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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: 6 days ago

Sharks tie NHL record with 11 losses to start year

Last-place San Jose dropped a disheartening 10-2 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night, the Sharks' 11th loss to start the regular season, which ties an NHL record with the 1943 New York Rangers and the 2017 and 2021 Arizona Coyotes.

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Grades: 4th Line Goals! What to Make of the Blowout Win (+)

SAN JOSE — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan put a pair of his older veterans in the press box in favor of younger and faster players. The Penguins scored, scored, and scored a few more against the hapless San Jose Sharks. By the middle of th

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Published: 1 year ago

Reilly Smith: Analyzing His Key Role in Win Over Sharks

Merely a week has passed since I pegged Reilly Smith for a 25+ goal season, and following his performance against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night, Smith is doing his part to prove that forecast spot-on. The Penguins, coming off a disheartening

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Highlights: Penguins 10, Sharks 2

Bryan Rust finished the night with five points, while Jake Guentzel, Reilly Smith, and Evgeni Malkin all scored twice as the Pittsburgh Penguins dominated the San Jose Sharks 10-2.

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Published: 1 year ago

Pens/Sharks Recap: Pittsburgh hangs 10 on lowly San Jose

Photo by Andreea Cardani/NHLI via Getty Images The Sharks stink and serve as a slump buster for the Pens to beat up on them en route to a 10-2 victory Pregame The Penguins make two non-injury related lineup changes. Jeff Carte

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Published: 1 year ago

Sharks become 1st team in 58 years to give up 10 goals in consecutive games

The San Jose Sharks fell 10-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, becoming the first team since the 1965-66 Boston Bruins to surrender double digits in consecutive games, according to Sportsnet Stats.San Jose lost 10-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on

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Published: 1 year ago

A Result Nature Couldn’t Imagine: Penguins Feast on Sharks, 10-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins needed a victory Saturday night. Didn’t matter how or where they got it, or who they got it against. After all, when a team loses six of its first nine games, it can’t be picky about the details associated with picking up

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Published: 1 year ago

Gamethread: Pittsburgh @ San Jose

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Talk about the game with Pens fans here!

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Published: 1 year ago

Pittsburgh Penguins Need Ethan Bear

As of this writing on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, there are some surprises when looking at the NHL standings. In the Atlantic, the Tampa Bay Lightning are in sixth place…

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Update: The Bigger They Are…

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. That time honored axiom is attributed to English boxer Robert Fitzsimmons, who beat “Gentleman” Jim Corbett at the turn of the 20th Century to become heavyweight champion of the world, despite

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Published: 1 year ago

Floundering Sharks: How San Jose's awful start stacks up historically

The San Jose Sharks are still seeking their first win of this season, and they've been utterly atrocious. In fact, San Jose became only the 10th team in NHL history to go winless through its first 10 games. But how bad have the Sharks actually been c

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins One-Timers: Tristan Jarry, Schedule, & the Next Problem

SAN JOSE — The voracious holler that has stuck to a few primary Pittsburgh Penguins scapegoats will soon be dying down. In all likelihood, Jeff Carter will be in the press box on Saturday when the Penguins begin their three-game road trip against t

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Published: 1 year ago