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Stunning Penguins numbers: Goaltending, advanced metrics and more

The Pittsburgh Penguins return to game action this weekend with two games in Sweden against the Nashville Predators. Before they play let us take a look at some stunning numbers that have stood out from their first 17 games of the 2025-26 NHL regular

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Published: 1 day ago

2025-26 NHL Prospect Pool Breakdown: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Top 10

After boasting one of the worst prospect pools in the NHL, a big 2025 NHL Draft has given the Penguins some new life.

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Published: 3 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Tocchet’s Phil Kessel Story; Penguins Overstocked Roster

In what became one of the iconic images of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ back-to-back Stanley Cup championships, Phil Kessel yelled down the bench, slapping his hands and demanding the puck while Evgeni Malkin yelled back and Chris Kunitz laughed hyster

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Published: 3 months ago

What could a Ryan Graves bounce back look like in 2025-26?

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Can anyone improve? In the dead of summer, let’s go through some optimistic type of scenarios for the Penguins where they could see improvements. Today we’ll start with one of the most l

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Published: 3 months ago

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 17 Tanner Howe

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Howe will look to make his AHL debut once he recovers from the knee surgery that will sideline him until 2026. Howe dropped ten spots in Pensburgh’s prospect rankings over the last ye

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Published: 3 months ago

Will the Penguins Finish Ahead of the Rangers?

Among the questions clattering around in the back of my mind regarding the coming NHL season? How will the New York Rangers fare under Mike Sullivan? Which leads to a second question. Namely, will our Penguins finish ahead of the Blueshirts? Of cou

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Published: 3 months ago

Penguins Blog: What to Do With Young Goalies & Forwards?

August is generally the tipping point for the NHL off-season. General managers and personnel who get precious little time with their families during the season set aside time now to be human rather than chasing a Stanley Cup. However, it was also Aug

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Published: 3 months ago

NHL Rumors: Carter Hart and Erik Karlsson

The lull in the offseason continues but the speculation grows surrounding if Carter Hart will return and if Erik Karlsson will get traded.

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Published: 3 months ago

Capitals Hire Derek King As AHL Head Coach

The Washington Capitals have appointed Derek King as the Hershey Bears head coach. He will become the 29th head coach in franchise history, taking over the role from Todd Nelson who was promoted to an assistant coach role with the Pittsburgh Penguins

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Published: 3 months ago

NHL Rumors: Carter Hart and Erik Karlsson

The lull in the offseason continues but the speculation grows surrounding if Carter Hart will return and if Erik Karlsson will get traded.

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Published: 3 months ago

Friedman Reports Lemieux Bid to Purchase Penguins ‘Isn’t Close’

Despite rampant trade talk of high-profile players and a draft class with three first-round picks, the story that generated the most hope among Pittsburgh Penguins fans has unquestionably been the possibility that Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle re-acqu

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Published: 3 months ago

PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 18 Avery Hayes

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images A well earned contract has Avery Hayes pushing for an NHL spot with the Penguins. His newly drafted brother already made an appearance earlier in the countdown, but now it’s time to take a look

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Published: 3 months ago

League Notes: Nicholas Robertson, Matthew Tkachuk, Draft

Despite signing a one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs just yesterday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman spoke on his 32 Thoughts podcast about the possibility of forward Nicholas Robertson being traded and noted a link between Robertson and Pitt

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Published: 3 months ago