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Who: New Jersey Devils (28-28-2, 58 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (29-15-12, 70 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and MSG, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Well, hopefully everyone enjoyed the time off because the schedule goes bonkers from here. This is […]
Last Devils Game On Wednesday night, the Devils lost at home, 2-1 to the Buffalo Sabres. The 2 teams went scoreless in the first period before Tage Thompson scored his 31st goal of the season to give Buffalo the lead about halfway through the 2nd period. Peyton Krebs scored halfway through the 3rd period to […]
Three weeks removed from their last game in Buffalo, the Pittsburgh Penguins return to action this evening at PPG Paints Arena against the New Jersey Devils. They have 26 games left on their 2025-26 schedule and currently sit second in the Metropolitan division in playoff positioning. On the downside, they will have to play the […]
The Colorado Avalanche moved Samuel Girard and a second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for veteran defenceman Brett Kulak, and while it may have been a significant deal, it's the aftermath that everyone is talking about. The Avs moved on Girard, who is signed long term and they also freed up some cap space, and now currently sit with over $8 million in available resources heading into the trade deadline. There's growing speculation they aren't anywhere near finished, and one...
The Penguins provided a Sidney Crosby update, and it wasn’t a good one. The Pens captain has been placed on injured reserve, with the team adding he will be out for a “minimum” of four weeks. Crosby was injured in the Olympics, and reportedly was searching for a brace for his knee while taking an […]
It's official. The Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff push just took a massive hit. The team has announced that Sidney Crosby has been ruled out for at least four weeks. Crosby is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks. https://t.co/K3WB2aQa9y — Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) February 25, 2026 Crosby suffered a lower-body injury late in the Olympics, in the team’s quarterfinal matchup against Czechia. He missed both the semifinal victory against Finland and the Gold Medal Game l...
The Pittsburgh Penguins may be sitting in a surprising playoff position, but that hasn’t stopped speculation from building around goaltender Stuart Skinner’s future. Despite stabilizing the crease since arriving in the Tristan Jarry deal, Daily Faceoff's Josh Yohe is questioning whether Skinner could be flipped again before the trade deadline as general manager Kyle Dubas continues to prioritize long-term roster planning. Why Stuart Skinner Could Be Traded Again The biggest factor dr...
The latest trade made yesterday by the Penguins to acquire Samuel Girard for Brett Kulak was right up the wheelhouse of what Kyle Dubas has been doing for a while now. It’s another move at incremental improvement, flipping a player recently acquired for a younger replacement, while adding another second round draft pick to the […]
It was all systems go for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this past week, victors in all three of their recent games. Even the weekend snowstorm in New York couldn’t stop WBS from getting in and out of Bridgeport with a shutout win. A concise look of the games from WBSPenguins.com: Wednesday, Feb. 18 – PENGUINS 7 at […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas made yet another intriguing trade on Tuesday, as the March 6 trading deadline draws nearer. The Penguins have traded defenseman Brett Kulak to the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Samuel Girard and a second-round pick in the 2028 draft. [PensBurgh] Ryder […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to make changes to their roster as they look to not only upgrade this season, but Kyle Dubas is focused on creating a young core that can still be in place once Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin eventually retire. After moving Tristan Jarry to the Edmonton Oilers earlier this season, Dubas pulled off another trade on Tuesday, using defenceman Brett Kulak as trade chip to land Samuel Girard and a second-round pick from the Colorado Avalanche. The Pen...
Now that the NHL Olympic Break is officially over and the regular season resumes tomorrow, the Colorado Avalanche have made a trade before the trade deadline officially comes up just over a week from now, on March 6. The Avs have traded Samuel Girard and a 2028 second round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche have gotten the trade season off to a rolling start on Tuesday. They've completed a swap of defensmen, which sends Brett Kulak to Colorado in exchange for Samuel Girard and a future second-round pick. We have acquired Brett Kulak from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Samuel Girard and a 2nd round pick in 2028 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/tZrCRBm3LB — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) February 24, 2026 Kulak was flipped by Penguins GM Kyle Dubas...
Kyle Dubas is making moves again, and this is a pretty significant one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins traded defenseman Brett Kulak to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday afternoon in exchange for defenseman Samuel Girard and a 2028-second-round draft pick. There are a lot of layers to this move, but at first glance it […]
The NHL returns from the Olympic break this week, and with it, full attention shifts back to the March 6 trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins wasted no time getting active. Former Edmonton Oiler Brett Kulak is headed back to the Western Conference, as the Avalanche acquired the veteran defenceman from Pittsburgh in…
The Penguins find themselves in an interesting and surprising position coming out of the Olympic break. They’ve banked 70 points in the standings after 56 games and are firmly in the hunt for a playoff position, currently sitting fourth in the Eastern Conference in points percentage. Perhaps more importantly, the Pens are second in the […]
It’s still not clear if Sidney Crosby will miss any time with the lower-body injury that sidelined him for the last two games of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Penguins coach Dan Muse told reporters that Monday was a travel day for Crosby, who received his silver medal after Canada’s loss to Team USA on […]
Tuesday will be the final day of the NHL’s Olympic break, with the 2025-26 season starting back up on Wednesday with eight games on the schedule. It will be a slightly longer wait for the Pittsburgh Penguins who return to action on Thursday against gold medal hero Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils at […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to join the buyers market these next couple of weeks, as Kyle Dubas is looking to add to his roster ahead of the trade deadline Mar.6. Yes, there's a lot riding on how long Sidney Crosby will be out, which doesn't appear to be significant time, however, expect to see the Penguins land a couple of additions ahead of the deadline. Dubas has been trying to add a top-six winger and top-four defenceman, both with term on their contracts, but to this point, has had no...
The Penguins skated a few days last week and have a few more days to get ready for the schedule to kick back up again starting Thursday for a home game against New Jersey. There’s a new face back, Avery Hayes has returned to the NHL roster from the AHL after the break. Hayes scored […]
With the 2026 Winter Olympics officially in the books, the 2025-26 NHL season is set to resume this week. That means the playoff push is officially on for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The big question on everybody’s mind: What is going to be the status of captain Sidney Crosby following his injury in the quarterfinals of […]
We’ll start with Sidney Crosby, unable to play today after picking up an injury in the quarterfinals. The picture sums it up, a gutting ending for his 2026 Olympics, and at 38-years old, stands at what very possibly ends up as his final moment on Olympic ice. That’s a tough ending to that chapter. He’ll […]
It's time to play for all the marbles. It's also the end of the NHL trade freeze.
The 2026 Men’s Olympic Hockey tournament concludes this weekend, which means the 2025-26 NHL season is getting closer to returning from its Olympic break. The Pittsburgh Penguins next game will be on Thursday, February, 26 against the New Jersey Devils. Overall, they have 26 regular season games remaining. So let’s talk about the four things […]
Back in August, we wrote about players who had the most on the line individually in the 2025-26 season by identifying some situations where there was a lot on the line. In the last days of the Olympics, let’s circle back and check out how some of the ups and downs have gone. Anthony Mantha — […]