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Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/1/2026

Who: Vegas Golden Knights (28-17-14, 70 points, 1st place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (30-15-13, 73 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 1:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: National game on TNT, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: The march of the Penguins will be a staggering one, today’s game kicks off 17 games in the […]

Penguins/Rangers Recap: Strong start ends in shootout loss for the Pens

Pregame Same players for the Penguins, Stuart Skinner gets back into the lineup for the visiting team. First period Lots of penalty trouble early for the Rangers, Braden Schneider is the first to go 1:28 into the game. The Pens make them pay quickly. Anthony Mantha gets a great redirect on Erik Karlsson’s point shot, […]

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers 2/28/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (30-15-12, 72 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ New York Rangers (22-29-7, 51 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) When: 12:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: National broadcast on ABC Pens’ Path Ahead: Things are about to get busy for the Pens, who are back home for a 1 p.m. ET matchup with the Vegas […]

Ben Kindel keeps getting better

The injury to Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is obviously not ideal. The time of the year, the playoff race, the fact he is going to miss a couple of weeks and just the simple fact he is Sidney Crosby and there is not really an easy way to replace him all add up into […]

NHL Trade Rumors: Is Stuart Skinner going to be the next to go?

Kyle Dubas operates on his own timeline for making trades, often culminating deals out of nowhere and sending out players in surprising ways and with trade partners that were unexpected. That almost colors recent reports that Stuart Skinner’s name is in the trade rumors. Other teams might be a little looser with information and the […]

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Pens Points: Back in action

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Thursday night was the return to action for the Pittsburgh Penguins after the Olympic break, playing host to the New Jersey Devils. Playing against a team lower than them in the standings, Pittsburgh took care of its business and defeated the Devils by pulling away with […]

Penguins/Devils Recap: Pens pull away in third period to beat New Jersey

Pregame The first Crosby-less lineup of the season for the Penguins serves as the first Samuel Girard appearance in the lineup. Arturs Silovs gets the nod in net. The visiting New Jersey Devils bring this lineup to the proceedings. First period Both teams trade some chances early, the Penguins are the better team early with […]

Game Preview: New Jersey Devils @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2/26/2026

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 […]

Pens Points: Sid to the Sidelines

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 […]

Sidney Crosby placed on IR, expected to miss minimum of four weeks

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 […]

Samuel Girard the latest to get an opportunity in Pittsburgh

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 […]

Wilkes Weekly: Koivunen shining in a perfect week for the team

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 […]

Pens Points: Dubas makes another interesting trade

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 […]

Weighing the cost of some potential trade deadline targets

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 […]

Penguins still waiting for Crosby injury update

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 […]

Pens Points: Welcome back, Avery

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 […]

Avery Hayes recalled, Pens getting back into the flow

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 […]

The week ahead: Playoff push for Penguins begins now

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 […]

Pens Points: Americans claim gold

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The 2026 Winter Olympics are in the rearview mirror, and Team USA stood victorious, earning the gold medal in men’s ice hockey for the first time since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” contest. Hooks has put together a collection of thoughts on the game, highlighting key […]

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