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It may not have been their best overall performance of the season so far, but the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night is certainly high on the rankings. They had every reason to lose that game just simply based on the schedule and the matchup. The Oilers have dunked on […]
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Evgeni Malkin has been crystal clear in his comments to the media about two two subjects this season that he’s openly talked about, at times unprompted. There’s been nothing in the way of smokescreens or subtext with the messaging. What you see is what you get. Malkin has mostly gotten his way professionally in the […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins announced plans to celebrate the team’s 2016 Stanley Cup championship later this month. When the Penguins host the New York Rangers on January 31, the team says it will be having a reunion to mark the 10-year anniversary of the organization’s fourth Stanley Cup championship. The team is encouraging fans who attend […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled to Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday night for a date with Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Tristan Jarry, and the Edmonton Oilers. However, a three-goal outburst in 37 seconds set the tone for the night, as the Penguins were en route to a 6-2 […]
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Pregame There’s nothing better than an unexpected return to the lineup, each team has a good one tonight. Nine days ago, Erik Karlsson wasn’t to be re-evaluated for two weeks. He’s back tonight. Arturs Silovs starts in goal. Edmonton gets a welcome return of their own, Leon Draisaitl is back from Germany on a family […]
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There is a lot to like about the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. It was not only another workman-like win where they outplayed another opponent, but they did it without their top-two defenseman in Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang. Calgary might not be a particularly good team, but that […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (24-14-11, 59 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Edmonton Oilers (25-18-8, 58 points, 2nd place Pacific Division) When: 9:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh, SN1 and TVAS in Canada, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: It’s been a lot of action lately, after tonight the Pens only have to […]
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Plans have been unveiled for the Penguins’ annual charity that game that benefits the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and the Mario Lemieux Foundation. This year’s charity game will be the 15th straight season of supporting a good cause while also having the chance to get your hands on some Penguins memorabilia When the Penguins take on […]
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In the first game of their Alberta back-to-back, the Pittsburgh Penguins went into the Saddledome and handled the Calgary Flames by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday night. Goals from Evgeni Malkin and Egor Chinakhov put the Penguins in front 2-0, but a late second period tally by the Flames halved the deficit and set […]
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Pregame Kris Letang can’t go in this game due to an upper-body injury so go ahead and just don’t look at this blueline group tonight. First period Pittsburgh gets the first power play, Ryan Shea is out there with all the big guns. He looks nervous and loses the puck over his stick twice for […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are pivoting slightly with their goalie choices. Stuart Skinner has been tabbed to start a second consecutive game for the first time since joining the team when he takes the net in Calgary tonight after earning a 6-3 win in Seattle on Monday. This represents an interesting change of strategy for Pittsburgh, […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (24-14-11, 59 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Edmonton Oilers (25-18-8, 58 points, 2nd place Pacific Division) When: 9:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh, SN1 and TVAS in Canada, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: It’s been a lot of action lately, after tonight the Pens only have to […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (23-14-11, 57 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) @ Calgary Flames (21-23-5, 47 points, 7th place Pacific Division) When: 9:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh, SN1 and TVAS in Canada, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The road trip continues tomorrow night in Edmonton, then an uncharacteristic two-day break gives […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… What is a traditional fourth line in hockey? Muckers and grinders with no skill? Don’t tell that to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are getting meaningful contributions from the trio of Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte, and Noel Acciari while the team continues to bag crucial points. [PensBurgh] […]
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The Penguins announced a trade on Tuesday, sending forward Valtteri Puustinen and a seventh round pick to Colorado in exchange for defenseman Ilya Solovyov. Puustinen, as mentioned in the last Wilkes Weekly, was climbing the ranks of the all-time WBS scoring list but will see his progress stopped with 175 career AHL points with the […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday evening was a pretty great team win. They carried play for most of the game, got some big saves from starting goalie Stuart Skinner when they needed them, quickly responded whenever Seattle pushed back, and had extremely balanced scoring from the entire lineup. They […]
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Sidney Crosby climbed a couple of all-time NHL leaderboards while skating in his 1,400th career game Monday afternoon in Seattle. Crosby recorded his second assist of Monday night on Rickard Rakell’s third-period goal to help lead the Penguins to a 6-3 road win over the Kraken with his 1,742nd career point. The ranks third only […]
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What a start to the western road trip for the Pittsburgh Penguins who put up a half dozen goals on the Seattle Kraken for a 6-3 victory on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Emerald City. The Penguins jumped out to an 2-0 lead less than eight minutes into the game but the Kraken […]
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Pregame Pittsburgh gets Ryan Graves into the lineup and gives Jack St. Ivany a night off. Stuart Skinner gets the start in goal. First period It’s not the smoothest start for the Penguins, though you wouldn’t know if from the scoreboard. Skinner has to stop Eeli Tolvanen on a clean breakaway early. Pittsburgh gets the […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (22-14-11, 55 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) @ Seattle Kraken (21-17-9, 51 points, 3rd place Pacific Division) When: 5:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and KONG, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Today starts another three-in-four stretch; the Pens will be in Calgary on Wednesday night, followed by a […]
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This was a weird week for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and when all was said and done they walked out of it having collected four out of a possible six points in the standings. That was a very reasonable goal at the beginning, and probably the bare minimum of what they needed to do given the […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins’ newest acquisition, forward Egor Chinakhov, has found early success while on a line with fellow countryman Evgeni Malkin. [Trib Live] Injured Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson rejoined the team for practice on Sunday. He has missed the past three games with an undisclosed injury […]
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