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Pregame No Sam Girard for the Penguins tonight (day-to-day injury), Stuart Skinner in the net. They meet this lineup from the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. First period Tough start for the Penguins, Connor Clifton does well to smack a puck out of mid-air that might have been floating into the net but he knocked it off […]
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It turned out to be an eventful morning skate for the Penguins today ahead of their game against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. The team provided a glut of injury updates, including the announcement that Justin Brazeau will be out for a while. Girard has missed a practice in his short stint with Pittsburgh while managing […]
Small sample sizes in sports can be very misleading. They can be noisy. But sometimes they give you a vibe that either makes you never want to see it again, or makes you want to see way more of it. The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a little bit of both regarding their newest defenseman, Sam […]
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (31-17-14, 78 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Carolina Hurricanes (40-17-6, 86 points, 1stplace Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Local broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network South and SportsNet Pittsburgh, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are heading out West later this week to play some late-night games against the […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins begin a difficult stretch of games on Tuesday, with a five-game road trip against several likely playoff teams, including the Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights, and Utah Mammoth. Pittsburgh recently earned some important points despite Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin’s absences. Is it […]
Yesterday’s third period and overtime was a thrilling one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The swing from the regulation loss that seemed to be developing as Boston went up 3-0 early in the game would have put the Pens with a 76.2% chance for the playoffs, according to Moneypuck’s modeling. Instead, the comeback win boost Pittsburgh’s […]
As Jimmy Dugan once said in A League Of Their Own: “It is supposed to be hard. If it was not hard, everybody would do it. The hard is what makes it great.“ The Pittsburgh Penguins are about to get a lesson in that over the next few games. After an incredible come-from-behind win against […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the weekend on Sunday afternoon with another matchup against the Boston Bruins. The Penguins found themselves down 3-0 by the time the second period rolled around, but these Penguins dug down deep, led by Anthony Mantha and Egor Chinakhov, and rallied […]
Pregame The Penguins make some changes from yesterday, Elmer Soderblom and Ilya Solovyov are in for Justin Brazeau (injured) and Connor Clifton. A couple of lines are changed, including Ryan Shea back with Kris Letang. Arturs Silovs gets the start. The visiting Boston Bruins have this lineup for today. First period It’s a good start […]
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Who: Boston Bruins (35-22-5, 75 points, 5th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (31-17-14, 76 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) When: 4:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: National game on TNT and TruTV, streaming on HBOMax Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens take a long road trip that starts and ends in Carolina with games on Tuesday and […]
Pregame There’s no Evgeni Malkin (suspension) or Sidney Crosby (injury) so the Penguins are working with this lineup today. First period Good start for the Penguins, the Flyers take the first penalty about 90 seconds into the game and then about 90 seconds later a pretty passing play between Justin Brazeau to Tommy Novak leads […]
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Who: Philadelphia Flyers (28-22-11, 7867points, 6th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (31-17-13, 75 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 5:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: Local broadcasts on SportsNet Pittsburgh and NBC Sports, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens have less than 24 hours between puck drops this weekend. They’re back in action Sunday afternoon against […]
The NHL has ruled, Evgeni Malkin will be out for the next five games on suspension due to his slash against Rasmus Dahlin. From the league: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has been suspended for five games, without pay, for slashing Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin during NHL Game No. 977 in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 5, the National […]
The Penguins have made their first trade on deadline day, adding forward Elmer Soderblom from Detroit for a third round pick. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Elmer Soderblom from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a 2026 third-round draft pick (originally belonging to San Jose), it was announced today by […]
One piece of good news and one piece of (expected) bad news on the front for superstar centers today for the Penguins. Let’s get the bad out of the way, Evgeni Malkin is facing a suspension from the league for his slashing penalty last night against the Sabres. The hearing being conducted over the phone […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins were routed 5-1 by the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night after a competitive first period quickly unraveled in Buffalo’s favor, highlighted by the ejection of Evgeni Malkin following a confrontation with defender Rasmus Dahlin. With a lack of star power to drive offense, […]
Pregame The Penguins get Blake Lizotte back from injury and give Arturs Silovs his turn in net, otherwise it’s same as it has been when in the Crosby-less times. The visiting Buffalo Sabres bring this wagon into town. First period The first period is defined by four penalty calls; two on each team. The early […]
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At this point in the season we should have a pretty good idea of what the Pittsburgh Penguins are capable of and what kind of team they are. They have a 60-game sample size, which is pretty much three quarters of the season, and really do not have any secrets. We know what they do […]
Kyle Dubas offered some comments on his podcast about the team ahead of tomorrow’s NHL trade deadline. Dubas isn’t about to tip his hand or give out particulars, but his thoughts about the team are interesting. Unsurprisingly, he’s looking to Egor Chinakhov as the template for what he wants to do: add a forward or […]
Who: Buffalo Sabres (36-19-6, 78 points, 2nd place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (31-16-13, 75 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: National game on ESPN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Another weekend back-to-back awaits, this time with home games against the Flyers on Saturday (5:30pm start) and then the clocks […]
Coming off their first regulation loss of the post-Olympic schedule, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking for another bounce back performance this evening when the Buffalo Sabres pay a visit to PPG Paints Arena. Rewinding back to October, no one could have foreseen that a Penguins v. Sabres matchup in early March having massive playoff […]