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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: 3 days ago

Guentzel a Full Go at Penguins Practice; P.O Injured

Pittsburgh Penguins first-line left winger Jake Guentzel was back in black Tuesday. It was the first day since offseason ankle surgery that he joined his teammates at practice in full capacity — as in, wearing a black jersey instead of a non-contac

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL futures: Best bets for the 2023-24 season

We've identified the best bets for most of the major awards in the lead-up to the 2023-24 NHL campaign.Now it's time to dig into the best of the rest and some of the niche markets I see value in. Sharks worst regular-season record (+275)The Sharks ar

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Published: 1 year ago

Will Erik Karlsson be enough to move the needle for Pittsburgh Penguins?

How much of an impact will Karlsson make on the Penguins’ cup chances?

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Published: 1 year ago

Senators Stonewall Listless Penguins, 3-0

Back in the day Alfred E. Neuman, the poster boy for Mad Magazine, had a famous catch phrase. “What, me worry?” Well after seeing our Penguins fall to the Senators, 3-0, in Halifax last night, I confess I’m worried. Plenty. Through tw

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Recall Pitlick, Smith, Hayes from Wilkes-Barre

It turns out that the road to Wilkes-Barre runs in both directions for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Three players who were assigned there before the team traveled to Nova Scotia last week — defenseman Ty Smith and forwards Rem Pitlick and Avery Hayes

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Published: 1 year ago

Calder Trophy Rankings: Guess who's No. 1?

The 2023-24 NHL rookie class is elite.That should make for a nail-biter of a Calder Trophy race, right?Right? Wrong. Everyone already knows who's the favorite to take home the hardware in the spring. However, that doesn't mean we ca

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Crosby Ovation, Big Z Rises, Jarry Best Canadian?

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t score a goal in the Battle of Nova Scotia Monday at the Scotiabank Centre. In fact, they looked like a team with a long way to go before they put it together, though Radim Zohorna staked his c

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Published: 1 year ago

The biggest questions for the Penguins to address during the last week of the pre-season

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What still needs to be sorted out with time ticking down on the pre-season Another NHL season is set to begin next Wednesday, as the Penguins embark on an 82-game journey

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Postgame Breakdown: Sullivan Leans to Zohorna? Power Play Faceplant

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The end of the three-day origin story of Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby did not have the happy scoreboard ending the Penguins wanted. Still, for preseason game No. 5, at least one player gave coach Mike Sullivan a

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Published: 1 year ago

Senators place Bernard-Docker, three other players on waivers after pre-season win

The Ottawa Senators have placed defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker, defenceman Jacob Larsson, left winger Matthew Highmore and right winger Egor Sokolov on waivers for purposes of assignment following a 3-0 pre-season win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Published: 1 year ago

Young Nova Scotia hockey fans eager to see hometown hero Sidney Crosby in action

Many young hockey fans are eager to get a glimpse of their hometown hero as Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins are in Nova Scotia.

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins/Senators takeaways: A rocky exhibition in Halifax

@penguins There wasn’t much for Sidney Crosby’s hometown crowd to cheer about in a 3-0 loss for the Penguins Exhibition games don’t count, and lucky enough for the Pittsburgh Penguins after a 3-0 loss to the Ottawa Senat

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Published: 1 year ago