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Penguins Sign Chase Pietila

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed college defenseman Chase Pietila to a three-year, entry-level contract that begins next season.

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Published: 1 month ago

Senators Holding Out Brady Tkachuk With Upper-Body Injury

The Senators are scratching captain Brady Tkachuk tonight against the Sabres due to an upper-body injury, per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia. He’s been dealing with a nagging lower-body issue since the 4 Nations Face-Off that’s threatened his avai

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Published: 3 weeks ago

An Early Look at the Penguins 2025-26 Lineup; Rookies and Waivers, too

While the Pittsburgh Penguins enjoy a day off Tuesday, we have a moment to look ahead to next season with more prospects, young players, and new lines. There will also be some new faces next fall, and there could be some painful goodbyes, too. It cou

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Why Sidney Crosby’s current 10-game point streak is so impressive

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Just another incredible accomplishment in an already incredible season for the Pittsburgh Penguins captain. When Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 over

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Senators' Tkachuk out vs. Sabres with upper-body injury

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk won't play in Tuesday's clash with the Buffalo Sabres due to an upper-body injury, head coach Travis Green announced, per The Athletic's Julian McKenzie. Green added that the star forward got hurt after taking a

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Published: 3 weeks ago

The oral history of Alex Ovechkin's 'electric' NHL arrival

Wayne Gretzky walked from behind the net to the doorstep of the crease and roofed a backhand over a sprawling goalie named Glen Hanlon. It was the first goal of Gretzky's peerless career, recorded in a white No. 99 Edmonton Oilers unifor

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins News Break: Crosby MVP, Bemstrom Waived

The Pittsburgh Penguins named their team MVP, and it wouldn’t take a TV detective with superhuman powers of observation to figure out that Sidney Crosby was the team’s choice as most valuable. Crosby has remained dominant this season, posting 27

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Dan’s Daily: NHL’s New TV Deal; Playoff Odds Swirl; Penguins Comeback

The Daily is a wild one today. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ prospects are getting settled amidst more praise for their debuts; I finally released the one-on-one interview with Tristan Jarry, as well as the audio file. You’ll hear me push him a few ti

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins open roster spot, waive Emil Bemstrom

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images Bemstrom may be headed to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton if he clears waivers at 2 p.m. ET. The Penguins will have another roster spot open by this afternoon. The Pens placed Emil Bemstrom on

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Pens Points: Some Time Off

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Schedule reprieve gives the Penguins some downtime but Pens Points is still rolling right along. For most to the 2024-25 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been right near the top o

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins Place Emil Bemstrom On Waivers

The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed depth winger Emil Bemstrom on waivers per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Bemstrom served a fourth-line role in Pittsburgh’s last three games and didn’t manage any notable stat changes, other than one shot on

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Investing in Matt Grzelcyk Has Paid Off for Penguins

Mike Sullivan had some pretty high expectations for Matt Grzelcyk when Grzelcyk signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a free agent last summer. And in a season when more than a few individual performances have been disappointing — if not downright

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Sidney Crosby named Penguins’ team MVP for 13th time

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Crosby has been the Penguins’ MVP for five seasons in a row. Sidney Crosby has been named Penguins’ Most Valuable Player for the 13th time in his career. The Penguins announced Monday that Cro

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Published: 3 weeks ago