Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors

Armstrong: Not many spots left to decide on Canada's roster

Team Canada executive Doug Armstrong says there aren't many spots left up for grabs on the roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. "Probably not as many as people think," Armstrong told NHL.com's Adam Kimelman. Each country's 23-man roster is due

Read the full story on The Score

Published: 1 month ago

It might be time to start focusing on NHL Draft Lottery odds

Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images The Stanley Cup Playoffs now seem to be out of reach. The Pittsburgh Penguins already had long playoff odds entering Tuesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils. Given the standing

Read the full story on Pensburgh

Published: 9 months ago

Pens Points: Bedeviled Again

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Penguins bested by the Devils once again and Pens Points is here to tell you all about it along with other news from Tuesday. In a game they almost had to win to keep any faint playoff hopes alive, t

Read the full story on Pensburgh

Published: 9 months ago

Penguins Six-Pack: More Net Losses; A Potential Game-Changer

NEWARK, N.J. — Yes, the Pittsburgh Penguins are well aware of how important the areas around both nets are. That many goals are scored and surrendered there. That games routinely are won and lost within a stick’s-length of the crease. They just d

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 9 months ago

Penguins Room: Crosby Laments Miss; Sullivan Gets Blunt (+)

It would be easy to say the Pittsburgh Penguins were outclassed against the New Jersey Devils. The Penguins have lost seven straight to New Jersey and seemingly haven’t received the memo from Father Time that New Jersey is significantly faster. The

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 9 months ago

Penguins Grades: Bad Start, No Finish, Faltering Desperation

The Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils are both fighting upstream in the Metro Division and the Eastern Conference wild-card race. New Jersey began the game with the utmost desperation while the Penguins chased them. With the game in doubt, Ne

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 9 months ago

Pens/Devils Recap: Penguins hit wall and hit it hard in 5-2 loss to New Jersey

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The Devils jersey was ugly, the Pens’ game was worse. 5-2 loss for Pittsburgh Pregame Jeff Carter (upper body injury) is out tonight, which draws Jonathan Gruden back from the AHL to replace the sp

Read the full story on Pensburgh

Published: 9 months ago

Penguins Overcome Slow Start, Still Fall to Devils, 5-2

NEWARK, N.J. — The Pittsburgh Penguins like to believe they are still serious contenders for a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs and, given how often some of their rivals for a spot are losing, they might not be wrong. But if they’re going to qua

Read the full story on Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Published: 9 months ago

Former Penguin Konstantin Koltsov Passes Away

Sadly and tragically, former Penguins forward Konstantin Koltsov has passed away. He was just 42 years old. One of a string of European stretch picks drafted in the first round by then-Pens GM Craig Patrick in the late 1990s…Robert Dome (’97) an

Read the full story on Penguins Poop

Published: 9 months ago

Devils’ Allen robs Crosby with desperation stick save

Watch as New Jersey Devils netminder Jake Allen stretches out to deny Penguins’ Sidney Crosby with a great stick save.

Read the full story on SportsNet

Published: 9 months ago

Metropolitan Notes: Gruden, Wotherspoon, Marino

With Jeff Carter out with an upper-body injury tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in a position to recall a forward to fill his spot in the active lineup. In doing so, the Penguins brought up Jonathan Gruden from their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Ba

Read the full story on Pro Hockey Rumors

Published: 9 months ago

Gamethread: Pens @ Devils

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Talk about the game with Pens fans here!

Read the full story on Pensburgh

Published: 9 months ago

Ex-enforcer, Cup winner Chris Simon dies at 52

Former NHL grinder and Stanley Cup champion Chris Simon died at the age of 52, the Colorado Avalanche confirmed Tuesday.Simon played 15 seasons in the NHL through 2007-08, racking up 1,824 penalty minutes, 144 goals, and 161 assists over 782 games wi

Read the full story on The Score

Published: 9 months ago