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Time to end the goalie rotation and let Tristan Jarry take the net
There are a lot of surprising developments about the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins, but the most surprising of them all, and perhaps the most impactful of them all, is the resurgence of starting goalie Tristan Jarry. He enters play on Thursday with an 8-2-1 record and .911 save percentage in his first 11 appearances and has […]
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning 12/4/25
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (12-7-5, 29 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (16-8-2, 34 points, 1st place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and The Spot, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens play next in Dallas on Saturday (6pm eastern start) then return home to Pittsburgh for […]
Pens Points: Way Down South
As winter begins to set in up north, the Pittsburgh Penguins will get a bit of a reprieve from the cold weather as they head south for a pair of games to wrap up this early December road trip, beginning tonight in Tampa Bay where the Atlantic division leading Lightning await. The Penguins are coming […]
Ville Koivunen just needs a goal
Ville Koivunen is one of the Pittsburgh Penguins most talented young players and will hopefully be a long-term part of their future. In his brief time in the organization he has been a dynamic scorer at the AHL level, but has not yet been able to turn that into results or production in the NHL. […]
Wilkes Weekly: Tomasino latest in long line of admirable attitudes from veterans
It’s a testament to the professionalism and drive of players like Danton Heinen, Ryan Graves and Philip Tomasino that AHL assignments have been used as positive fuel instead of becoming a drag both individually and for the team and organization at large. It’s not an easy situation when an NHL player making NHL bucks gets […]
Pens Points: Crosby chases more history
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… ICYMI: Sidney Crosby continues to climb all-time leaderboards and is fewer than 10 points away from toppling one held by franchise giant Mario Lemieux. With two goals on Monday night against the Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby now sits just seven points behind Lemieux for the most regular-season […]
Penguin Prospect Update: early December 2025
The Penguins have a ton of prospects playing far and wide outside of the organization. We’re tracking their progress intermittently, here’s the biggest stories and notes to know around the next wave of young players. Horcoff going supernova Will Horcoff is tearing up the NCAA in an epic way right now. A four-goal, five-point weekend […]
Sidney Crosby is closing in on Mario Lemieux’s all-time Penguins scoring record
Sidney Crosby is starting to close in on Mario Lemieux’s all-time Penguins scoring record. With two goals on Monday night against the Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby now sits just seven points behind Lemieux for the most regular season points in Penguins history and 8th most in NHL history. Crosby currently has 1,716 points, most among all […]
Crosby makes NHL history in Penguins win over Flyers
Sidney Crosby made a few new marks in the NHL record books Monday night with his two-goal outing in a 5-1 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Crosby opened scoring in the first period, then scored the game-winner on a second period power play as boos rained down from the crowd at Wells Fargo Center. […]
Pens Points: Crosby in Command
As it has been many times before, it was the Sidney Crosby show in Philadelphia on Monday night as the Penguins captain scored a pair of goals, including the eventual game winner, in a 5-1 rout of the Flyers to open the team’s three game road trip. Crosby potted the Penguins first two goals of […]
Penguins/Flyers Recap: The power play, goaltending formula back for Pens in huge 5-1 win
Pregame Rutger McGroarty becomes the 10th different rookie to suit up for the Penguins this season. Boko Imama also makes his NHL season debut. On the backend, Connor Clifton replaces Matt Dumba. Tristan Jarry is in the net. First period Jarry has to be good from the outset, which he is and turns away a […]
Gamethread: Penguins @ Flyers
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The week ahead: Big challenges ahead for Penguins
This is going to be a challenging week for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and it might not be the best timing for it. Injuries to the forward group have taken their toll. The shine has worn off from Arturs Silovs strong start in net, which could be bringing an end to the goalie rotation. The Penguins […]
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers 12/1/25
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (12-7-5, 29 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Philadelphia Flyers (14-7-3, 31 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and NBC Sports Philadelphia, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The tough three-game road trip continues with a second stop in Tampa on Thursday and concludes […]
Pens Points: Off to Philly
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Tristan Broz and Danton Heinen to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday. [Trib Live] Before his reassignment, rookie forward Tristan Broz made his NHL debut last week against the Buffalo Sabres. Picked in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, Broz’s […]
Sunday Standings: The Thanksgiving playoff indicator going to be tested this year
There’s a trope in the NHL about the standings at Thanksgiving being a reliable indicator for the playoffs. Since 2013-14, 77% of teams in playoff position on Turkey Day have ended up qualifying for the playoffs. It’s not always an absolute, four teams last year fell out, but it is something. Here’s a graphic of […]
Penguins/Toronto Recap: Welp, that one got away. Leafs roll in Pittsburgh
Pregame The Penguins use the same skaters from last night and flip goalies, Arturs Silovs is up. The visiting Maple Leafs bring this lineup and a ton of fans to Pittsburgh for this game. First period Toronto strikes first, a bad bounce for the Penguins works out for Oliver Ekman-Larsson, who regains control of the […]
Gamethread: Maple Leafs @ Penguins
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Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Pittsburgh Penguins 11/29/25
Who: Toronto Maple Leafs (10-11-3, 23 points, 7th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (12-6-5, 29 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and TVAS, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: This busy stretch for the Pens continues with a three-game road trip next week, starting Monday in […]
Penguins/Blue Jackets Recap: Crosby, Letang fuel comeback for first OT win of season
Pregame Lots of new looks for the Penguins; a goal last game helps elevate Kevin Hayes to the first line, Tommy Novak slides up into Hayes’s former spot on the second line. Ben Kindel is back for this one, bumping Tristan Broz out and Connor Dewar returns to his typical home on the fourth line. […]
Gamethread: Penguins @ Columbus
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Erik Karlsson and Parker Wotherspoon have formed surprisingly strong top defense pairing
When you start analyzing the Pittsburgh Penguins’ surprisingly strong start to the 2025-26 season, the team’s defense or defensive play is probably not high on the list of reasons for their early success. On paper, it looks like the weak link of the roster, especially when you look at the list of names on the […]
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets 11/28/25
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (11-6-5, 27 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (11-9-4, 26 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FDSNOH, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens return home to play Toronto tomorrow night before embarking on a three-game road trip next […]
Tristan Jarry’s name starting to pop up in trade rumors
One clearcut sign that Tristan Jarry is playing better is that now his name is coming up in some trade rumors, both specific and vague. Let’s take a look. For starters, the Penguins are growing into a good problem. Between Jarry, Arturs Silovs, Sergei Murashov and now Joel Blomqvist, Pittsburgh has too many quality goalies […]
Pens Points: Happy Turkey Day
In one of the best annual traditions in hockey, the Pittsburgh Penguins were at PPG Paints Arena for their annual Thanksgiving Eve game and started the holiday celebrations early with a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Tristan Broz made his NHL debut while Tristan Jarry returned to game action along with Ville Koivunen. Matt […]
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