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Gamethread: Penguins @ Blackhawks
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Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks 12/28/25
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-9, 39 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Chicago Blackhawks (14-17-6, 34 points, 8th place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Local broadcast on SportsNet Pittsburgh and Chicago Sports Network, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens come back home Tuesday to close out the calendar year against the Carolina Hurricanes, then […]
Christmas Standings: How the Penguins sit after a December fall
The Penguins got to Thanksgiving holiday and the end of November with the fourth best points percentage and similar spot in the division. December didn’t go as smoothly, they leave in seventh place in points, and barely sixth in points%, thanks to a 1-5-4 slump that saw losing every which way you can go. We’ll […]
Putting Ben Kindel’s rookie season in its proper context
The 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins might not be particularly good as a team. Especially when it comes to their defense and current level of goaltending. But they do have some good players, and they have some really intriguing young players that could be really good players in the coming seasons. The best of that group is […]
Is it about to get tougher for the Penguins?
Christmas is over, it doesn’t look like Santa was able to bring the Penguins a favorable schedule for the rest of the season. Per Dom Luszczyszyn’s model, Pittsburgh has the fourth most difficult schedule remaining schedule in the league this season. The Pens will be hoping this break serves as a strong reset for what […]
2026 World Juniors: Horcoff, Brunicke look to shine
The Pittsburgh Penguins will have two players participating in this year’s World Junior Championships, the U-20 tournament that takes place starting tomorrow, Friday December 26th and lasting through Monday January 5th over in Minnesota. What the Pens lack in quantity will be made up for in quantity with Canada’s Harrison Brunicke and the US’s Will […]
Pens Points: Merry Christmas to All…
There won’t be much to talk about from the Pittsburgh Penguins until later this weekend when their season resumes following the NHL Christmas break. The entire league is on hiatus until Saturday, but the Penguins will enjoy an extra day off before returning to action on Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Windy City. […]
Pittsburgh Penguins biggest disappointments, surprises and more at holiday break
The Pittsburgh Penguins are going into the Holiday and nearing the halfway point of the 2025-26 NHL regular season. They are probably where everybody expected them to be in the standings, but have reached it in a very unexpected manner. So it might be a good time to just check in and look at who […]
Pens Points: A not-so-merry Christmas Eve Eve
Here is a festively fun, Christmas Eve edition of Pens Points… Max Domi proved to be an indestructible force for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday afternoon, as he scored the game-winner to snap a 23-game goalless streak while helping end the Maple Leafs’ three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. […]
Penguins/Maple Leafs highlights: Tripped up before the break
The Penguins fell 6-3 in Toronto today. Max Domi scored the go-ahead goal and the Maple Leafs tacked on a pair of empty net goals to make the final score look lopsided.
Gamethread: Penguins @ Maple Leafs
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Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Toronto Maple Leafs 12/23/25
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (15-11-9, 39 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Toronto Maple Leafs (15-15-5, 35 points, 8th place Atlantic Division) When: 4:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: National broadcast on TNT, HBO Max and truTV Pens’ Path Ahead: Tonight is the last game before the Pens’ holiday break. They’ll look to brighten what has been a tough […]
Pens Points: Back to Canada
After getting back in the win column on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to head into the Christmas break on a win streak when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs this afternoon. This will be the third and final meeting between the two sides this season with both teams currently trying to save […]
The week ahead: Penguins losing streak is over; how it changed expectations
The Pittsburgh Penguins snapped a couple of losing streaks on Sunday night with their 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The most important streak it snapped is the eight-game losing streak they were on. Arguably the more satisfying streak that it snapped was their nine-game shootout losing streak that went all the way back to […]
Sidney Crosby passes Mario Lemieux, sets new Penguins all-time scoring record
Sidney Crosby moved to the top of the Penguins’ all-time scoring list on Sunday evening, passing franchise legend Mario Lemieux with a goal and an assist in the first period during the team’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Crosby entered Sunday’s game trailing Lemieux by one point, tying and setting the new scoring record with […]
Pens Points: Crosby passes Lemieux as losing streak ends
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… Rickard Rakell had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Penguins beat the Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night to snap an eight-game losing streak. [Recap] HOWEVER……….. Getting the win in a shootout and ending an eight-game skid wasn’t the only thing the players and fans […]
Penguins/Canadiens Recap: Pens finally win a shootout on night Crosby surpasses Lemieux
Pregame The Penguins mostly stick with their lines from Saturday night’s game, with the exceptions of Jack St. Ivany and Arturs Silovs getting into the action tonight. The visiting Canadiens are working with these formations as they call it in French. First period The game starts out frightening similar to last night — the Penguins […]
Gamethread: Canadiens @ Penguins
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Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins 12/21/25
Who: Montreal Canadiens (19-12-4, 42 points, 2nd place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (14-11-9, 37 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens go right back to Canada for a game on Tuesday night against the Maple Leafs before making it to […]
Penguins/Canadiens Recap: Pens shutout, lose again
Pregame Everything is different tonight for the Penguins, besides the Wotherspoon-Karlsson pair. Tommy Novak is back on the first line and Rickard Rakell is the latest in a long line to try at the second line center spot that Pittsburgh has been trying to fill in Evgeni Malkin’s absence. Ville Koivunen is back from being […]
Gamethread: Penguins @ Canadiens
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Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Montreal Canadiens 12/20/25
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (14-10-9, 37 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Montreal Canadiens (18-12-4, 40 points, 2nd place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcast locally on Sportsnet Pittsburgh, in Canada on City TV, SNE and TVAS, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are dropping the puck against the Canadiens again in 24 hours, […]
Hoffmann family enters into formal agreement for controlling interest of Penguins franchise
The Hoffmann Family of Companies has entered into a formal agreement purchase controlling interest of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Hoffmann family, who run a Chicago based investment company, were closing on a deal to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Fenway Sports Group for approximately $1.75 billion. […]
How damaging is a seven-game losing streak to a season?
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost again on Thursday, dropping a 4-0 decision to the Ottawa Senators that was a concerning replay of Tuesday’s loss to the Edmonton Oilers. They fell behind early, showed little pushback, and quietly lost by multiple goals without much of a serious challenge. At least they have moved on from losing multiple […]
Pens Points: Losers of seven straight
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators duked it out in Canada’s capital city on Thursday night. It was largely a no-show performance for a Penguins team that looks defeated and deflated at the moment. The Senators took a 4-0 victory as Pittsburgh’s losing streak reached seven […]
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