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In the second period of Canada’s quarterfinal win over Czechia on Wednesday, the focus of Pittsburgh Penguins fans shifted from the gold medal pursuits of Sidney Crosby to whether or not he suffered a serious injury. After taking a big hit from defenseman Radko Gudas that saw the captain’s leg bend in an awkward manner, […]
From PensBurgh | 17 days ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a very strong season while expectations coming in were low. There were a lot of expected trade candidates for a team that will likely not be moving out any players for picks at the trade deadline, and only maybe moving players in a larger deal to bring someone more impactful in. There are three players in particular that have been brought up and questioned about their future. Josh Yohe said, "I think it's far more likely that the Penguins give (Justin Brazeau) ...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 17 days ago | 0 reads
You could almost feel the rush start building up as soon as Sidney Crosby limped off the ice yesterday. Other players like Kevin Fiala (out for the season with a broken leg), Josh Morrissey (currently injured to an unknown degree) and Brad Marchand (who missed two Olympic games but has since returned) have picked up […]
From PensBurgh | 17 days ago | 2 reads
You may not be able to make the playoffs in October, but you can certainly miss them. The Pittsburgh Penguins were able to at least avoid that with their 8-2-2 start through the first month of the season, building up a nice cushion in the standings and giving themselves some wiggle room for the rest […]
From PensBurgh | 18 days ago | 2 reads
It was an uncharacteristic week for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coming out of the AHL All-Star break. The Pens phoned in a 5-0 loss to Syracuse on Saturday before battling back to force OT before falling to Cleveland on Sunday. From Nick Hart at WBSPenguins: Saturday, Feb. 14 – PENGUINS 0 vs. Syracuse 5Wilkes-Barre/Scranton saw its five-game […]
From PensBurgh | 18 days ago | 3 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari, a native of Rhode Island, expressed his sadness after a mass shooting at a rink in Pawtucket that left three people dead, including the suspect, and several others wounded during a high school hockey game. [Trib Live] Filip Hallander is close […]
From PensBurgh | 18 days ago | 3 reads
Today was the first day back for the non-Olympian Pittsburgh Penguins who will take part in some practices to knock the rust off and get ready for the NHL’s return on February 26th. The Pens had two faces back on the ice with Kris Letang and Filip Hallander out with their teammates. Letang suffered a […]
From PensBurgh | 19 days ago | 2 reads
A goal against wasn’t the only thing Sidney Crosby gave Team France after Canada’s preliminary round win on Sunday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Crosby also gifted French goaltender Julian Junca one of his sticks in celebration of Junca’s birthday, according to Le Journal de Montréal. Junca turned 28 the day of Canada’s 10-2 […]
From PensBurgh | 19 days ago | 1 read
And Jeff Skinner terminating his contract.
From Pension Plan Puppets | 19 days ago | 1 read
The men’s Olympic hockey tournament continues — and concludes — this week with the knockout phase and medal rounds starting on Tuesday. So far, it has been a pretty good tournament for the Pittsburgh Penguins representatives, and there is a good chance that at least one of them returns with some sort of a medal. […]
From PensBurgh | 20 days ago | 2 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Canada cruised to a 10-2 victory over France in men’s Olympic hockey play on Sunday, with Sidney Crosby recording three points—one goal and two assists—in the win. The performance helped propel Canada through the preliminary round with a commanding goal differential, as a potential collision with […]
From PensBurgh | 20 days ago | 1 read
The Penguins status as a rising contender was in serious jeopardy on this day 17 years ago in 2009. What looked like a team on the rise — the 2008 squad made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final — was now mired in a rut. Pittsburgh was in 10th place in the […]
From PensBurgh | 22 days ago | 4 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… If the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to make a trade before the NHL’s March 6 trading deadline, upgrading the defense seems like the most logical route general manager Kyle Dubas will follow. Well, who are some potential players Dubas could target to improve the roster? [PensBurgh] […]
From PensBurgh | 23 days ago | 4 reads
Wasn't this supposed to be an all-out tank year for the Pittsburgh Penguins? Not so much, as it turns out. The team is unexpectedly having a sensational season, sitting in 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division at 29-15-12 for 70 points. Yes, building for the future is still squarely in focus for GM Kyle Dubas. Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now tells us that " Multiple reports and confirmations to Pittsburgh Hockey Now indicate Dubas has been working the phones to uncove...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 24 days ago | 0 reads
When the Pittsburgh Penguins return from the 2026 Olympic break, they will have five games before the 2025-26 NHL Trade Deadline. Given where they are in the standings, and the way they have played for the better part of the past two months, the Penguins seem to have positioned themselves as potential buyers, or at […]
From PensBurgh | 24 days ago | 3 reads
Memories like these pop up and serve as a reminder of how drastically different things were for the Pittsburgh Penguins, although now way in the past. In some ways, this moment might have been – if not rock bottom – than certainly a ‘it always gets darkest before the dawn’ for the Penguins. Kovalev was […]
From PensBurgh | 24 days ago | 3 reads
The Olympic break gives a chance to pause and look at the top prospects within the Penguins’ organization. Here’s a quick refresher based off last summer’s rankings for how things are going for the prospects. We’ll break down some of the notable cases going on based off the tiers established previously. Tier 7: #22 – […]
From PensBurgh | 25 days ago | 3 reads
For the second week in a row a member of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins was named the AHL’s player of the week. Avery Hayes claimed the honors this week by producing four goals in two games. Oh, and in between he found the time for a little dalliance in the NHL as well. Fresh off his […]
From PensBurgh | 25 days ago | 2 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Are you watching the Olympic hockey tournaments? Here’s a reminder that the rules at the Olympics will be a bit different than those seen during a normal NHL game. [PensBurgh] Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas made several shrewd off-season transactions, including the signing of defenseman Parker […]
From PensBurgh | 25 days ago | 4 reads
Avery Hayes isn’t the only Penguins prospect who is coming out of a big week. Kale Dach, Calgary Hitmen forward and seventh-round 2025 draft pick, was named the WHL’s Rookie of the Week after racking up six points (four goals, two assists) in four games. This is the second time Dach has won the weekly […]
From PensBurgh | 26 days ago | 3 reads
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas has hit some home runs over the past year-and-a-half, and the most recent of those has been the trade for forward Egor Chinakhov. Since coming over from the Columbus Blue Jackets, Chinakhov has become an immediate impact player for the Penguins with eight goals and 12 total points in […]
From PensBurgh | 26 days ago | 3 reads
The NHL players are back in the Winter Olympics for the first time since the 2014 Sochi games, and that means we get our first fully functional best-on-best tournament in over a decade. It is going to be thrilling, compelling hockey, and it all begins on Wednesday. There are three primary rooting interests I have […]
From PensBurgh | 27 days ago | 2 reads
The Artemi Panarin trade saga opened and closed last week without mention of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens sit fourth in the East in points percentage (.625%) but there was no smoke in adding the top name in the market. Some of that was player specific since Panarin held a full no movement clause and […]
From PensBurgh | 27 days ago | 3 reads
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby was officially named captain of Team Canada’s men’s ice hockey team on Sunday. Crosby previously served as the Olympic captain in 2014 when Canada won gold. [Trib Live] After a 12-year absence on the Olympic stage, the Penguins’ Olympians are treasuring […]
From PensBurgh | 27 days ago | 2 reads
Fueled by a 14-3-3 run since Christmas break that ranked second in the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves sitting pretty in the Eastern Conference’s playoff picture when the NHL took its pause for the Olympics. Pittsburgh’s season so far can be neatly broken into three segments; there was the hot 8-2-2 start that got […]
From PensBurgh | 28 days ago | 4 reads