Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors
Penguins Report Card: Nedeljkovic Saves; What Pens Needed to Improve
There are nights when answering the bell means fighting or raising the intensity. On other nights, both teams need to answer the bell because it’s more like an alarm clock to awaken from a snoozer. By late in the first period, the Pittsburgh Pengui
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Published: 2 months ago
Wilkes-Barre’s roster revamp on display at start of AHL season
@wbspenguins The Wilkes-Barre Penguins are dramatically better than the last time they were on the ice in the spring The final lineup for the end of the Wilkes-Barre Penguins (AHL) season in 2022-23 was pretty sad listing of p
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Update: Will Depth Scoring Be an Issue?
I had planned to write an article about our bottom six when I noticed Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now beat me to the punch (Here’s the Early Bottom Line on the Penguins’ Bottom-Six). But I figure, what the heck, the more the merrier.
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins One-Timers: Eller Getting Boxed In?; Off to Healthy Start
Lars Eller is one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most important penalty-killers. They have taken 15 faceoffs during 10 shorthanded situations in their first three games, and Eller has handled 10 of them, going 5-5. He’s averaging two minutes, 13 sec
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Published: 1 year ago
The Week Ahead: Building on a strong start
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The Pittsburgh Penguins have a two-game road trip this week against two very similarly built opponents. Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins opened the 2023-24 regular season with a d
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Published: 1 year ago
Dan’s Daily: Flyers Pushing for Trades; Malkin Pushes Penguins
Evgeni Malkin is carrying the Pittsburgh Penguins even as he jokingly chided Pittsburgh media that it’s only three games into the season. The Penguins’ bottom six is decidedly not carrying their share of the offensive burden yet. The Vancouver Ca
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Published: 1 year ago
Pens Points: Instant Chemistry
Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Although it’s early, the signs are promising that the Evgeni Malkin/Reilly Smith tandem will benefit the Penguins. Get this story and more in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points
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Published: 1 year ago
Here’s the Early Bottom Line on Penguins’ Bottom-Six
CRANBERRY — Upgrading the Pittsburgh Penguins’ third and fourth lines was a priority for Kyle Dubas this summer and, by most accounts, he succeeded. Resoundingly. Sure, patiently constructing the trade that netted defenseman Erik Karlsson was his
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins’ Third-Period Surge Seals 5-2 Win Over Flames
What was that 3rd Period from the Penguins? Scoring goals in the 3rd instead of coughing up leads? Yeah, I could get used to this. The Penguins pulled off a classic third-period heist against the Flames, scoring all five of their goals in the final f
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Published: 1 year ago
Hard Lesson Learned: Resurgent Malkin ‘So Much Better Mood’
It was not the loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the season’s penultimate game that cost the Pittsburgh Penguins their highly valued 16-year playoff streak. The Penguins veterans instead look back with regret on the number of opportunities they pun
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Published: 1 year ago
Sunday Standings: Penguins in first place* (with a bullet)
Photo by John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images A new season begins It’s Sunday and the NHL regular season is in session, so you know what that means. Grab your coffee and let’s take a look at the very brief opening standings
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Wrap: Up-and-Down Start; NHL’s Shortsighted Decision
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season, like almost every other, figures to be a mix of victories and defeats, of strong efforts and disappointing ones. That’s pretty much inevitable over the course of an 82-game season. Their first few games we
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Show Mettle, Rally to Snuff Out Flames 5-2
Impressed. It’s been a long (long) time since I’ve felt that way about our Penguins. I felt that way last night. There are just so many things to like about our scintillating 5-2 victory over Calgary. The way we hung tough, for one. The
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Published: 1 year ago