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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks played a rather entertaining hockey game on Tuesday night, supposedly climaxing with the Penguins scoring the game-leading power-play goal with just under four minutes left in regulation. All seemed well until the clock had just 0.1 seconds left. What happened […]
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for a weekly Steelers links roundup at BTSC. But first, let’s take a look around the AFC North: What’s the latest on the Steelers’ upcoming opponent? Now, onto some Steelers news and discussion: NFL Week 14 grades (By CBS Sports’ John Breech): B — Steelers: Aaron Rodgers finally figured out how to get the […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers rank 27th in total offense and 28th in total defense through the first 14 weeks of the NFL season. Despite being near the bottom of the league in both offense and defense, the Steelers find themselves with a 7-6 overall record and with a slim lead in the AFC North after their […]
Pregame Blake Lizotte hits the IR, so Danton Heinen is back in Pittsburgh to fill in. Connor Clifton is back in the game lineup and Arturs Silovs gets his first start since November 29th. The visiting, but still very loudly orange Anaheim Ducks have this lineup for the night: First period The two teams have […]
I have to confess that the first game I was unable to watch in a very long time was this past Sunday’s between our Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets, as I was traveling. I was able to watch the highlights later that night, and if they was any indication of how things actually […]
After rumors of the Mets, Pirates, Orioles, and Reds’ interest came and went, Kyle Schwarber re-signed with the Phillies on a five year, $150 million contract. This can’t really be considered a shock, as Schwarber had the best years of his career while playing in Philadelphia and the Phillies made it clear that bringing Schwarber […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be without one of their best players for awhile, as the team announced they've placed Evgeni Malkin on the injured reserve. Malkin is considered week-to-week at this point, due to an upper-body injury. At this point, it's not clear where Malkin suffered the injury, as he missed the Penguins previous contest against the Dallas Stars on Sunday, and now finds himself on the IR. Malkin has enjoyed quite the comeback season in Pittsburgh this season, and is forc...
The Pirates missed out on one of baseball’s premier bats this week. NL MVP runner-up Kyle Schwarber re-signed in Philadelphia on a five-year, $150 million contract on Tuesday. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported the Pirates deal was four years for $123 million, significantly more than the three-year, $39 million free agent contract given to […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense wasn’t perfect against the Baltimore Ravens. They allowed north of 200 yards on the ground, and the Ravens made it to the red zone six times. However, Pittsburgh was very opportunistic when it came to making big plays. They limited the Ravens to just two touchdowns in those six red zone […]
Despite the Bengals’ Thanksgiving win in Baltimore, the Ravens are still favored by 2.5 points for this weekend’s rematch in Cincinnati. Both teams are coming off disappointing losses. The Ravens dropped their second home game in a row to move one game behind the Steelers in the AFC North. The Bengals could not win a […]
The NFL playoff picture is coming into focus, with teams starting to be eliminated from contention on both the AFC and NFC side of the brackets. Week 15 will bring with it several key matchups, including the Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers Monday Night Football contest to end the week. Will the Dolphins, who have […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers made several personnel changes to their offense ahead of their Week 14 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Adam Thielen, whom the Steelers signed less than a week before the game, was made active, as was fellow veteran wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling. In response to those moves, Roman Wilson was made a healthy inactive. […]
Just when it looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins were starting to get healthier and back to full strength, more injury news hit. The Penguins announced on Tuesday that forwards Evgeni Malkin and Blake Lizotte are being played on Injured Reserve. They are significant injuries. Both players are expected to be out on a “week-to-week” basis, […]
Today at 4:30 PM ET, MLB will unveil the results of the Amateur Draft Lottery. The Cardinals currently have the 8th best odds of landing the number 1 overall pick at 2.35%. The Chicago White Sox (27.73%), Minnesota Twins (22.18%), and Pittsburgh Pirates (16.81%) round out the top 3. The Orioles, A’s, Braves, and Rays […]
Who: Anaheim Ducks (18-10-1, 37 points, 1st place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-6, 34 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast locally on Victory+, KCOP-13 and SN-PIT , streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The homestand continues Thursday with a home game against the Montreal Canadiens. The Pens come back […]
What a difference a win makes. After rough pair of losses against the Bears and Bills, the Steelers bounced back on Sunday to defeat the Baltimore Ravens 27-22 on the road, rising above .500 and reclaiming the AFC North lead. Four games remain in the regular season. Will the Steelers hang onto their AFC North […]
Coming off a successful three game road trip that saw the Pittsburgh Penguins capture five out of a possible six points, the team now returns to the friendly confines of PPG Paints Arena for a season high five game homestand beginning tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. This homestand will see the Penguins host four Western […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, and we have best bets tips in this article, if you’re thinking about a wager. Best Penguins vs. Ducks Prop Bets Player & Team Odds to Score a Goal Goals & Games Played Sidney Crosby, Penguins +150 18 G in 27 GP Cutter Gauthier, Ducks +155 16 G in 29 GP Bryan Rust, Penguins +195 8 G in 25 GP Leo Carlsson, Ducks +200 16 G in 29 GP Chris Kre...
The big news for the Baltimore Ravens is they no longer lead the AFC North after their second loss in as many weeks. The Pittsburgh Steelers are back in front. Even bigger, the Ravens are now completely out of the playoff picture and there is a very hard road to the AFC wild card. But […]
After their Week 14 win over the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers are back in first place in the AFC North. It’s been a chaotic few weeks, for the playoff picture, with three losses in the last four games, but the Ravens’ 5-1 pace has been halted for now. Pittsburgh and Baltimore play again in […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning will have to carry on without their starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The team announced on Monday, Vasilevskiy has been placed on the injured reserve, , and at this time, his injury is a complete mystery. The Russian netminder last played on Dec.2 against the New York Islanders when he allowed two goals. He's since been ruled day-to-day and then missed games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Islanders on Saturday, and will miss his third in a row against ...
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman started a fire storm between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers, after confirming the Oilers did indeed reach out to the Penguins regarding goaltender Tristan Jarry. While talks certainly took place, it doesn't sound like anything was accomplished, and according to reporters following the team, don't expect to see a move coming later this season. Josh Yohe of The Athletic is own of the Penguins most in-tuned beat reporters, and Rossi shed some light on wh...
The Ravens drop another divisional game in a late-game loss to the Steelers, 27-22. The Ravens are now at 6-7 with their season fully on the operating table, waiting to be saved. The Good Lamar Jackson: Lamar Jackson had what was probably his best game since returning from injury. He took shots deep down the […]
The Edmonton Oilers’ search for a goaltender nearly landed them Tristan Jarry netminder. But while rumours have swirled that the deal would send Stuart Skinner the other way, that doesn’t appear to be the case. In fact, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Monday’s edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast that the Oilers have been looking to pair…