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Ovechkin scores goal No. 886, becomes 11th player to reach 1,600 points

Washington Capitals icon Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal Sunday against the Seattle Kraken to move within nine tallies of Wayne Gretzky's all-time record while becoming the 11th NHL player to record 1,600 points.The goal was Ovechkin's 33rd of

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Published: 1 month ago

Evgeni Malkin and McDonald’s donate $95,000 to charity

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The money was donated as part of the ‘I’m Score for Kids’ initiative. Evgeni Malkin’s ‘I’m Score for Kids’ initiative has helped donate nearly $100,000 towards the Ronald McDon

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Penguins Load Up Prospects, Flyers Trade Talk, Playoff Meltdowns

The Pittsburgh Penguins loaded up the prospect pool Monday for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins playoff series against Lehigh Valley. The Penguins brought in four intriguing prospects, including Ville Koivunen, whom we’re going to put eyes on lat

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins count down top five goals of 2023-24

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Tristan Jarry’s historic empty-netter ranks No. 1 as the Penguins rank the team’s five best goals of the season. With postseason interviews winding down, the Penguins are bidding a final f

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Published: 1 year ago

Pens Points: Wilkes-Barre stocks up for playoffs

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Catch up on the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning... Contract extension talks and a shift back to international hockey are on

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Published: 1 year ago

Evening Notes: Karlsson, Granlund, Bratt

Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now is reporting that Pittsburgh Penguins star defenseman Erik Karlsson will play for Sweden in the IIHF World Championship in Czechia. The tournament, which goes from May 10th – May 26th will extend the 33-year-o

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Published: 1 year ago

Canes score twice in 9 seconds to storm back vs. Isles

The Carolina Hurricanes scored a pair of goals nine seconds apart in the final three minutes of the third period to beat the New York Islanders on Monday and take a 2-0 series lead.First, Sebastian Aho notched the equalizer with the goalie pulled.

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Published: 1 year ago

Ex-Penguins Update: Final 2023-24

With the 2023-24 campaign in the books and not much else to report, I thought it would be an opportune time to publish my season-ending Ex-Penguins Update. The player topping the list hardly comes as a surprise. Thanks to an extraordinary finish fol

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Published: 1 year ago

Karlsson Joining Sweden for World Championships

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson will play for Sweden during the world championship tournament in Czechia May 10-26. The announcement of his participation was made by officials of Sweden’s national team, who also made it known that two

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Published: 1 year ago

Red-Hot Hurricanes Ready To Face-Off Against Bruins

The Carolina Hurricanes have been red hot since the trade deadline and they look ready more than ever to take on the Boston Bruins. With their acquisition of Jake Guentzel at the deadline, the ‘Canes have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL. F

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Grades: Evgeni Malkin and What Comes Next

The season began as if he used a launchpad at Cape Canaveral and ended in a similar streak, but Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin spent most of the games between the first 10 and last 10 apologizing, conceding, and coming to grips with Father

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Sign Pickering, New Prospects for WBS Playoffs

The Pittsburgh Penguins are stacking the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins roster with prospects and recent draft picks, including the recently acquired Ville Koivunen and 2022 first-round draft pick Owen Pickering. It will be Koivunen’s second appear

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Published: 1 year ago

Drew O’Connor’s Stock is Going Up. Way, Way Up

Missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row wasn’t the Pittsburgh Penguins’ only disappointment in the 2023-24 season. Just the biggest. But for all that went wrong, all that did not go as planned, there were some positives. The

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Published: 1 year ago