Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors
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: 4 days ago
B/R NHL Staff Roundtable: 2024 Stanley Cup and Regular-Season Award Predictions
Logan Cooley's viral goal. A trip to Australia. Erik Karlsson in a Pittsburgh uniform. Connor. Bedard. (We don't care if his first goal was only an…
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Published: 1 year ago
Dan’s Daily: Former Penguins Grinder Traded; Dubas Still Working on Roster
Today could be a normal, ho-hum day for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They could finalize their roster with a few hurt feelings and no external help. But one wonders if Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas has another little trick up his
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Published: 1 year ago
2023-24 NHL Standings Predictions: Metropolitan Division
Photo by Katherine Gawlik/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Where will the Pens shake out in another tough season in their division? The NHL season starts tomorrow and while repeating the disclaimers about the difficulties of t
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Published: 1 year ago
Notable Players on NHL Waiver Wire; Should Penguins Snag One?
Sunday was the deadline for NHL teams to put players on waivers so they could clear and their salaries removed from the books in time for the Monday 5 p.m. roster deadline. Several notable and intriguing players hit waivers Sunday, and we can ask if
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Waive Five
The Penguins placed five players on waivers today, including defenseman Mark Friedman (pictured), goalie Magnus Hellberg and forwards Vinnie Hinostroza, Colin White and Radim Zohorna. The three forwards are signed to two-way contracts, including Whi
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Published: 1 year ago
Analysis: Identifying Strengths, Soft Spots on Penguins’ Roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ most competitive training camp in recent memory is winding down, and the makeup of their roster for the regular-season opener against Chicago Tuesday night finally has been all but settled. While there could be a tweak or t
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Published: 1 year ago
Jake Guentzel Upgraded, Could Play in Penguins Opener
The initial press release in July noted the Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Jake Guentzel had ankle surgery and would be re-evaluated on Nov. 1. Guentzel began skating early in training camp and surprised many by rejoining practice last week as a “fu
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins get towards opening day roster by waiving Zohorna, Friedman, among others
Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports The Pens are about ready for the season to start Rosters for the start of the NHL’s regular season are due tomorrow. In order to be prepared for that deadline, teams have to waive any and a
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Published: 1 year ago
‘Lot of Things on Table’: Penguins Make Final Cuts, Including Zohorna, Friedman
The Pittsburgh Penguins put five players on waivers Sunday afternoon and might have a few more things up their sleeves in terms of their opening-night roster — and that includes Jake Guentzel. “There’s a lot of things on the table at this point
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Published: 1 year ago
Maple Leafs trade Lafferty to Canucks for 5th-round pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded forward Sam Lafferty to the Vancouver Canucks for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 draft, the team announced Sunday.Lafferty will make $1.15 million this season and was a bubble candidate to make Toronto's roster with fin
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Published: 1 year ago
5 big questions entering the 2023-24 NHL season
There are countless ways to analyze what may lie ahead for the upcoming NHL season but, in this exercise, we're taking the philosophical route and asking a collection of questions with answers that, while unforeseen right now, will have a significant
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Practice: Letang Dropped to PP2; Friedman, Other Hopefuls Absent
The Pittsburgh Penguins invited season ticket holders to view what could be considered either the last practice of training camp or the first practice of the regular season. With final cutdowns looming, a few Penguins roster hopefuls were not in atte
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Published: 1 year ago