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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (7-2-1, 15 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Philadelphia Flyers (4-3-1, 9 points, 6th place Metropolitan Division) When: 6:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Nationally broadcast on ESPN (SN1 and TVAS in Canada) Pens’ Path Ahead: After playing the second half of a back-to-back set tonight, the Pens will get just a single day off […]
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It was a big night for Sidney Crosby and his fellow Piittsburgh Penguins superstars on Monday evening against the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena. Crosby notched two goals and an assist to pass 1,700 points for his career, Bryant Rust posted the same score line himself, and Evgeni Malkin added and goal and […]
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A fan was seriously injured Monday night after falling from the upper bowl during the Penguins’ game against the Blues at PPG Paints Arena. The team said in a statement that the fan fell to the lower bowl and was immediately attended to by medics and arena personnel. The fan was then taken to the […]
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Pregame A few changes for the Penguins, Harrison Brunicke is in for Connor Clifton, Tristan Jarry gets his turn in the rotation in net. Big changes up front, Filip Hallander is up to the first line and Ville Koivunen is back from the AHL as the Pens look to replace the injured Rickard Rakell. The […]
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The first two weeks of the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins season have gone way better than anybody expected, and this past week was no exception. I looked at the three games they were facing a week ago and realistically expected three or maybe four points out of it. They ended up getting five. The games against […]
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Who: St. Louis Blues (3-4-1, 7 points, 7th place Central Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (6-2-1, 13 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sportsnet Midwest, national game on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: It’s a quick turn to head to Philadelphia to play […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Not the news the Pittsburgh Penguins wanted to hear coming out of a wild 5-4 shootout loss on Saturday: forward Rickard Rakell will miss six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand. [PensBurgh] With Rakell out for an extended period, the Penguins recalled […]
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The IR list for the Penguins is growing. A few days after Caleb Jones was lost for eight weeks with a lower body injury, Rickard Rakell will now be on the shelf for 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand. Rakell was struck in the hand in last night’s loss to Columbus. He […]
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It’s the last October Sunday of the year, and just like that we have teams approaching double-digit games played in the NHL. The season is still young, but more data and games are rolling in. Let’s go around the circuit to check on all the teams in the Metropolitan Division and check on the week […]
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Pregame The Penguins give Ben Kindel the night off, which gets Philip Tomasino back into the lineup. Caleb Jones’s injury pulls Matt Dumba back into action, Harrison Brunicke remains watching. The even goalie rotation doesn’t break now, it’s Arturs Silovs’s night. First period Hot start for the Penguins, Ryan Shea shoots high on Elvis Merlikins […]
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Who: Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4-0, 6 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (6-2-0, 12 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and FanDuel Sportsnet Ohio, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are looking at a busy next week mostly spent on […]
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With their 5-3 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday night the Pittsburgh Penguins improved to 6-2-0 on the young season, making them easily one of the biggest surprises in the NHL through the first two-plus weeks of the season. Nobody expected this, even with a relatively soft early season schedule. […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled to South Florida on Thursday to fight the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. Pittsburgh, led largely by its captain, Sidney Crosby, and Tristan Jarry, had an answer for everything the Panthers did on Thursday night, leading to an impressive 5-3 win. […]
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Pregame The Penguins stick with the familiar forward groups and rotate Harrison Brunicke out in favor of Connor Clifton getting into his second game of the season. The even goalie rotation continues which makes it Tristan Jarry’s night. Their opponents on the night, the Florida Panthers, are going with this lineup: First period Pittsburgh starts […]
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There are two main takeaways I have from the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2-0 start going into Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers. The first is that, along with the record, they have been an objectively good hockey team over these first seven games. The results are good, and there is good process behind the results. They […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (5-2-0, 10 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) @ Florida Panthers (4-4-0, 8 points, 3rd place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast in the local markets on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Scripps Net, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are in a very busy stretch to squeeze games in before […]
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After a brief stop back in Pittsburgh, the Penguins return to the road this evening to take on the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. Sitting at 5-2-0 on the season, the Penguins have thus far exceeded expectations but tonight’s contest will serve as an early measuring stick as they go up against the […]
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When Kyle Dubas talks about his timeline for the Pittsburgh Penguins, he almost always uses the word “urgent” to emphasize short-term focus on improvement, even as the main focus managerially has been to trade away quality players when their contracts are running out and stockpile future draft picks. Dubas has reason to pay lip service […]
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Sidney Crosby has set a new Penguins record for the most combined regular season and playoff points in franchise history. Crosby set the new record on Tuesday night with a goal during the Penguins’ 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins captain now has 1,896 points in regular season and […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins returned home on Tuesday night to welcome the Vancouver Canucks to PPG Paints Arena. A slow start turned into a second-period explosion, where Pittsburgh got out to a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes en route to a milestone-filled 5-1 win. [Recap] Many an […]
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Pregame The Penguins keep the same 18 skaters for two games in a row for the first time all season, but continue to rotate goalies and give Arturs Silovs the game against his former team. The Vancouver Petterssons Canucks bring a banged up lineup at this point of their road trip. First period The Canucks […]
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