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Pens Points: CLINCHED!
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night, capitalizing on quick-strike offense and pulling away in the third period against a New Jersey team already thinking about summer plans. The win officially gave Pittsburgh a playoff berth for the first time in […]
Penguins/Devils Recap: Pens clinch playoffs in 5-2 victory over New Jersey
Pregame The Penguins are without the services of Connor Dewar (undisclosed lower body injury, day-to-day) so Avery Hayes slots back into the lineup. The Penguins do get Stuart Skinner back from his eye injury and he starts. Their opponents, the Devils, are working with these players and lines for the night, sans Luke Hughes who […]
Gamethread: Penguins @ Devils
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Random Penguins thoughts: The math is simple at this point
Checking in with some random Pittsburgh Penguins thoughts ahead of Thursday’s win-and-in game against the New Jersey Devils. 1. The math is very simple Win and in. Just two points. That is it. It could be two points on Thursday. It could be two points on Saturday. It could be two points on Sunday. It […]
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ New Jersey Devils, 4/9/2026
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (40-22-16, 96 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ New Jersey Devils (40-34-3, 83 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and MSGSN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The home stretch of the regular season is here! The Pens kick off four-games-in-six days to wrap […]
Pens Points: Devil in the Details
A win tonight against the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins will qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2022. There are other clinching scenarios for the Penguins should they not be able to defeat the Devils later this evening, but if they can take care of business themselves in […]
Anthony Mantha is the Penguins’ Masterton trophy nominee
Anthony Mantha got recognized for his monster season by earning the Penguins’ nomination for the NHL’s Masterton Trophy. The award goes to the NHL player “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey”. After signing an incentive-laden contract after suffering a major knee injury in 2024-25, Mantha has set career-highs in […]
Revisiting the ‘playoffs or finish in last place’ preseason thought exercise with the Penguins
Thought about holding it off for the official clinching of a playoff ticket by the Penguins, but it’s an off day and close enough. Here’s a doozy to revisit from only seven months ago in mid-September, though it seems so much longer ago now. The Pensburgh article is entitled: “Bigger surprise for Penguins: playoffs or […]
Wilkes Weekly: On a roll
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were no match for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this week, or season for that matter. WBS finishes up with a 10-0-1-1 record (with OT and SO losses split apart from one another) to dominate the Flyers’ AHL team, wrapped up with two big victories over the last week. WBSPenguins.com provides the details […]
Pens Points: Murashov returns
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their 2025-26 regular season award winners on Tuesday. No, team MVP is not Sidney Crosby, but a Swedish defenseman who has been on “God Mode,” elevating his play and positioning the Penguins for a playoff berth. See the full list here. [PensBurgh] […]
Penguins announce 2025-26 team award winners
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their 2025-26 regular season award winners on Tuesday, with some of the biggest names on the roster earning the biggest honors. At the top of the list is defenseman Erik Karlsson. Karlsson was voted the team MVP for a dominant season that helped keep the Penguins playoff push going when both […]
Could an errant puck change the goaltending future for Sergei Murashov and the Penguins?
Stuart Skinner was sitting on the bench, serving as the back for Saturday’s game against the Panthers when a puck left the playing area and struck him in the face. It caused damage near his left eye to the point where he couldn’t play as scheduled on Sunday after swelling set in, as seen in […]
Penguins provide Blake Lizotte injury update ahead of playoffs
The Penguins got some seemingly positive updates on a key penalty killer just before the end of the regular season. The Sportsnet Pittsburgh broadcast shared footage this weekend of Blake Lizotte, who has been sidelined since March 14 with an upper-body injury, skating and taking shots ahead of Sunday morning practice. “He’s continuing to progress,” […]
Pens Points: Time to Rest
Monday was a scheduled day off for the Pittsburgh Penguins who are getting multiple days off between games for only the second time since returning from the Olympic break at the end of February. Over the last week of play, the Penguins won four of their five games on the schedule, and are now just […]
The week ahead: Penguins looking for just one win
When the 2025-26 NHL season began the Pittsburgh Penguins were given, by most models, less than a 10 percent chance of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As they enter play on Monday, with game No. 79 on the schedule ahead, MoneyPuck has them at a 99.9 percent chance to make the playoffs with an 8.2 […]
NHL Standings: First round of the playoffs is looking like the battle of Pennsylvania
A most unexpected and interesting development has happened in the Eastern Conference to shake up the playoff picture. Some of the strongest teams this season have started to falter. The Islanders have had a 3-7-0 record from March 19th, which cost Patrick Roy his job as head coach after NYI fell completely out of the […]
Pens Points: Foolin’ with Florida
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the rare home-home back-to-back on Sunday against the Florida Panthers. Pittsburgh once again took care of business after dispatching the Cats 9-4 on Saturday with a controlled, 5-2 win on Sunday, led by Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell. [Recap] Egor Chinakhov […]
Penguins/Panthers Recap: Pens take care of business, beat Florida 5-2, close in on playoff spot
Pregame The Penguins use the same lineup from yesterday — including in net with Arturs Silovs playing. Taylor Gauthier got the quick call up from Wheeling last minute to serve as backup, Stuart Skinner was unavailable with an upper body injury. The visiting Panthers are using this lineup, including starting Daniil Tarasov after he mopped […]
Gamethread: Panthers @ Penguins, Part 2
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Game Preview: Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 4/5/2026
This all feels very familiar.. Who: Florida Panthers (37-36-3, 77 points, 7th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (39-22-16, 94 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and SCRIPPS, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Ahh, the rare break is ahead. The Pens enjoy their first string of […]
Penguins/Panthers Recap: Pens destroy Florida 9-4, Malkin records hat trick
Pregame The Penguins keep the same skaters, flipping Ben Kindel and Rickard Rakell onto different lines. Arturs Silovs in the net. Here’s what’s left of the injury-riddled Florida Panthers. First period It’s all Penguins early, the party gets started 20 seconds in with Noel Acciari driving hard to the net and lifting his rebound allll […]
Gamethread: Panthers @ Penguins
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Game Preview: Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4/4/2026
Who: Florida Panthers (37-35-3, 77 points, 7th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (38-22-16, 92 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 5:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and SCRIPPS, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are right back at PPG Paints Arena for a 3 p.m. ET Sunday puck drop against […]
NHL Playoff Race: What the Penguins need to do
The Penguins lost to Tampa last night but still remain incredibly well-positioned to secure a playoff spot this season. Here’s the relevant standings for them as of now. While there could be other avenues with a Wild Card spot, for now we’ll keep it simple on the most straight-forward path available to Pittsburgh: finishing in […]
Egor Chinakhov looks like the type of star the Penguins needed
It is really easy to be a prisoner of the moment in sports and overreact to things, both positively and negatively. Not every win means you are a championship team. Not every defeat means your season is over. Hot streaks happen for below average players, cold streaks happen for great players. It is a long […]
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