: Canuck Collison
After a long, but successful, trip to California, the Pittsburgh Penguins return home this evening for a quick pit stop before heading back on the road. Tonight the Penguins play host to the Vancouver Canucks who will be making their annual visit to the city of Pittsburgh and the team will welcome back Marcus Pettersson […]
Wilkes Weekly: WBS Penguins stay perfect on season
They’re cookin’ with gas up towards the northeastern corner of the state. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins secured another two victories this past week to move their overall season record to a perfect 4-0-0. WBS started the week off with a 5-2 victory over Hartford on Friday night. Atley Calvert scored twice and prospects Tristan Broz and […]
The week ahead: Penguins return home with fascinating player usage options
We are two weeks into the 2025-26 NHL regular season and the Pittsburgh Penguins have probably produced better results than most people expected so far. They return from their west coast road trip having won two out of three games on the trip and have won four of their first six games overall. Not only […]
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