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Penguins Report Card: Crosby Fight, Heavy Pressure, Is Team Prepared to Play?

In the middle of the second period, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell had an uncontested scoring chance on Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck from about 20 feet away. Hellebuyck easily made a glove save on a play Rakell has converted doze

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Published: 1 month ago

5 X-factors that may define 2024 NHL trade deadline

With only two sleeps until the NHL trade deadline, we hope the fun is just beginning.Unlike last year, when all the biggest moves came weeks before the deadline, there's still a lot to be decided by March 8 at 3 p.m. ET.Here are five X-facto

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Published: 10 months ago

Have the Canucks added their name to the Jake Guentzel sweepstakes?

Elliotte Friedman joins Ken Reid to discuss whether the Canucks are in the Jake Guentzel sweepstakes, the recent trade that saw Anthony Mantha move to Vegas, Noah Hanifin’s potential landing spots, and who the cap-strapped Oilers could be looking a

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Published: 10 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Guentzel Trade Watch Begins; Capitals Selling

Enjoy the excitement of the next few days because I suspect you may not like the hockey that follows. The Pittsburgh Penguins are preparing to say goodbye to winger Jake Guentzel as the NHL trade rumors are buzzing that a deal could go down today. TS

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Published: 10 months ago

It has been a long time since the Penguins were sellers

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Prepare yourself accordingly. This is relatively uncharted territory for the Pittsburgh Penguins. At least, the recent Pittsburgh Penguins. Trade deadline season is usually the time of year th

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Published: 10 months ago

Pens Points: Winning a Wild One

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Penguins win a crazy one as trade rumors heat up. Read all about it right here in Pens Points. Reeling from a three game losing streak and under a cloud of intense trade drama, the Pi

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Published: 10 months ago

Penguins Six-Pack: Graves Gains Ground; Scenario for Guentzel Return

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a lot of things. In denial is not one of them. They are all too aware of where they sit in the Eastern Conference and Metropolitan Division standings. Of how remote their chances of getting into the Stanley Cup playoffs ar

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Published: 10 months ago

Penguins Grades: Team Battles Heartbreak and Distraction

The Pittsburgh Penguins were energetic and aggressive in the first period. They were utterly terrible in the second period. They got by later in the third period when they finally buckled down for a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paint

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Published: 10 months ago

Foreshadowing Trades? Penguins Move O’Connor to Center, Suffers Concussion

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan made several changes to his lines Tuesday, in what could have been foreshadowing the Penguins’ lineup following the NHL trade deadline on Friday. After three straight bruising losses on the recent four-game r

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Published: 10 months ago

NHL Highlights: Penguins 5, Blue Jackets 3

After coughing up a 2-0 and 3-2 lead, Jeff Carter and Reilly Smith put an end to the Columbus Blue Jackets’ comeback with third-period goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-3 win.

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Published: 10 months ago

Pens/Blue Jackets Recap: Pens win sloppy, choppy contest over Columbus with trade deadline looming

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images It was far from a classic, but the Pens downed the Blue Jackets 5-3 on Tuesday night Pregame Noel Acciari and Jansen Harkins are both unable to play due to injury, so the Penguins dec

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Published: 10 months ago

Blue Jackets strike twice in under a minute to erase two-goal deficit vs. Penguins

Watch as Johnny Gaudreau finds the back of the net from the slot just 57 seconds before Andrew Peeke capitalizes on a deflection as the Columbus Blue Jackets quickly erase a two-goal deficit in the second period against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Published: 10 months ago

My Mourning Jackets: Penguins Hold Off Columbus, 5-3

The Pittsburgh Penguins have whittled their magic number to 29. Not to clinch, say, a division championship or home-ice advantage for the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, but to avoid finishing last in the Metropolitan Division. OK, so that

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Published: 10 months ago