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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RALEIGH, NC — So close, but Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was on the wrong end of a Philadelphia Flyers comeback and missed another chance to become the second-winningest goalie in NHL history. Goalies dominate the news today as Pittsburg
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This edition of the style rankings might feature the best group of 10 to date, as the halfway point of the NHL regular season approaches.
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Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images The Canes enter on a hot streak, but without their two top goaltenders. Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (19-15-4, 42 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Carolina Hurricanes (23-13-6, 51 poin
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CRANBERRY — The Pittsburgh Penguins will close out the first half of their 2023-24 schedule with a game against Carolina at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday night. Odds are that, regardless of how they fare against the Hurricanes, the Penguins w
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Smith left Thursday’s game against the Canucks after taking a hard hit in the first period.
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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Reilly Smith has had a slow start to his first campaign with the team, as his 41-point scoring pace is a notable decline from last season, when he scored 56 points in 78 games. Smith has been struck with even worse luck, a
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Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The Pens receive some bad injury news on Friday The Penguins received some bad injury news on Friday for the first time in a while. Coach Mike Sullivan announced that Reilly Smith could be o
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Guentzel has 45 points in 40 points with the Penguins through 2023-24.
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CRANBERRY — Winger Reilly Smith did not participate in what appeared to be an optional practice for the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Eleven skaters and two goaltenders took part in the workout. Sidney Crosby and Jake G
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The traditional order of operations is to have a starting goalie and a backup. The No. 1 guy plays between 50 and 60 games, while the backup gets 25 or 30 games through the course of the season. For the last few years, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tri
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With 59 points, the Vancouver Canucks are flying high. The Pacific Division leaders are also loaded with ex-Penguins, including forwards Teddy Blueger and Sam Lafferty, defensemen Ian Cole and Mark Friedman and goalie Casey DeSmith. To say nothing o
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Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images They still need more help from their power play unit as the 2023-24 season enters its second half. Overall the past month the Pittsburgh Penguins are definitely playing better hockey and gett
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