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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: 5 days ago

Penguins Malkin in the Middle

The Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves back on top of the Metro Division, as of Monday October 16.2023.  Wow, that sure felt nice to say out load.  Ya, I know it’s early, but at least there is a “good feeling” to the start of the season.  Y

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Published: 1 year ago

Pittsburgh Penguins First Week Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins First Week Recap To start the first week of the NHL season, the Pittsburgh Penguins on opening night lost at home to the Chicago Blackhawks. In a game where the Penguins looked sloppy and had the opportunities but could not score,

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Published: 1 year ago

Snapshots: Lindgren, Schmid, Mermis

Charlie Lindgren has been announced as day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, after prematurely leaving the team’s Monday practice. Lindgren played the entirety of Washington’s recent game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, saving 31 of the 35 shot

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Published: 1 year ago

Evgeni Malkin named NHL’s third star of the week

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports A big week for Geno is recognized by the league Evgeni Malkin was named one of the NHL’s three stars of the week. Joining Malkin were two more players he is currently tied with for the early leag

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Published: 1 year ago

Kraken's Tanev expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to injury

Brandon Tanev will likely be out of the Seattle Kraken's lineup for four-to-six weeks, the club announced Monday.The Kraken said Tanev suffered a lower-body ailment during their season-opening loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 10.Golden Knight

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Published: 1 year ago

Malkin Named NHL’s No. 3 Star of Week

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has been honored as the NHL’s third star for the first week of the 2023-24 season. Malkin had two goals and four assists in three games, helping the Penguins to a 2-1 start. His four-point game in the Pengui

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Published: 1 year ago

WXPI Final Word: The Penguins Start; Has Anyone Checked on Tay Tay??

Five words on the Pittsburgh Penguins start, should Penguins fans have chanted “Fire Canada” and a few football topics, too. Our Dan Kingerski with former NFL GM Doug Whaley and former NFL cornerback Justin King mixed it up on WXPI’s Final Word

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Are Working Towards Staying Consistent

The Pittsburgh Penguins began their regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 10 against the Chicago Blackhawks. This was probably one of the most anticipated season openers for both fan bases with…

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Published: 1 year 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