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Pregame Evgeni Malkin misses his first game of the season with an undisclosed upper body injury, the Penguins replace him with a different 6’5” center. Maybe no one will notice? Pittsburgh gets two happy returns from injury with Justin Brazeau and Noel Acciari back for the first time in a while. Matt Dumba rotates back […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (13-7-5, 31 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Dallas Stars (19-5-5, 43 points, 2nd place Central Division) When: 6:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Victory+, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Time to go back home, Pittsburgh gets a five-game homestand starting with Anaheim on Tuesday, Montreal on Thursday and […]
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Evgeni Malkin wasn’t on the ice for practice in Dallas ahead of tomorrow’s game with a maintenance day. Here were the lines. Not listed, forward Joona Koppanen, who officially cleared waivers this afternoon. Koppanen, with no goals and one assist in 10 NHL games should be heading back down to Wilkes-Barre in the near future. […]
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Icing a third line staffed by rookies comes with growing pains. The Penguins’ “kid line” of Rutger McGroarty, Ben Kindel and Ville Koivunen got pinned in their own zone Thursday on the Brandon Hagel goal that tied the game late for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The rookies were on the ice together at even strength […]
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It was not the prettiest win. It was probably not the way head coach Dan Muse would want to draw it up. But the Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to go on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and walk away with a baffling 4-3 regulation win. They let another three-goal lead […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins met the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa on Thursday night. Led by Tristan Jarry, the power-play and a vintage performance from Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins withstood the aggressive play of the Lightning and escaped TB with two points. [Recap] It is time, at […]
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Pregame Same lineup for the Pens as last time out. The home Lightning are using this lineup for the night, with no Andrei Vasilevskiy available today. First period The Lightning get a few rushes early, Tristan Jarry is there. Boko Imama and 6’9” Curtis Douglas have an old school scrap at center ice. Imama knocks […]
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There are a lot of surprising developments about the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins, but the most surprising of them all, and perhaps the most impactful of them all, is the resurgence of starting goalie Tristan Jarry. He enters play on Thursday with an 8-2-1 record and .911 save percentage in his first 11 appearances and has […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (12-7-5, 29 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (16-8-2, 34 points, 1st place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and The Spot, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens play next in Dallas on Saturday (6pm eastern start) then return home to Pittsburgh for […]
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As winter begins to set in up north, the Pittsburgh Penguins will get a bit of a reprieve from the cold weather as they head south for a pair of games to wrap up this early December road trip, beginning tonight in Tampa Bay where the Atlantic division leading Lightning await. The Penguins are coming […]
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Ville Koivunen is one of the Pittsburgh Penguins most talented young players and will hopefully be a long-term part of their future. In his brief time in the organization he has been a dynamic scorer at the AHL level, but has not yet been able to turn that into results or production in the NHL. […]
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It’s a testament to the professionalism and drive of players like Danton Heinen, Ryan Graves and Philip Tomasino that AHL assignments have been used as positive fuel instead of becoming a drag both individually and for the team and organization at large. It’s not an easy situation when an NHL player making NHL bucks gets […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… ICYMI: Sidney Crosby continues to climb all-time leaderboards and is fewer than 10 points away from toppling one held by franchise giant Mario Lemieux. With two goals on Monday night against the Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby now sits just seven points behind Lemieux for the most regular-season […]
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The Penguins have a ton of prospects playing far and wide outside of the organization. We’re tracking their progress intermittently, here’s the biggest stories and notes to know around the next wave of young players. Horcoff going supernova Will Horcoff is tearing up the NCAA in an epic way right now. A four-goal, five-point weekend […]
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Sidney Crosby is starting to close in on Mario Lemieux’s all-time Penguins scoring record. With two goals on Monday night against the Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby now sits just seven points behind Lemieux for the most regular season points in Penguins history and 8th most in NHL history. Crosby currently has 1,716 points, most among all […]
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Sidney Crosby made a few new marks in the NHL record books Monday night with his two-goal outing in a 5-1 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Crosby opened scoring in the first period, then scored the game-winner on a second period power play as boos rained down from the crowd at Wells Fargo Center. […]
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As it has been many times before, it was the Sidney Crosby show in Philadelphia on Monday night as the Penguins captain scored a pair of goals, including the eventual game winner, in a 5-1 rout of the Flyers to open the team’s three game road trip. Crosby potted the Penguins first two goals of […]
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Pregame Rutger McGroarty becomes the 10th different rookie to suit up for the Penguins this season. Boko Imama also makes his NHL season debut. On the backend, Connor Clifton replaces Matt Dumba. Tristan Jarry is in the net. First period Jarry has to be good from the outset, which he is and turns away a […]
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This is going to be a challenging week for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and it might not be the best timing for it. Injuries to the forward group have taken their toll. The shine has worn off from Arturs Silovs strong start in net, which could be bringing an end to the goalie rotation. The Penguins […]
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Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (12-7-5, 29 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Philadelphia Flyers (14-7-3, 31 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh and NBC Sports Philadelphia, nationally on NHL Network Pens’ Path Ahead: The tough three-game road trip continues with a second stop in Tampa on Thursday and concludes […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Tristan Broz and Danton Heinen to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday. [Trib Live] Before his reassignment, rookie forward Tristan Broz made his NHL debut last week against the Buffalo Sabres. Picked in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, Broz’s […]
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There’s a trope in the NHL about the standings at Thanksgiving being a reliable indicator for the playoffs. Since 2013-14, 77% of teams in playoff position on Turkey Day have ended up qualifying for the playoffs. It’s not always an absolute, four teams last year fell out, but it is something. Here’s a graphic of […]
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