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Penguins Postgame: Are Playoffs Actually Possible?
The Pittsburgh Penguins have earned three of four possible points in their last two games and have surprisingly gained ground in the playoff race. The Penguins overcame another lifeless start and surged past the San Jose Sharks, 6-3 at PPG Paints Arena. The win put the Penguins five points behind...
Penguins Six-Pack: ‘We Just Weren’t Thinking’; Ludvig’s Net Gain
What matters most to the Pittsburgh Penguins, of course, is how their 6-3 victory against San Jose at PPG Paints Arena Thursday night ended. This is, after all, a bottom-line business, and the Penguins finished the evening with a badly needed victory and a couple of points. But they managed...
Penguins Grades: Grinders Shine, Pens Not Dead Yet (+)
It’s been so long since the Pittsburgh Penguins had an offensive outburst that coaches had to show the team videos of goals they’ve scored to remind them what the process looked like. The Penguins had every reason and opportunity to dispose of the San Jose Sharks, like a used Kleenex in flu season, but instead let them linger like a bad cough before finally putting away the hapless Sharks with the surprising third period surge.
Sputtering Penguins Take a Bite Out of Sharks, 6-3
The Pittsburgh Penguins knew that San Jose is anchored at the bottom of the NHL standings. That the Sharks own the leakiest team defense in the league, allowing an average of nearly four goals per game, and that they’d be dressing just five defensemen. And, oh yeah, that in...
Penguins’ Erik Karlsson Shoots Down Trade Rumors
Interesting week for Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson. He is playing against both his former teams, Ottawa and San Jose, in a three-day span. The game against the Senators was on the road, a 2-1 overtime loss for the Penguins. That prompted some media members in Canada’s capital city to speculate that perhaps Karlsson might make his way back to the Senators, who drafted him 15th overall in 2008.
Penguins Game 65 vs. Sharks: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
The Pittsburgh Penguins, following a game where they picked up a point, will find out Thursday how they match up against the worst of the worst when the San Jose Sharks visit. The Penguins (28-27-9) are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss Tuesday at Ottawa against a Senators team that ranks below them.
BREAKING: Penguins’ Jagr Bobbleheads Stolen, Giveaway Delayed
The Pittsburgh Penguins will not give away thousands of Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads on Thursday as planned. The team tweeted Thursday morning that the shipment had been stolen en route to Pittsburgh. According to the team, they realized the cargo was stolen when it did not arrive as scheduled. The cargo...
Penguins’ Dubas Explains When He Made Guentzel Trade Decision, Aftermath
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ past success earned them as much time as possible to reverse their season-long woes, but Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas had a breaking point when he could hold off no longer on trading Jake Guentzel. Dubas didn’t cite one specific moment when the decision...
Molinari: What Sidney Crosby’s Next Contract Should Look Like
There’s every reason to believe that Kyle Dubas, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations and GM, will be busy on July 1. That, after all, is the day free agency in the NHL begins, and if the Penguins’ roster gets the offseason overhaul that is widely anticipated, it’s reasonable to think Dubas will move aggressively then.
Kingerski: Penguins Big Mistake with Core; Who Still Believes?
OTTAWA, Ontario — Watching the ignominious end of the Pittsburgh Penguins dynastic run isn’t easy, though I’m sure it’s even more difficult to be living it. Against an opponent who had lost seven straight, the Penguins coasted through the motions Tuesday, shooting the puck and putting themselves in the right position against the Ottawa Senators, but did so with the conviction of a third-grade school play.
Dan’s Daily: Penguins Stink Gets Worse; Scouting Top UFAs
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ stink is getting worse, and no air freshener can help. The team salvaged a point with a late goal against the Ottawa Senators but has just two tallies in their last four games and even less heart in the lineup. TSN is talking about Sidney Crosby’s future. Elsewhere in the Daily, Sportsnet has begun scouting the top UFAs, the NHL did right by levying a stiff suspension to Matt Rempe, and Jakob Chychrun expects to remain in the NHL trade rumors.
Penguins Postgame: More Losing, Sullivan & Crosby Questions
OTTAWA, Ontario — Should the Pittsburgh Penguins just tank? What’s up with Sidney Crosby’s slump and coach Mike Sullivan’s future?. Following the Penguins’ tepid 2-1 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre, PHN readers had some thoughts. More than a few...
Penguins Grades: More Half-Hearted Efforts; Calling Out the Worst
OTTAWA, Ontario — For 59 minutes, the Pittsburgh Penguins played the same brand of blasé hockey that delivered them to the brink of being shut out for the fourth time in 12 days and their seventh loss in eight games until newly acquired Michael Bunting did what the Penguins hope to see more of when he scored from the crease.
Ottawa Beats Penguins, 2-1, in OT; How Low is Rock-Bottom?
Tuesday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins actually found themselves matched with an opponent that was struggling even more than they have been lately. Ottawa, which had been 0-6-1 in its previous seven games, defeated the Penguins, 2-1, in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre. Drake Batherson got the game-winner at 3:13 of...
Penguins Recall Defenseman Hour Before Game
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ryan Shea Tuesday evening, one hour before game time against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadien Tire Centre. Penguins forward Jonathan Gruden cleared waivers at 2 p.m. Tuesday, but the Penguins did not make a corresponding recall until Shea’s move.
Guentzel Makes Carolina Cup Favorite; Penguins Odds Plummet
OTTAWA, Ontario — After a raucous standing ovation at PNC Arena following the NHL trade deadline Friday, former Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel has already made an impact with the Carolina Hurricanes before playing his first game. Carolina is now the Stanley Cup favorite, at least according to probability...
Penguins Forward Jonathan Gruden Clears Waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jonathan Gruden has made it through waivers unclaimed. The Penguins can assign him to their American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre, but are not obliged to do so by NHL rules. Although the team did not immediately announce its plans for Gruden, who has one goal and no assists in 11 games with the Penguins this season, it was expected to send him to the AHL.
Sullivan Juggles Penguins Lines, O’Connor Returns
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Pittsburgh Penguins appear set to go with new line combinations Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. The team has lost six of their last seven, sliding hopelessly out of playoff contention. Tuesday morning, coach Mike Sullivan shuffled his lines again looking for some spark to end the malaise.
Penguins Game 64 vs. Senators: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
The Pittsburgh Penguins make a one-game road trip Tuesday to Ottawa to face the Senators. Not trying to pile on, but one of the teams has to come away with two points. Wins have been elusive for both the Penguins (28-27-8) and the Senators (25-33-4), who are playing primarily for pride a this point.
Dan’s Daily: Rempe Cheap Shot; More Penguins Deadline Fallout
In the days leading up to the NHL trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Penguins players thought Jake Guentzel might be staying. It only added to the tumult when Guentzel was dealt. In his 32 Thoughts, Elliotte Friedman had a few more nuggets regarding the Penguins trade deadline fallout, including if the Penguins will deal Erik Karlsson. Elsewhere in the Daily, Matt Rempe did his dirty deeds, but this time went too far with a cheap shot on a vulnerable player. Kelly McCrimmon defended his use of LTIR, and the state of Arizona will discuss the Coyotes land situation on Thursday.
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