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Pens Points: Happy Thanksgiving

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Enjoy Pens Points as an appetizer before the Thanksgiving meal to come. It was closed than it had to be in the end, but right now the Pittsburgh Penguins will take wins anyway they can get them an

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Published: 1 month ago

Sullivan named USA's 4 Nations Face-Off, Olympic coach

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan will run the United States' bench at next year's 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Olympics in Italy, USA Hockey announced Saturday.The 4 Nations Face-Off takes place next February and will include Canada, U

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Published: 8 months ago

Veteran Player Rep: Free Agents Should Be Drawn to Penguins

Sure, he knows that the Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the NHL’s oldest teams. And, yeah, he’s aware that they have missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for two years in a row and haven’t won a postseason series since 2018. He also understands that

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Published: 8 months ago

Penguins Wrap: A Core Conundrum; Magic in Moose Jaw

The past seven days have been relatively quiet for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Around Pittsburgh, anyway. But their players and prospects were having an impact around the hockey world, everywhere from the world championships in Czechia to the Western Ho

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Published: 8 months ago

2023-24 Season in Review: Michael Bunting

Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports The Penguins’ trade-deadline acquisition added a burst of energy to the team’s late-season playoff push. Vitals Player: Michael Bunting
Born: September 17, 1995 (Age 28 season)
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Published: 8 months ago

On this date in Penguins history: Pens crush Flyers, storm into 2008 Cup Final

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images A 6-0 win for the Penguins in 2008 sent them back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 16 years. Sixteen years ago today, Mellon Arena was the site of a thrashing in the Battle of Pe

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Published: 8 months ago

Penguins Notes: Pettersson, Guentzel Trade Return, Harkins

Notes from Pittsburgh including a possible price tag for a Marcus Pettersson extension, finalizing the Jake Guentzel return, and more.

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Published: 8 months ago

Penguins Blog: Stories I Didn’t Publish

There are a dozen different issues with the Pittsburgh Penguins, not the least of which is the collision of perceptions and results between the first 68 games and the last 14. The Penguins stunk. And then they didn’t as they began to win the battle

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Published: 8 months ago

5 Offseason Landing Spots for Hurricanes Forward Jake Guentzel

The Carolina Hurricanes took a big swing at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline by acquiring star winger Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins. The hope was that…

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Published: 8 months ago

2023-24 Season in Review: Marcus Pettersson

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images New defensive partner but the same strong play from Marcus Pettersson this season. Vitals Player: Marcus Pettersson
Born: May 8, 1996 (Age 27 season)
Height: 6’ 3”
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Published: 8 months ago

Penguins Draft Order Set; Denied First-Round Pick

The New York Rangers rallied from a two-goal third period deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 at PNC Arena Thursday. Chris Kreider had a third-period hat trick, and the Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final, in the process denyin

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Published: 8 months ago

The Penguins and Process. How Did We Stack Up?

Process. As hockey fans, we hear a lot about it these days. Sites like Natural Stat Trick are devoted to tracking every conceivable metric in an attempt to define whether a team’s process is successful. I marvel at the amount of

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Published: 8 months ago

Nedeljkovic Gets Easiest Shutout For Team USA

Alex Nedeljkovic, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ free-agent-to-be goaltender, earned one of the easiest shutouts of his pro career Thursday. Perhaps the easiest of his life, for that matter. Nedeljkovic faced just 10 shots during Team USA’s 5-0 victory

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Published: 8 months ago