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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 week ago

Pens Points: Cooley’s Coyotes Come to Town

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Catch up on the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning... Pittsburgh Penguins general manager and president of hockey opera

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Analysis: Translating Kyle Dubas’s Presser & Little Nuggets (+)

He’s direct and well-spoken. Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas held his first press conference of the NHL season. With questions rising about the status of the team’s coaching staff and losses mounting, Dubas should

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Notes: Sullivan, Rust, Eller, Acciari

Notes from Pittsburgh including a vote of confidence for Mike Sullivan, Bryan Rust will be out for a while, and more.

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins GM Dubas thinks coaching isn’t among reasons for team’s slow start

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas isn’t blaming his team’s sluggish start on coach Mike Sullivan.

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Published: 1 year ago

Dubas: Sullivan 'absolutely' right coach for Pens

As the Pittsburgh Penguins struggle to catch up in the Eastern Conference playoff race, GM Kyle Dubas said Monday the club is "fortunate" to have coach Mike Sullivan in the fold, stopping any buzz the team might be looking for change behind the bench

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Published: 1 year ago

Dubas: Penguins 'very fortunate' to have Sullivan as coach

Penguins general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas gave longtime head coach Mike Sullivan a vote of confidence with Pittsburgh mired in a four-game winless streak."As soon as a team doesn't reach its potential, it seems that right

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins’ Dubas Firmly Backs Sullivan as Coach; Issues Challenges and Insights

CRANBERRY, Twp — Kyle Dubas didn’t soft-sell his support for Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan. The Penguins’ president of hockey operations/GM didn’t equivocate or offer caveats with regard to his head coach but did seek to refram

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Published: 1 year ago

Are Odds of Talk Crosby Ends Career Outside Pittsburgh Close to True?

The post Are Odds of Talk Crosby Ends Career Outside Pittsburgh Close to True? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. One analyst notes, "there's a solid chance he [Sidney Crosby] would end his career somewhere other than Pittsburgh. Really? The post Are

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins’ Bryan Rust week to week with upper-body injury: Who could fill in?

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Bryan Rust is week to week with an upper-body injury, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Monday after practice. “We know how much he wants to be on the ice, how competitive he is, and he wants to play,” Sulli

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Published: 1 year ago

Monday practice updates: Bryan Rust out ‘week-to-week’, Jakub Vrana to hit waivers

Photo by Mike Carlson/NHLI via Getty Images The depth up front is being tested in Pittsburgh in a major way, should they claim Jakub Vrana off waivers? The Penguins were on the ice again on Monday to get ready for a back-to-ba

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Published: 1 year ago

Sid the Kid vs. Super Mario: Crosby Still Falls Short

Sidney Crosby is in his 17th season as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins and is playing some of the best hockey of his career. At 36 years old, he is…

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins’ Bryan Rust OUT Week-to-Week

The situation is not getting better for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Amidst a four-game winless streak and a power play that has not scored in 37 attempts, coach Mike Sullivan announced winger Bryan Rust is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Rus

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Published: 1 year ago