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Takeaways: Flyers clinch playoffs with 3-2 shootout win over Hurricanes

Against a very depleted Hurricanes team, the Flyers pulled off a dramatic, comeback 3-2 victory in the shootout to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2019-2020. For the first time since the 2017-2018 playoffs, we’ll have a Battle of Pennsylvania against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.  The basics First period: 8:41 – Bradly Nadeau (Nikolaj Ehlers, Sean Walker), 15:30 – Ehlers (Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake) (PPG)  Second period: 7:57 – Matvei Mi...

Jason Spezza part of Canada’s World Championship management

Penguins assistant general manager Jason Spezza will take part in the World Championships for Team Canada. Spezza joins recently fired Toronto GM Brad Treliving with input from Pens’ GM Kyle Dubas for the event. Dubas has long been a Hockey Canada favorite, also taking part in the management group for the silver medaling winning Olympic […]

Which depth players helped or hurt their causes over the weekend?

The pair of weekend games for the Penguins against the Washington Capitals were about as low stakes as it gets in the NHL regular season from Pittsburgh’s perspective. The Pens had already locked up the second seed in the Metropolitan Division, regardless of results the rest of the way. As a result of that knowledge, […]

The week ahead: Here come the playoffs

Go back to the start of September when the Pittsburgh Penguins were just entering training camp, and imagine somebody telling you this week the Penguins would be playing their third consecutive meaningless game, preparing to sit everybody important for Game 82 so they can be ready for the playoffs. Then imagine the Penguins would be […]

NHL Playoff Race: Flyers, Capitals, Blue Jackets vie to play Penguins

A few days ago, we had Saturday circled as the ‘make or break’ day as far as finding out who the Penguins would likely be playing in the first round of the playoffs. Philadelphia was one point up on the NY Islanders and Saturday would see the Flyers play the Winnipeg Jets and NYI take […]

Pens Points: One game remaining

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins iced most of their regulars but generated little offense, falling 3-0 to the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Washington pulled away late with two third-period goals (including an empty-netter), in a game that may have marked one of Alex Ovechkin’s final appearances in Washington, […]

Flyers just one win away from clinching playoffs

The Flyers will enter the game Monday night at home against Carolina with a chance to do something they haven’t done the previous five seasons: make the playoffs. A win of any kind will put Philadelphia safely into the third seed in the Metropolitan Division. And thus getting them ready for the Battle of Pennsylvania against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round. It’s almost miraculous they find themselves here. But here they are. At home Monday night against Carolina with a chance...

Penguins/Capitals Recap: Pens dress stars, have little juice in 3-0 loss for potential last game against Ovechkin

Pregame The late-season roster shuffle continues. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust and Parker Wotherspoon all dress for this game after sitting out yesterday. Noel Acciari, Anthony Mantha, Ryan Shea and Connor Clifton all rotate out with official ‘undisclosed day-to-day injuries’. The home Capitals celebrate their final home game of the […]

Today In NHL History - Naslund Trade (PIT-VAN)

On March 26th in 1996, the Vancouver Canucks acquired Markus Naslund from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Alex Stojanov resulting in each team trading their first round selection from the 1991 NHL Entry Draft (16th for 7th, respectively). Stojanov skated in 45 games for Pittsburgh over the next two seasons amassing six points (2G, 4A) in the process. He spent the remainder of his career

Islanders Gameday: Canadiens visit without their summer prize

As the 2025-26 NHL regular season and the Eastern Conference playoff push winds down, there are teams that have seized the moment and strung wins together like the Penguins, Flyers and Senators, and there are teams that have spiraled out of previously promising positions to leave an empty feeling like the Red Wings and Islanders. […]

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals, 4/12/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (41-23-16, 98 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Washington Capitals (41-30-9, 91 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Nationally televised game on TNT, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: Only one more to go in the regular season after this! The Penguins jet over to St. Louis to […]

Penguins/Capitals Highlights: Barebones Pens team falls 6-3

The Penguins went into full coast mode after clinching a playoff berth and their place as second seed in the division by resting several players. All of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Ben Kindel and Parker Witherspoon were held out with “day-to-day injuries” in the meaningless game. The skeleton crew […]

Flyers need Claude Giroux to bail them out yet again

It’s happening again. The Philadelphia Flyers are relying on Claude Giroux to work some magic and give them a whole lot of a better chance to get into the playoffs. The only thing is that this time, Giroux isn’t actually playing for the Flyers. As the Flyers continue to push and push into the playoffs during these final few remaining games of the regular season, every single point matters — and that job only got harder after the disheartening 6-3 loss to Detroit earlier in the week. They ...

Game Preview #80: New Jersey Devils @ Detroit Red Wings

Last Devils Game This week, the Devils had back to back games against the two NHL team from Pennsylvania, the Penguins and Flyers. In their usual 2025-2026 fashion, the Devils came up short in both games. On Thursday night, the Devils lost to the playoff bound Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2. It was the second game in […]

Game Preview: Washington Capitals @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 4/11/2026

Who:  Washington Capitals (40-30-9, 89 points, 6th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (41-22-16, 98 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: National broadcast on ABC, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Today is the final home game of the regular season (but not the last home game of the season, now […]

Penguins Sign A Top NCAA Free Agent, Offensive Defenseman

The Pittsburgh Penguins have added to their burgeoning young talent pool, with the signing of a top NCAA free agent, offensive defenseman Jake Livanavage. The Penguins have signed NCAA free agent defenseman Jake Livanavage to a two-year, Entry-Level Contract. Details: https://t.co/yi0lSHXYCp pic.twitter.com/hEZyzSqeaA — x - Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 10, 2026 It's a two-year entry-level deal for the 21-year-old. The contract begins immediately, and he'll  report to Pittsburgh. ...

Penguins signing North Dakota defenseman Jake Livanavage

The quest to get better never stops, the Penguins clinched a playoff berth today but are remaining active in trying to dig up diamonds in the rough. Reportedly, they will sign North Dakota defenseman Jake Livanavage now that his junior season is over. Livanavage was recently ranked 10th on the top college/European free agents by […]

Now that the Penguins are in the playoffs how far can they go?

The Pittsburgh Penguins are back in the playoffs, officially clinching their spot on Thursday night with a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. It ends a three-year playoff drought and gets them back into the playoffs far sooner than anybody expected when Kyle Dubas was hired as general manager to start rebuilding the organization. […]

NHL Playoffs: What’s next for the Penguins?

The Pittsburgh Penguins completed a double whammy yesterday, not only did they clinch a playoff spot for the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs as a result of their victory, they also clinched second place in the Metropolitan Division courtesy of the Philadelphia Flyers loss. That makes for the best of days. What’s next for the Pens? […]

Devils in the Details – 4/10/26: The Search is On Edition

Here are your links for today: Devils Links Sigh. The Devils dropped a 5-2 loss to the Penguins Thursday night. [Devils NHL] “…It would stand to reason that teams with front office openings would want to emulate the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. There would be curiosity as to how the sausage is […]

Pens Points: CLINCHED!

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night, capitalizing on quick-strike offense and pulling away in the third period against a New Jersey team already thinking about summer plans. The win officially gave Pittsburgh a playoff berth for the first time in […]

Penguins/Devils Recap: Pens clinch playoffs in 5-2 victory over New Jersey

Pregame The Penguins are without the services of Connor Dewar (undisclosed lower body injury, day-to-day) so Avery Hayes slots back into the lineup. The Penguins do get Stuart Skinner back from his eye injury and he starts. Their opponents, the Devils, are working with these players and lines for the night, sans Luke Hughes who […]