Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors
Penguins Wrap: More Blown Leads; Youth Movement; How’s Sid?
Continued concerns were more plentiful than answers over the past week for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Missed chances, blown leads, costly mistakes. You know the drill. The Penguins do, too, but they can’t seem to do anything about it. Analysis has tu
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Published: 3 weeks ago
Vezina Trophy odds update: Oettinger, Demko co-favorites in crowded race
We're roughly 20% through the 2023-24 NHL season and - much like with the Hart Trophy market - we haven't seen a lot of separation in the Vezina race.There are a handful of very strong candidates but nobody is truly running away with it.Let's take a
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Published: 1 year ago
Power Failure: Punchless Penguins Blanked by Rangers, 1-0
In the movie, Miracle, Team USA coach Herb Brooks hands assistant coach Craig Patrick a list of players during tryouts. Patrick scans the list and blurts, “You’re missing some of the best players.” “I’m not looking for the best pl
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Published: 1 year ago
Ovechkin reflects on career with Crosby: 'We saved the league'
Alex Ovechkin wants the NHL's new generation of superstars to recognize they have a long way to go in order to match what he and Sidney Crosby have accomplished since entering the league in 2005."We saved the league. Now they come in, and I guess we'
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Practice: Crosby, Malkin on Different Power Plays
The Pittsburgh Penguins made perhaps the biggest wrinkle yet on their struggling power play, separating centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on their two units at practice Thursday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Crosby was on the top unit,
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Published: 1 year ago
Pittsburgh Penguins Recall Jansen Harkins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Jansen Harkins from their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins. Harkins has shuttled from Wilkes-Barre Scranton and Pittsburgh quite a bit over the last week. It started November 18th, when H
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Trade Talk: Can They Deal Surplus for Help?
There is some irony on the NHL trade front. The Detroit Red Wings were not happy with goalies Alex Nedeljkovic and Magnus Hellberg and chose not to re-sign either after last season. The Pittsburgh Penguins scooped up both, and both have wins and thei
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Published: 1 year ago
'Not holding back': AHL's first full-time female coach is living two dreams
In Jessica Campbell's rearview mirror, all roads lead back to her 10-year-old self. The first woman to coach full time in the AHL, and one of the first women to work a game behind an NHL bench, Campbell spent the first decade of her life
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Published: 1 year ago
Random thoughts on the Pittsburgh Penguins at Thanksgiving
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The power play, goaltending and more. There is a school of thought, and some pretty convincing data, that suggests teams that are more than four points out of a playoff spot by Ameri
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Published: 1 year ago
5-Minute Penguins Breakdown: PP1 Blame & What Went Wrong
The Pittsburgh Penguins had 24 scoring chances yet scored exactly zero goals. There was a confused frustration in the Penguins locker room. Erik Karlsson discussed the power play futility while extolling how well they played at even strength. The New
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Published: 1 year ago
Pens Points: Turkey Day
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Before the big feasts, check out some of the latest headlines around the NHL. Here are your Pens Points for this Thursday morning... Jonathan Quick turned back time Wednesday night, helping th
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Published: 1 year ago
Karlsson, Guentzel Explain Why Penguins’ Power Play is Awful
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ power play was 0-for-5 during their 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena Wednesday evening. Which is to say, it was pretty much a typical night at the office. “You can’t win games like that,” Jake Guen
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Grades: Missed Chances, Bad Omens, & Terrible Power Play
The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to struggle against the best teams in the Metro Division. For the third time in a week, the Penguins lost to a team that finished in the top-three of the Metro Division last season and are presumed to finish there aga
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Published: 1 year ago