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Penguins Game 33 vs. Islanders: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
The Pittsburgh Penguins jump right back into things after the NHL’s Christmas break with a Metropolitan Division game on the road Wednesday against the New York Islanders. It’s the first meeting of the season between the clubs. Keep an eye out for anything that might bring some carryover, as the teams meet again on New Year’s Eve in Pittsburgh.
Dan’s Daily: SN Predicts Penguins’ Doom; Putin Blocks Russian Prospects
It isn’t much of a holiday break, but the NHL resumes Wednesday with 14 games on the calendar, including the Pittsburgh Penguins in their annual re-launch against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. PHN laid out the Penguins playoff scenarios and the lines of demarcation when it’s time to cut bait. Sportsnet, however, had less than rosy predictions for the Penguins’ near future and summer plans. The Penguins’ prospects were quiet at the World Juniors, but Brayden Yager and Emil Pieniniemi were on the wrong end of the highlights. Lastly, authoritarian dictator Vlad Putin has decreed that Russian players, especially prospects, stay in Russia.
The Penguins’ Real Cutoff to be Buyers or Sellers at Trade Deadline
NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Penguins are officially five points out of an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Reading the tea leaves and winning percentages becomes a different matter. The Penguins trail the Tampa Bay Lightning by five with three games in hand, but from there, it gets quite messy.
Eastern Conference Power Rankings Week 12; Penguins Fight for Air
The number of Metro Division teams struggling or unhappy with their play outnumber those who celebrated the holiday break with a smile. There are surprise teams, rebounding teams, a couple of strong teams, and … there are the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the words of Marshall Mathers, would the real...
3 Gifts for the Penguins to Salvage Season
As Santa Claus shimmied down the chimney for many Monday morning or tried to kiss Mommy Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a few things on their wishlist to salvage a season that is still teetering on disaster. Like a little cinnamon in the holiday latte, there is just a...
Brayden Yager, Two Other Penguins Prospects Set for World Juniors
As it happens, Team Canada and Team Finland meet in an opening game Tuesday at the World Junior Championships, and that means three Pittsburgh Penguins prospects will be involved. Forward Brayden Yager, the Penguins’ first-round draft pick in June, is playing for Canada in the annual holiday-time tournament, a major...
Dan’s Daily: Tocchet’s Turnaround, Frustrating Penguins, Metro Trade Talk
Twas the Day before Christmas, and all through hockey, the creatures had scurried from a season so rocky. The Pittsburgh Penguins, frustrated and with needs, still earned a point for their misdeeds. The Vancouver Canucks, once written off, behind coach Rick Tocchet are now showing off. While the Capitals, Hurricanes, and Devils talk of NHL trade, it seems Evgeny Kuznetsov is sorry he stayed.
Penguins Postgame Q&A: Frustrating Inconsistency, Possible Changes
OTTAWA — From the basement of the Canadian Tire Centre, Dan Kingerski tries to break down the latest Penguins roller-coaster loss. The Penguins lost 5-4 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators. Get the PHN Penguins report card here. The Penguins looked slow and were watching the puck. That’s not...
Penguins Grades: ‘Slow & Watching,’ Pens Still Fighting Themselves
OTTAWA — The Pittsburgh Penguins looked very much like kids waiting for the final bell before Christmas break. They were antsy and not entirely focused on the task at hand. The power play was brutal, and they were fortunate to trail only 4-2 in the third period. However, in...
Penguins Comeback Falls Short; Lethargic Effort Dooms Pens 5-4 in Ottawa
OTTAWA — The Pittsburgh Penguins (15-13-4) just don’t seem to like spending Saturday nights in Canada. A lackluster, OK, terrible first 40 minutes put the Penguins in a two-goal hole to the Ottawa Senators (12-17-0) that probably should have been deeper, but the third period was the Hyde to the first 40 minutes of Jeykll. The Penguins, who had just 11 shots in the first 40 minutes despite over nine minutes of power play time, fired 23 shots in the third period to overcome that deficit.
Nedeljkovic Starts (Again); Penguins Don’t Have Goalie Controversy but It’s Something
OTTAWA — After being thoroughly embarrassed, if not humiliated, by the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-0 last Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins have emerged a little better for the experience. Coach Mike Sullivan has juggled the defense pairs, but he’s also thrust goalie Alex Nedeljkovic to the fore. It’s not...
Penguins Game 32 vs. Senators: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in yet another situation Saturday where things can take a large swing either way depending on how they play when they face the Senators in Ottawa. Will the Penguins (15-13-3) build on their two-game winning streak that came against Minnesota and Carolina, or take a step back going into the NHL’s Christmas break?
Penguins Blog: Jake Guentzel is Pens’ Big Trade Deadline Acquisition
It is logical and makes complete sense. National outlets have begun putting Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel near the top of their NHL trade bait lists. Guentzel, 29, is in the final year of a contract with an average annual value of $6 million. He’s producing at an All-Star level beside Sidney Crosby and has posted remarkably consistent numbers throughout his career. Over the past three seasons, he’s scored 36, 40, and 23 goals (in the shortened 56-game season).
Do the Penguins Have–or Need–a Player Having a Breakout Season?
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a diverse club – future Hall of Famers, role players, young players with an upside, a few players who are struggling. But do they have a player having a breakout season?. It’s not looking that way on the cusp of the NHL’s Christmas break....
Dan’s Daily: Goalie Pounds on Tom Wilson; Penguins Break Streak
Sometimes, the headline writes itself. While the Pittsburgh Penguins did something they’ve far too infrequently done by beating the Carolina Hurricanes and preserving a far more realistic playoff path, Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins had enough of Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson and wailed on him in overtime. Elvis may have cost the Blue Jackets the game by taking the roughing penalty, but the hockey world just gained a new favorite netminder. And the NHL trade rumors are not yet full of Jakob Chychrun chatter, but Nick Kypreos firmly floated some big changes for the Ottawa Senators.
Penguins Room: Crosby and Nedeljkovic to the Rescue
The Pittsburgh Penguins very well might have been staring at a lost season had they lost in regulation to the Carolina Hurricanes. Thursday night, the teams they are pursuing for a wild-card berth, the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning, won. In short, the Penguins would have been a country mile behind if they slipped against Carolina.
Penguins Grades: Slay the Dragon, Winning Ugly over Hurricanes
The Pittsburgh Penguins again engaged in a tight, grinding game with less space between the players on the ice than the scoreboard against the Carolina Hurricanes. As has seemingly been the case for most of the last few years, the Penguins and Carolina were tied well into the third period. It took each team about 50 minutes to get their 20th shot, and for the third time in six games, the teams went to overtime. This time, they went all the way to the shootout.
Patient Penguins FINALLY Beat Carolina; Crosby Winner
Perhaps Harold Ramis directed this game, and Bill Murray starred. What seems to have happened again…and again between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes followed the same script, minus a Ned Ryerson cameo. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Penguins finally...
Penguins News: Injured Winger Bryan Rust Skates; Ned to Start
Before the Pittsburgh Penguins held their morning skate Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, injured top-six winger Bryan Rust worked out on the ice. Coach Mike Sullivan confirmed it was Rust’s first time skating since he got hurt. “It was a scheduled first day on the ice for him, which...
Penguins News: Injured Winger Bryan Rust Skates
Before the Pittsburgh Penguins held their morning skate Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, injured top-six winger Bryan Rust worked out on the ice. It’s not known whether this was Rust’s first time skating since he got hurt. He has missed the past five games because of an upper-body injury and is on injured reserve. He has been listed as being out week to week.
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