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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild @ Pittsburgh Penguins 11/21/25

Who:  Minnesota Wild (10-7-4, 24 points, 5th place Central Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (10-5-4, 24 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Fanduel Sports Network North, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The uneven schedule continues, the Pens are right back in action tomorrow night at […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Pens Points: Back to the grind

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Might the Pittsburgh Penguins have interest in a (somewhat disgruntled) 21-year-old left-handed defenseman who can move the puck and chip in offensively? While there is no reported connection between teams, it may be worth monitoring what the Anaheim Ducks do with young Pavel Mintyukov. [PensBurgh] Keeping […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Pavel Mintyukov would be an intriguing call for the Penguins

Elliotte Friedman dropped another written version of 32 thoughts. There wasn’t by way of Penguin-specific information, but this note stood out: 8. After back-to-back healthy scratches, word filtered that Ducks defenceman Pavel Mintyukov would like to be moved if he’s not going to play. He has fallen behind Jackson LaCombe and Olen Zellweger on the left side of Anaheim’s defence. Ian […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Penguins should keep Ben Kindel at center

The Pittsburgh Penguins win over the Nashville Predators on Sunday was arguably their best game of the season. Statistically speaking, it actually was their best game of the season as it not only resulted in a 4-0 win, but also produced their highest 5-on-5 expected goal share (71.9 percent), highest scoring chance share (66.7 percent), […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Pens Points: Preparations Continue

Wednesday was another practice day for the Pittsburgh Penguins at UPMC Lemieux as they continue to ramp up for a return to game action this Friday against the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena. By now the jet lag from the flight home from Sweden should have worn off and hopefully the Penguins can be […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Tomasino clears, practice lines and notes

Philip Tomasino will be staying with the Penguins for a while longer after clearing waivers today. The Pens have the option to re-assign him to the AHL but haven’t not announced that immediately. With Tomasino on the outs for at least the playing lineup, here’s how the lines were looking for the team’s first full […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Wilkes Weekly: Reinforcements, wins arrive for WBS

The WBS Penguins found their winning ways again last week, taking three games in a row over Bridgeport (twice) and then Springfield. The good news for them is even though many of their best players have been recalled to Pittsburgh, goalie Joel Blomqvist and forward Rutger McGroarty made their season debuts in the AHL. Nick […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Pens Points: Another forward hits IR

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Rookie forward Ville Koivunen has been deemed ’week-to-week’ and subsequently placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Getting the call in his place will be 2019 first-round pick Sam Poulin. [PensBurgh] The loss of Koivunen and the recall of Poulin come as the team also […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Penguins waive Philip Tomasino

The Penguins waived forward Philip Tomasino today. The timing of the move is curious, the Pens only have 12 healthy forwards without Tomasino, after putting Ville Koivunen on IR and calling up Sam Poulin from the AHL. The end result is not that surprising, Tomasino has been a frequent healthy scratch and only averaged 12:10 […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Pens at (almost) 20: Grading players at the quarter mark

Now that we’re embedded in the post-Europe trip lull this week, there’s some time to kill. The Pittsburgh Penguins have completed 19 games of the season, a virtual quarter of the 2025-26 campaign. It would have been nicer for 20 games and a round number, but we’ll work with the cards dealt to give grades […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Sam Poulin gets another chance as Ville Koivunen goes on IR

Another day, another forward injury for the Pittsburgh Penguins. This time it is rookie forward Ville Koivunen going on IR with a lower-body injury that will keep him out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis. Getting the call in his place will be 2019 first-round pick Sam Poulin. Now that he is 24 years […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Dubas talks Crosby, Malkin reaction to Penguins rebuild

Kyle Dubas gave some insight into the frustration Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang may have been feeling during the team’s ongoing playoff drought while speaking with Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz ahead of last weeks’ 2025 Global Series in Stockholm. In a video shared Saturday by the NHL, Dubas spoke with Trotz […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Pens Points: Back in the ‘Burgh

In terms of miles, the Pittsburgh Penguins just completed their longest road trip of the season, hopping over the Atlantic to Stockholm, Sweden for a two game set with the Nashville Predators. With three points in the bank, the Penguins are now in recovery mode to shake off the jet lag from a long flight […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Monday Standings: Saying something mean about every team

Due to the schedule and now off time for the Penguins, we’re bumping back the normal Sunday Standings a day to fit in better. Today’s theme is in the mold of the old late night talk show trope about mean tweets. We’re not tweeting these but just imagine like a coach or captain of these […]

2 months ago | 1 read

The week ahead: Penguins have to show fast start is still going

The Pittsburgh Penguins got three out of a possible four points during the Sweden trip against the Nashville Predators this past week and it was very much a mixed bag of process and results. They played one bad game, one very good game, lost another overtime game and then watched as their prized goalie prospect […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Pens Points: A split in Sweden

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins blew a late 1-0 lead en route to a 2-1 overtime loss in Game One of the 2025 Global Series, but Pittsburgh rebounded on Sunday. Even with a patchwork lineup, the team is still led by Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, who helped […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Penguins/Predators Recap: Two-headed monster sighting in Sweden, Pens win

Pregame A bunch of changes for Pittsburgh from last game; Sergei Murashov is in net. Ville Koivunen is hurt, so the team opts to bump Ben Kindel back to the third line, shuffling Connor Dewar up with the first line and Kevin Hayes looks to do a Justin Brazeau impression on the second line. First […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Global Series 2nd Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 11/16/25

Who:  Nashville Predators (6-9-4, 16 points, 8th place Central Division) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (9-5-4, 22 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) Where: Avicii Arena, Stockholm Sweden (NHL Global Series) When: 9:00 a.m. eastern (3:00pm local time start) How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Fanduel Sports Network South, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Pens blow another lead in Global Series loss to Preds

There’s an unfortunate pattern developing for the Penguins during this 1-4-1 stretch to start November. There was that 3-0 third-period lead against the Toronto Maple Leafs, followed by four unanswered goals and a regulation loss last Monday. Last Thursday, there was that 3-0 second-period lead against the Washington Capitals. That was gone by the end […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

Global Series Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 11/14/25

Who:  Nashville Predators (5-9-4, 14 points, 8th place Central Division) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (9-5-3, 21 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) Where: Avicii Arena, Stockholm Sweden (NHL Global Series) When: 2:00 p.m. eastern (8:00pm local time start) How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Fanduel Sports Network South, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens […]

2 months ago | 4 reads