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Pens Points: A tough road trip begins

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 […]

Takeaways: Flyers fall 6–2 in embarrassing blowout loss to Rangers

After an entertaining 4–3 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers came out flat against a struggling New York Rangers squad and never recovered, losing 6–2. The Basics First period: 1:04- Noah Laba (Matthew Robertson, Tye Kartye), 13:06- Mika Zibanejad (Alexis Lafreniere, Vladislav Gavrikov), 19:23- Alexis Lafreniere (Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck) (PPG) Second period: 3:54-Matvei Michkov (Jamie Drysdale, Trevor Zegras)(PPG), 6:40- Gabe ...

Today In NHL History - Backstrom's Own Goal

On March 9th in 2008, Washington Capitals rookie center Nicklas Backstrom had the misfortune of scoring an extremely untimely own goal against goaltender Cristobal Huet, breaking a deadlocked game to give their archrival Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 lead with 28 seconds to play. Adding insult to injury, the blunder was credited to Ovechkin's nemesis-in-chief, notorious Washington Capitals killer

NHL Standings: With (About) 20 to go, the season hits a crucial point

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 […]

The week ahead: This is going to be challenge for Penguins

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 […]

Pens Points: Big comeback win over Bruins

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 […]

Recap: Bruins blow 3-0 lead, lose to Penguins in OT

It was an evening of blown leads for the Bruins on Sunday, as they let a 3-0 second period lead and a 4-3 third period lead slip away before losing to Pittsburgh in OT, 5-4. Tommy Novak scored the game-winning goal 17 seconds into overtime, taking advantage of a Bruins turnover and a bit of […]

Penguins/Bruins Recap: Pens play the comeback role, get huge OT win over Boston

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 […]

Public Skate: Bruins vs. Penguins

4:30 on a Sunday would seem more normal a start time for a Boston-Pittsburgh game in the NFL, but here we are! The Bruins and Penguins face one another for the second time this week, with Tuesday’s Bruins win coming at TD Garden. While the Penguins appear to be in relatively comfortable playoff position at […]

Flyers’ Jamie Drysdale dropped the gloves and he loved every second of it

The Philadelphia Flyers scratched and clawed to a gutsy 4-3 shootout win over the archrival Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday afternoon. It was a game that ended up being full of firsts. Winger Alex Bump made his NHL debut and scored his first goal in a very successful game from the 22-year-old, and defenseman Jamie Drysdale dropped the gloves for the first time every in his hockey career. It was a beautiful sight. All game long, the Flyers and Penguins were getting into their typical extra cu...

Flyers winger Alex Bump had an interesting Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers winger Alex Bump played in his first National Hockey League game on Saturday. He took the traditional rookie lap in the pregame warm-up, then in the second scored his first NHL goal in a 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh. It was almost a fairytale beginning. But after the game, Bump revealed the happy ending initially could’ve turned into a nightmare of sorts. The Flyers made the news of Bump’s call-up official on their social media sites at 1 p.m. Eastern Saturday. How...

Game Preview: Boston Bruins @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/8/2026

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 […]

Takeaways: Bump and Barkey shine as Flyers defeat Pittsburgh 4-3 in shootout

It wasn’t in regulation, but the Flyers battled and beat the Penguins 4-3 in a shootout. The game was highlighted by Alex Bump’s debut NHL game and first NHL goal while Denver Barkey also was stellar. The basics First period: 3:00- Tommy Novak (Justin Brazeau, Ville Koivunen) (PPG), 3:54- Owen Tippett (Trevor Zegras, Cam York) Second period: 3:38- Rickard Rakell (Egor Chinakhov, Bryan Rust), 4:46- Alex Bump (Nikita Grebenkin) 5:45- Erik Karlsson (Egor Chinakhov, Rickard Rakell), 10:0...

Penguins/Flyers Recap: Pens can’t capitalize on late chances, fall in shootout

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 […]

Flyers @ Penguins: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

After a busy deadline day, the Flyers are looking to refocus and hit their stride for the stretch run of the season. Their lineup is looking a little different, and they’re coming off of one of their rougher games of the season, but here’s hoping this next installment in the season series against those rival Penguins can give them a bit of a jumpstart. Puck drop:  5:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 93.3 WMMR Pregame reading We made it, gang. The trade deadlin...

Today In NHL History - Mario Lemieux Hat Trick

On March 2nd in 1993, Mario Lemieux coined a hat trick when he started his day in Pittsburgh receiving radiation treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma and finished it with a goal and assist in Phildelphia, earning a rare ovation for an opponent in the rival rink during his first game back after a two month absence owing to the deadly disease. Despite losing 5-4 that night to the Flyers, Mario led his

Game Preview: Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/7/2026

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 […]

Evgeni Malkin suspended for five games

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 […]

Seattle Kraken Rejected Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Offer

While there were over 20 deadline deals on Friday, one trade that didn't happen was between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Seattle Kraken. Reports suggest that the Penguins were making multiple trade offers to the Kraken to try and acquire 22-year-old Shane Wright, however, due to the significant price tag, the Kraken held firm, and wouldn't accept anything less. Speculation is brewing the Penguins offered a first, second, and third-round pick in one package, with two draft picks and goaltending ...

Penguins add forward Elmer Soderblom from Detroit

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 […]

Elmer Soderblom Traded to Pittsburgh

Motion detected from Steve Yzerman’s office. But maybe not in the way we were expecting. The Red Wings are trading Elmer Soderblom to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for San Jose’s third-round pick in 2026. UPDATE: The #RedWings have acquired San Jose’s 2026 3rd round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Elmer Soderblom. pic.twitter.com/XYzQe4K23P — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 6, 2026 I’ve got no real opinion of this trade. Soderblom was...

Sidney Crosby returns to practice, Evgeni Malkin gets call from league

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 […]

Pittsburgh Penguins reject St. Louis Blues trade offer

The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to make a huge splash ahead of Friday afternoon's trade deadline, but Kyle Dubas won't be selling the farm to make it happen. Rumor has the Penguins and St. Louis Blues are in trade talks involving Robert Thomas heading to the Pens. Dubas has stated he'd prefer to shift his core younger this season and next, and Thomas fits the bill as a 26-year-old in his prime, who is under contract through the 2031 season. Apparently the Blues wanted the trade package to s...