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Evgeni Malkin named NHL’s third star of the week

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports A big week for Geno is recognized by the league Evgeni Malkin was named one of the NHL’s three stars of the week. Joining Malkin were two more players he is currently tied with for the early leag

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Published: 11 months ago

Kraken's Tanev expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to injury

Brandon Tanev will likely be out of the Seattle Kraken's lineup for four-to-six weeks, the club announced Monday.The Kraken said Tanev suffered a lower-body ailment during their season-opening loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 10.Golden Knight

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Published: 11 months ago

Malkin Named NHL’s No. 3 Star of Week

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has been honored as the NHL’s third star for the first week of the 2023-24 season. Malkin had two goals and four assists in three games, helping the Penguins to a 2-1 start. His four-point game in the Pengui

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Published: 11 months ago

WXPI Final Word: The Penguins Start; Has Anyone Checked on Tay Tay??

Five words on the Pittsburgh Penguins start, should Penguins fans have chanted “Fire Canada” and a few football topics, too. Our Dan Kingerski with former NFL GM Doug Whaley and former NFL cornerback Justin King mixed it up on WXPI’s Final Word

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins Are Working Towards Staying Consistent

The Pittsburgh Penguins began their regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 10 against the Chicago Blackhawks. This was probably one of the most anticipated season openers for both fan bases with…

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Published: 11 months ago

Wilkes-Barre’s roster revamp on display at start of AHL season

@wbspenguins The Wilkes-Barre Penguins are dramatically better than the last time they were on the ice in the spring The final lineup for the end of the Wilkes-Barre Penguins (AHL) season in 2022-23 was pretty sad listing of p

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins Update: Will Depth Scoring Be an Issue?

I had planned to write an article about our bottom six when I noticed Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now beat me to the punch (Here’s the Early Bottom Line on the Penguins’ Bottom-Six). But I figure, what the heck, the more the merrier.

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins One-Timers: Eller Getting Boxed In?; Off to Healthy Start

Lars Eller is one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most important penalty-killers. They have taken 15 faceoffs during 10 shorthanded situations in their first three games, and Eller has handled 10 of them, going 5-5. He’s averaging two minutes, 13 sec

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Published: 11 months ago

The Week Ahead: Building on a strong start

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The Pittsburgh Penguins have a two-game road trip this week against two very similarly built opponents. Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins opened the 2023-24 regular season with a d

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Published: 11 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Flyers Pushing for Trades; Malkin Pushes Penguins

Evgeni Malkin is carrying the Pittsburgh Penguins even as he jokingly chided Pittsburgh media that it’s only three games into the season. The Penguins’ bottom six is decidedly not carrying their share of the offensive burden yet. The Vancouver Ca

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Published: 11 months ago

Pens Points: Instant Chemistry

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Although it’s early, the signs are promising that the Evgeni Malkin/Reilly Smith tandem will benefit the Penguins. Get this story and more in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points

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Published: 11 months ago

Here’s the Early Bottom Line on Penguins’ Bottom-Six

CRANBERRY — Upgrading the Pittsburgh Penguins’ third and fourth lines was a priority for Kyle Dubas this summer and, by most accounts, he succeeded. Resoundingly. Sure, patiently constructing the trade that netted defenseman Erik Karlsson was his

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Published: 11 months ago