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One of the most positive aspects of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Monday night collapse against the Toronto Maple Leafs was what looked like another step forward in the development of rookie forward Ben Kindel. Kindel finished the night with two goals in the Penguins’ first multi-goal game by a teenager since Olli Maatta in 2014. That’s […]
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Channeling the spirit of the Toronto Blue Jays, the Pittsburgh Penguins lead 3-0 through 40 minutes of hockey but fell apart in the third period on their way to a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs last evening. On the bright side, Ben Kindel continues to impress with his first career multi-goal game, scoring […]
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Pregame The Penguins start out with the same lineup as last game, save the goalie rotation. The lines wouldn’t last this way for long. The Maple Leafs welcome William Nylander back to the lineup following a two-game injury absence and are going with these groups: First period The start of the game is lots of […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (8-3-2, 18 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Toronto Maple Leafs (6-5-1, 13 points, 7th place Atlantic Division) When: 7:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: For the first time since October 19+20, the Penguins will get two consecutive days without games, they’re in […]
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Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins week ended with a tough loss against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon, it was still a mostly successful stretch of games as they gained five out of a possible eight points. The results were mostly good, but the process behind those results was a little inconsistent. They mostly carried […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was fined $5,000 for slashing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley during Saturday’s loss. [Trib Live] “I’m just going to keep on working. That has been my whole career anyway,” said gritty forward Boko Imama when asked about his mindset of being […]
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It was a mostly successful week for the Penguins, all things considered. Pittsburgh went 2-1-1 on the week, which saw them play three games on the road and against three teams who qualified for the playoffs last season. Not bad for a team that hasn’t had two consecutive days without games since October 19+20. Do […]
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Pregame The Penguins get Harrison Brunicke back in the lineup, Matt Dumba goes out. Also out for the game is Justin Brazeau (undisclosed upper body injury, day-to-day), which gets Philip Tomasino back in the action. Arturs Silovs takes his turn in net. First period Ugly start for the Penguins, Gabriel Vilardi finds himself come open […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (8-2-2, 18 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division) @ Winnipeg Jets (8-3-0, 16 points, 2nd place Central Division) When: 3:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local market on Sportsnet Pittsburgh, TSN3 in Canada, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: This road trip wraps up Monday with a 7:30 p.m. ET game against the Toronto […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins made the decision on Thursday that they are going to let 18-year-old rookie forward Ben Kindel use the first-year of his entry-level contract by playing him in his 10th game of the 2025-26 regular season. They had the option to save that year and send him back to his junior league team […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins opened their first month of the 2025-26 season with an 8-2-2 record — one of the best October starts for the team in franchise history. The Penguins wrapped up their first month of play Thursday night with a 4-1 on the road against the Minnesota Wild and it was an October that […]
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An exciting, if perhaps unexpected, month of October for the Pittsburgh Penguins came to a close last night with a 4-1 road victory over the Minnesota Wild to push their record to 8-2-2 as the calendar flip to November. The Penguins trailed 1-0 after the first period where they had a goal wiped off the […]
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Pregame The Penguins stick with the same skaters and line as last game and swap out goalies as they’ve done for every game so far in the season, putting Tristan Jarry in for the night. First period Minnesota strikes first, Ryan Shea and Kris Letang both get caught in space and slow to cover a […]
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On a team full of early season surprises, there might not be a bigger individual surprise than the play of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Justin Brazeau. Entering play on Thursday, the Penguins’ 12th game of the season, Brazeau is second on the team with six goals, third with 12 total points, and along with fellow free […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (7-2-2, 16 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Minnesota Wild (3-5-3, 9 points, 7th place Central Division) When: 8:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sportsnet North, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: It’s on to Winnipeg (note the 3:00pm eastern start time) and then the […]
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With points in seven straight and wins in five of those games, the Pittsburgh Penguins head into Minnesota looking to put the cherry on top of an already successful October. Awaiting them is a Wild team who has struggled out of the gate this season, but they still possess enough talent to cause any team […]
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The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins kept on rolling last week, lining up and knocking down three more wins to push their record to a perfect 7-0-0-0. Nick Hart at WBS Penguins with the succinct recap: Wednesday, Oct. 22 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Lehigh Valley 1In their second meeting of the season, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton earned its second 4-1 triumph over […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… No rest for the weary. The Penguins hit the road to Philadelphia on Tuesday, one night after defeating the St. Louis Blues, as the Penguins kicked off a four-game road trip. Pittsburgh looked like a tired team in the second half of a back-to-back, but managed […]
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Pregame Owen Pickering makes his season debut and Arturs Silovs is in net for the Penguins on the back-half of their back-to-back. First period The Flyers start out marginally better, but it’s the Penguins who find the first goal. Justin Brazeau dips a shoulder and puts a power move to the net, the right shot […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins played their 10th game of the season on Monday night, beating the St. Louis Blues by a 6-3 margin. It was not the prettiest game, and they had some sloppy moments, but they carried the play for most of it (a nice reversal from the previous two games) and beat a playoff […]
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From the recap last night: And this isn’t the usual platform or time/place for big picture thoughts, but for cryin’ out loud, this team is going to have to find a third LD just for the sake of being functional. Dumba on the left side and a 19-year old Brunicke isn’t going to be the […]
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