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The WBS Penguins found their winning ways again last week, taking three games in a row over Bridgeport (twice) and then Springfield. The good news for them is even though many of their best players have been recalled to Pittsburgh, goalie Joel Blomqvist and forward Rutger McGroarty made their season debuts in the AHL. Nick […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Rookie forward Ville Koivunen has been deemed ’week-to-week’ and subsequently placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Getting the call in his place will be 2019 first-round pick Sam Poulin. [PensBurgh] The loss of Koivunen and the recall of Poulin come as the team also […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
The Penguins waived forward Philip Tomasino today. The timing of the move is curious, the Pens only have 12 healthy forwards without Tomasino, after putting Ville Koivunen on IR and calling up Sam Poulin from the AHL. The end result is not that surprising, Tomasino has been a frequent healthy scratch and only averaged 12:10 […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
Now that we’re embedded in the post-Europe trip lull this week, there’s some time to kill. The Pittsburgh Penguins have completed 19 games of the season, a virtual quarter of the 2025-26 campaign. It would have been nicer for 20 games and a round number, but we’ll work with the cards dealt to give grades […]
23 days ago | 1 read
Another day, another forward injury for the Pittsburgh Penguins. This time it is rookie forward Ville Koivunen going on IR with a lower-body injury that will keep him out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis. Getting the call in his place will be 2019 first-round pick Sam Poulin. Now that he is 24 years […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
Kyle Dubas gave some insight into the frustration Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang may have been feeling during the team’s ongoing playoff drought while speaking with Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz ahead of last weeks’ 2025 Global Series in Stockholm. In a video shared Saturday by the NHL, Dubas spoke with Trotz […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
In terms of miles, the Pittsburgh Penguins just completed their longest road trip of the season, hopping over the Atlantic to Stockholm, Sweden for a two game set with the Nashville Predators. With three points in the bank, the Penguins are now in recovery mode to shake off the jet lag from a long flight […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
Due to the schedule and now off time for the Penguins, we’re bumping back the normal Sunday Standings a day to fit in better. Today’s theme is in the mold of the old late night talk show trope about mean tweets. We’re not tweeting these but just imagine like a coach or captain of these […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Penguins got three out of a possible four points during the Sweden trip against the Nashville Predators this past week and it was very much a mixed bag of process and results. They played one bad game, one very good game, lost another overtime game and then watched as their prized goalie prospect […]
24 days ago | 1 read
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins blew a late 1-0 lead en route to a 2-1 overtime loss in Game One of the 2025 Global Series, but Pittsburgh rebounded on Sunday. Even with a patchwork lineup, the team is still led by Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, who helped […]
25 days ago | 1 read
Pregame A bunch of changes for Pittsburgh from last game; Sergei Murashov is in net. Ville Koivunen is hurt, so the team opts to bump Ben Kindel back to the third line, shuffling Connor Dewar up with the first line and Kevin Hayes looks to do a Justin Brazeau impression on the second line. First […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
Talk about the international game with Pens fans here!
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Who: Nashville Predators (6-9-4, 16 points, 8th place Central Division) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (9-5-4, 22 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) Where: Avicii Arena, Stockholm Sweden (NHL Global Series) When: 9:00 a.m. eastern (3:00pm local time start) How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Fanduel Sports Network South, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
There’s an unfortunate pattern developing for the Penguins during this 1-4-1 stretch to start November. There was that 3-0 third-period lead against the Toronto Maple Leafs, followed by four unanswered goals and a regulation loss last Monday. Last Thursday, there was that 3-0 second-period lead against the Washington Capitals. That was gone by the end […]
26 days ago | 3 reads
Pregame The Penguins go global with this lineup, including Arturs Silovs in net. Sidney Crosby gets a nice welcome but Erik Karlsson is welcomed back to his country with an even bigger one. Crosby yields the ceremonial pre-game puck drop to Karlsson as well, First period Very few whistles in the early going but not […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
Talk about the international game with Pens fans here!
27 days ago | 3 reads
Who: Nashville Predators (5-9-4, 14 points, 8th place Central Division) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (9-5-3, 21 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) Where: Avicii Arena, Stockholm Sweden (NHL Global Series) When: 2:00 p.m. eastern (8:00pm local time start) How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Fanduel Sports Network South, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens […]
27 days ago | 4 reads
The Pittsburgh Penguins return to game action this weekend with two games in Sweden against the Nashville Predators. Before they play let us take a look at some stunning numbers that have stood out from their first 17 games of the 2025-26 NHL regular season. Suddenly elite goaltending Nothing changes a team’s short-term outlook — […]
27 days ago | 3 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Is the rapid ascent of 11th overall pick Ben Kindel the Pittsburgh Penguins’ greatest surprise to begin the 2025-26 season? [PensBurgh] Defenseman Ryan Graves’ Penguins tenure has been a rocky road thus far. Beginning the 2025-26 season in the American Hockey League after the Penguins waived […]
28 days ago | 3 reads
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had many a pleasant surprise over their first 17 games. They’ve gotten a lot of life out of mid-level free agent signings like Justin Brazeau, Anthony Mantha and Parker Wotherspoon. Arturs Silovs has looked the part of an NHL goalie. Tristan Jarry and even Ryan Graves have started upon redemption journeys, […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
It was a day of adventure for the Pittsburgh Penguins who had the day off from hockey activities and were able to explore their temporary host city of Stockholm, Sweden and take in some local culture. While this is primarily a business trip for the Penguins, it’s good for the players to take some down […]
29 days ago | 3 reads
Some little bits and pieces around the Penguins as they take in Sweden this week. Erik Karlsson sets the stage on what to expect during the games. Those opponents were out having a good time for themselves. It’s an interesting nugget that Europe will mark the third different continent where Penguins vs. Predators games have […]
29 days ago | 2 reads
It’s not easy to be an AHL franchise, about as soon as things go well then everything changes. Wilkes-Barre has had to deal with three of their top five scorers (Danton Heinen, Ville Koivunen, Ryan Graves) getting called up and then they lost AHL October goalie of the month Sergei Murashov on top of that. […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… One of the only negative storylines surrounding the otherwise impressive Pittsburgh Penguins this season has been the team’s (and more specifically, goalie Arturs Silovs’) play in the shootout. The Penguins are 0-3 in the shooting contest this year, but even with Silovs’ poor play for the […]
30 days ago | 1 read
It is far from the most pressing concern for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, but holy crap is this team bad in shootouts. They are 0-3 in shootouts this season, and over the past four years have been objectively one of the least successful teams in the NHL’s tie-breaking skills competition. It is leaving a […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read