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Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… How effective can forward Tommy Novak be for the Pittsburgh Penguins? It appears, under the hood at least, he has some talent to drive play and score goals, but none of that has really translated in a black and gold sweater since the team acquired him […]
15 days ago | 1 read
The Wilkes-Barre Penguins went 1-1 last week, here’s Nick Hart from WBSPenguins.com with a recap: Friday, Nov. 21 – PENGUINS 2 at Hartford 5Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s sizzling start faded down the stretch, leading to four unanswered goals against. The Penguins were out-shooting the Wolf Pack 26-6S when they built a 2-1 lead on tallies by Owen Pickering and […]
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When you watch Tommy Novak play, it is not that difficult to understand why the Pittsburgh Penguins had an interest in acquiring him and why they want him to be a part of this team. There is clearly talent here. There is skill to his game, and I think it could work in a variety […]
16 days ago | 1 read
The Penguins will try to snap their November slump by calling up one of their top prospects for his NHL debut. Tristan Broz, 2021 second-round pick turned top-line center in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, was called up by the Pens ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against the visiting Buffalo Sabres. Broz, who started out his college career with Minnesota […]
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Coming off a letdown of a weekend against the Wild and Kraken, the Pittsburgh Penguins returned to practice on Monday looking to brush those games aside and prepare for a trio of contests awaiting them this Thanksgiving week. As has become tradition in Pittsburgh, the Penguins will host a Thanksgiving Eve contest on Wednesday night, […]
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Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Muse was not happy on Saturday night. He was as angry as he has been so far in his brief tenure as the Penguins’ head coach, saying the team needs to be beyond just being happy with playing better. He had just watched his team lose another overtime game (dropping […]
17 days ago | 1 read
The Penguins needed a little shake up after a bad weekend, and it has begun. Forward Tristan Broz is coming up to the NHL for the first time, Philip Tomasino is going down to the AHL. Tomasino cleared waivers last week and was a healthy scratch for the recent games. Harrison Brunicke is able to […]
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Sidney Crosby has recorded his 500th career multi-point game. Crosby scored a goal and an assist during Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken, marking the 500th time in his career he’s scored more than one point in a game. Now in his 21st NHL season, Crosby has registered 500 career multi-point games in […]
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Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins, at least in their current form, have crashed and cratered back to Earth after a sizzling and surprising October to begin the 2025-26 season. Injuries to key players have certainly contributed to the 2-4-3 record earned throughout November, but now is the time […]
17 days ago | 1 read
Following a wonderful October start where the Penguins shocked all by playing so well, November has ended up becoming a reality check. Pittsburgh is just 2-4-3 this calendar month, the second worst in the NHL in points and points percentage. That’s erased all the gains their 8-2-2 start provided. Coach Dan Muse can feel it, […]
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Pregame Pittsburgh gets Matt Dumba back into the lineup, Connor Clifton comes out to make room. Sergei Murashov is in net for the second day in a row after mopping up the back-end of last night’s blowout loss. First period Not a lot going on early, an improvement over last night. Ben Kindel almost scores […]
19 days ago | 1 read
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Who: Seattle Kraken (10-5-5, 25 points, 4th place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (10-6-4, 24 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh, Kraken Hockey Network/Prime and KONG, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins get three days off after this weekend’s back-to-back before returning to PPG Paints Arena next […]
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Pregame The Penguins only make one change from their last lineup a million days ago, Sam Poulin replaces Philip Tomasino on the third line. First period The Penguins have a decent initial start. By that, I mean Sidney Crosby gets a shot on goal – it would be about 18 minutes until they got a […]
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20 days ago | 1 read
When the Pittsburgh Penguins play the Minnesota Wild on Friday night it will be their 20th game of the 2025-26 season, and their 20th game under first-year head coach Dan Muse. That is not an overly large sample size of games. It is basically one quarter of one season, and the jury is still very […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Penguins are hosting a ‘Hockey Fights Cancer’ night tomorrow night for the team’s upcoming game against the Minnesota Wild. The event is part of a bigger, NHL-wide initiative to help raise awareness and support for anyone impacted by cancer. The first 7,500 fans in attendance at tomorrow night’s game will receive a Hockey Fights […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
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 […]
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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), […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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