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: 3 days ago
Sullivan Raves about Austin Wagner; Fighting, Skating, & ‘Contagious’ Energy
Austin Wagner delivered nothing less than an eye-opening performance Wednesday night in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Wagner knew his time to make the NHL club was running out, that the PTO he signed to attend camp gua
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Published: 1 year ago
Norris Trophy Rankings: It's Makar's to lose as young wave takes over
Welcome to the first edition of theScore's 2023-24 Norris Trophy Power Rankings. New rankings will be published once a month throughout the season.Note: All stats from 2022-23
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Published: 1 year ago
Dan’s Daily: Why No One Claimed Ty Smith; Surprising Penguins Performance
The Pittsburgh Penguins surprised many Wednesday night with a mostly minor league lineup that submitted a scrappy performance in which they largely outplayed the Detroit Red Wings with an NHL-heavy lineup. The score didn’t matter as much as the not
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Published: 1 year ago
How concerned are you with the Penguins power play?
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It has struggled throughout much of the preseason. It does not matter what sport we are talking about, I have one rule when it comes to the preseason — try not to overt
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Published: 1 year ago
Ranking the Penguins’ bubble players for performance in the Red Wings pre-season game
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Who stood out the most for players that needed a good night? With the Penguins’ veterans and entrenched, established players all getting the night off on Wednesday against the Red Wings, alm
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Postgame Grades: Feisty Pens Push Red Wings, Whose Stock Rose?
The Pittsburgh Penguins did not ice a roster of many players expected to make the NHL roster after final cuts are made sometime over the next several days. That didn’t stop players largely ticketed for the WBS Penguins to put on a show in front of
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Published: 1 year ago
Molinari: Offseason Moves Allow Penguins to Go Off Deep End
The Pittsburgh Penguins have some roster decisions to make over the next few days. There won’t necessarily be all that many — most of the lineup that will dress for the regular-season opener Tuesday against Chicago at PPG Paints Arena had been la
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Published: 1 year ago
WHL suspends coach Constantine until at least 2025 over discriminatory comments
The Western Hockey League suspended Wenatchee Wild head coach Kevin Constantine indefinitely following an independent investigation that determined he made "derogatory comments of a discriminatory nature," the league announced.Constantine, who spent
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Published: 1 year ago
Metropolitan Division Preview: Can the Hurricanes make a deep playoff run?
The Carolina Hurricanes look to get over the hump in the playoffs, a young New Jersey Devils squad aims to challenge for a top spot, a veteran Pittsburgh Penguins squad hunts for another Cup and more in the Metropolitan Division Preview.
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Published: 1 year ago
NHL Pre-Season Highlights: Senators 3, Penguins 0
Joonas Korpisalo stopped all 40 shots he faced and Tim Stutzle tallied a goal and an assist as the Ottawa Senators blanked the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in pre-season action.
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Published: 1 year ago
5 teams most likely to cause Stanley Cup Playoffs chaos
There wasn't much suspense when it came to the divisional slots for the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. But the wild-card races provided some drama, as two teams in the Eastern Conference missed out by a single point, and two more in the West faile
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Published: 1 year ago
Sullivan Opens Penguins Roster Battle; Big Contrast Between Nylander & Zohorna
The Pittsburgh Penguins lineup seems to have two spots open, three players, and two preseason games remaining. In the game of roster musical chairs, likely, one of Radim Zohorna, Alex Nylander, or Jansen Harkins will be left standing when the music s
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Published: 1 year ago