The Pittsburgh Penguins returned to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026. It was a brief absence for Sidney Crosby and his teammates, missing just the last two postseasons. Still, it was good for the franchise to be back in the postseason and contending for a Stanley Cup. Their return to the postseason did not go […]
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In this series from TheHockeyNews.com, we're rating the off-seasons of each NHL team. Today we focus on team No. 11, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins have a great core of old stars, but do they have enough young talent to remain a Stanley Cup playoff team?
The 2025-26 NHL season saw plenty of change in the standings. Teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers were surprise playoff teams, while the San Jose Sharks improved by…
The dog days of the NHL off-season have prompted some pundits to ponder the futures of Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid.
The Penguins managed to give their longest tenured core another campaign together, but how much longer can they chase one last run?
It could also be a special season for Crosby, Vasilevskiy, Bobrovsky, Maurice and more.
As they do every summer, NHL.com had their day for Pittsburgh Penguins season preview information in setting the early stage for the upcoming hockey year. They had some questions, let’s discuss. 1. Can Malkin shine in his potential final season? Evgeni Malkin was resurgent last season, his 20th in the NHL. The forward had 61 points […]
Bill Zonnon breaks into the Top 5 on this year’s countdown and displayed his promise as a prospect with a standout playoff performance for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under 25: The best of the rest#25: […]
Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, and Connor McDavid highlight multiple NHL players zoning in on career milestones heading into the 2026-27 season.
You can go back and find parts one and two here of this series. We take a look at what the Penguins will be facing now in the home stretch of their 2026-27 schedule. March The NHL season always seems to hit its crescendo in March as teams hit the trade deadline and make last […]
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, there have been conversations about Sidney Crosby‘s future, and the connection to the Montreal Canadiens has come back. Is there anything behind it? Next, we…
The Pittsburgh Penguins hope for a return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs during the 2026-27 campaign. Pittsburgh is looking at its young prospects to help out during the next campaign. Two of those prospects are goaltenders, in Sergei Murashov and Joel Blomqvist. Penguins management believes these two net minders have a chance to provide quality […]
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NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the top five prospects for the Pittsburgh Penguins, according to NHL.com.
One of the latest drives for the Penguins has been to restart and put an emphasis on their Hall of Fame. Last year, a three-year class of inductees was announced for 2025-27. In 2025 the Pens inducted Francis, Kevin Stevens, Scotty Bowman, and Eddie Johnston. This year, it’s been announced that Marc-Andre Fleury, Larry Murphy, […]
The Philadelphia Flyers enjoyed a very impressive 2025-26 season under new head coach Rick Tocchet. Philadelphia made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the COVID-19 bubble playoffs. And they even won a series, taking down the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Ultimately, they ran into a juggernaut in the Carolina Hurricanes in […]
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The Anaheim Ducks have acquired another young player to continue to bolster their pipeline and improve their rebuild. On Wednesday, they secured right-wing prospect Cruz Lucius from the Pittsburgh Penguins…
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On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced four players/team executives/contributors for its Hall of Fame class of 2026, which included a current member of the Vancouver Canucks staff. The Penguins inducted Former Canucks President of Hockey Operations and current Canucks Senior Advisor Jim Rutherford into their Hall of Fame. A well-earned place among the greats….
An update on when Sidney Crosby could open contract extension talks with the Pittsburgh Penguins, plus some suggested destinations for free-agent wingers Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrik Laine.
Every season, some teams make big jumps in the standings. The San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Philadelphia Flyers were among several teams that made double-digit improvements in…
We are starting to get into the top young players in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, and we continue today with one of the three first-round picks from the 2025 NHL Draft, forward Will Horcoff as he comes off a monster season at the University of Michigan. Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players […]
The Penguins have unveiled the second class of individuals who will enter the team’s Hall of Fame this coming fall, highlighted by longtime goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury, along with Larry Murphy, Jim Rutherford and Jack McGregor will be inducted into the Penguins Hall of Fame this November, joining last year’s inaugural class of inductees. Having […]
Arber Xhekaj remains without a contract heading into the final month before training camp, and one insider believes the defenseman market as a whole may be what's holding things up. Daily Faceoff's Anthony Di Marco joined TSN Radio in Montreal and was asked whether the current market for defensemen is part of the reason Xhekaj hasn't signed. The host pointed specifically to Pittsburgh's Ville Koivunen, who just landed a significant contract despite lacking Xhekaj's track record of NHL pr...
Anaheim acquired Lucius from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are heading into training camp with something they haven’t had in a while: a genuinely different feeling around the team. John Chayka is the new general…