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Over the course of their three game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Penguins have registered just two goals as the offense has suddenly gone dry. While the goaltending and defense have been stellar over the same stretch, it’s going to be hard to win any games when the goal scoring completely evaporates the way it has […]
20 days ago | 6 reads
The Penguins took a step in setting their future lineup for next season and beyond by giving Blake Lizotte a three-year contract extension earlier this week. Kyle Dubas has been extremely active on the margins of the roster by making a constant stream of transactions that send players coming in and out of the team, […]
21 days ago | 5 reads
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins played the same opponent at the same place, to even the same score in both games last week. WBS and Charlotte were on each side of a 5-1 game. Nick Hart at WBSPenguins.com fills us in on the details. Friday, Jan. 9 – PENGUINS 5 at Charlotte 1Four points by Tristan Broz helped […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning were deadlocked at zero for almost 60 minutes Tuesday night before J.J. Moser broke the scoreless tie for the Lightning, followed by a dramatic equalizer by Evgeni Malkin. Both teams played a frantic five-minute overtime session, but Tampa Bay […]
21 days ago | 3 reads
Pregame Mixed news in changes for the Penguins; the bad is Erik Karlsson being out of the lineup with injury to send the blueline into a myriad of changes. The good is Bryan Rust returning from an injury of his own to restore balance and order to the forward groups. Arturs Silovs gets his turn […]
21 days ago | 5 reads
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21 days ago | 5 reads
The Penguins made some roster moves ahead of their game tonight against Tampa. Veteran defenseman Erik Karlsson, who has played in all 208 possible games since being acquired, will now be out at least a week by virtue of being placed on the IR. There was no practice yesterday, Karlsson appeared to get through the […]
22 days ago | 6 reads
The Pittsburgh Penguins made some news on their day off on Monday by signing forward Blake Lizotte to a new three-year contract extension. It pays him $6.75 million over the duration of the contract, coming out to a salary cap number of $2.25 million per season. There had been talk the Penguins were interested in […]
22 days ago | 6 reads
Who: Tampa Bay Lightning (28-13-3, 59 points, 2nd place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (21-14-9, 51 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and The Spot, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: This is the first game of a three-game homestead for the Pens, who are back at PPG […]
22 days ago | 1 read
While the goaltending did its job over the weekend, allowing only three goals in two games, the offense did not hold up its end of the bargain and it cost the Penguins two winnable contests and saw their six game win streak come to a screeching halt. With a long, Western Canada/Seattle road trip on […]
22 days ago | 3 reads
The Penguins made a signing on Monday, extending the contract of center Blake Lizotte for three seasons. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Blake Lizotte to a three-year contract extension, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. Lizotte is signed through the 2028-29 season and […]
23 days ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the past week with an impressive 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, extending their winning streak to six consecutive games and continuing to play their way back into playoff contention. It also set the stage for a potentially big weekend against two pretty mediocre teams — the Calgary Flames and […]
23 days ago | 6 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Boston Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo earned a shutout on Sunday evening, as all the Bruins needed was a lone goal from Viktor Arvidsson to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0. [Recap] Bryan Rust was labeled as “day-to-day” over the weekend, according to head coach Dan Muse. Rust […]
23 days ago | 8 reads
Pregame Dan Muse hasn’t reacted via lineup changes to losses very frequently this season, however today changes on that front. All three of the top lines are mixed up a bit, Anthony Mantha moves up to the top line, Ben Kindel and Tommy Novak join Justin Brazeau on a new-look line, and perhaps most inexplicably […]
23 days ago | 6 reads
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (21-13-9, 51 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Boston Bruins (24-19-2, 50 points, 5th place Atlantic Division) When: 5:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and NESN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens return home next week for games at PPG Paints Arena against Tampa (Tuesday), Philadelphia (Thursday) and […]
24 days ago | 4 reads
Pregame Bryan Rust is out injured so the Penguins have to shake the lineup up a bit. Tommy Novak bumps up to Rust’s spot on the first line, Kevin Hayes gets back into the game lineup in Novak’s old spot. First period Calgary opens the scoring in the early going. Ryan Shea hesitates on making […]
24 days ago | 3 reads
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25 days ago | 6 reads
The Penguins have announced that Bryan Rust won’t play today against Calgary to an undisclosed lower-body injury that has deemed him day-to-day. In response, Pittsburgh has recalled forward Rafael-Harvey Pinard from Wilkes-Barre. Harvey-Pinard won’t play today, coach Dan Muse has said that Kevin Hayes will get back into the lineup. As we mentioned last week, […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
Who: Calgary Flames (18-22-4, 40 points, 7th place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (21-12-9, 51 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and SN/TVAS, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The busy stretch continues tomorrow with a 5 p.m. ET game in Boston. Then it’s back to Pittsburgh for three […]
25 days ago | 5 reads
There are a lot of things to like about the way the Pittsburgh Penguins are playing right now. They are on a six-game winning streak that has put them right back into the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race, they are getting key players back and there is not much to suggest the recent […]
26 days ago | 5 reads
The Pittsburgh Penguins have emerged red hot from the Christmas break, winning all six of their games in regulation and outscoring their opposition by a combined score of 29-13. When a team gets on that kind of roll, the reasons for success are almost unlimited. 15 different players have recorded at least three points during […]
26 days ago | 3 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin returned from a 15-game absence on Thursday, giving even more depth to a Pittsburgh team that has recently found its stride. Malkin, 39, scored a power-play goal as the Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night for their […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
Pregame The Penguins have a very happy return from IR in Evgeni Malkin coming back after being out for the last 15 games with a shoulder injury. Stuart Skinner is in the net. The visiting New Jersey Devils are going with the following personnel: First period The Penguins strike first, it’s Erik Karlsson on the […]
26 days ago | 3 reads
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26 days ago | 5 reads