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The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to battle for their playoff lives in the final two months of the 2023-24 campaign, and general manager Kyle Dubas added a relatively cheap piece to that effort on Thursday. Emil Benstrom, who has appeared in 204 regular-season games with the Columbus Blue Jackets since entering the league in 2019, was […]

As the Pittsburgh Penguins playoff chances grow slimmer, there are significant thoughts that the team will be in the sell mode prior to the March 8 NHL trade deadline. General manager Kyle Dubas has a veteran team that has featured players who are stars or who have been stars throughout their careers. One of those […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost again on Tuesday night — a 5-4 home overtime defeat at the hands of the divisional rival New York Islanders — as the wheels continue to fall off in Pennsylvania. The Pens are now 24-21-8, second-last place in the Metropolitan Division, and a full eight points back of the final wildcard […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell short in another close loss Tuesday night, as Sidney Crosby and company lost in overtime to the New York Islanders at home, 5-4. It was an up-and-down game that saw the Pens take the lead first in the opening period and trail by two goals in the third frame before eventually […]

In his first season as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kyle Dubas will have some extremely difficult decisions to make ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. As of Tuesday, the Pens are 24-21-7 and a full nine points back of the final wildcard berth in the Eastern Conference. It doesn’t help […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2023-24 NHL season with their eyes on the Stanley Cup. After all, a massive trade for Erik Karlsson gave them a huge amount of offensive firepower. If their defense could hold it down, they’d be contenders heading into the NHL Trade Deadline. However, things have gone the exact opposite of […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in danger of missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pittsburgh missed last year for the first time in 16 years. You have to go back to the early and mid-2000s to find the last time Pittsburgh missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons. For players like Erik Karlsson, this has been an unacceptable […]

Pittsburgh Penguins fans got a glimpse of the legendary Jaromir Jagr in team uniform and on the ice just before Sunday night’s game between the Pens and the Los Angeles Kings for his retirement night. It was a beautiful and memorable sight not just for Pittsburgh fans but for everyone who enjoys the game of […]

The Los Angeles Kings take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon. It’s the second game of the weekend for Los Angeles, as they take on the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. The Penguins took the first matchup between these teams this season, beating the Kings 4-3 in overtime in November. It is time to […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are not the dominant force they once were on the NHL stage. With a little over two months remaining in the regular season, the Penguins are on the outside of the playoff picture. They’ll need a 36-year-old Sidney Crosby to turn back the clock a bit if they want any shot at […]

It looks like Chicago Blackhawks rookie phenom Connor Bedard is returning ahead of schedule. The 18-year-old will return to the lineup against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, according to Emily Kaplan of ESPN. “Connor Bedard returns to the Blackhawks lineup tonight, source says. Bedard, who broke his jaw on Jan 5, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to furiously battle for a postseason berth in 2024, but didn’t do themselves any favors after a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. But more concerning for the club is the health of Jake Guentzel, who didn’t play for the final 11:58 of the contest. After the game, […]

The Florida Panthers look to stay hot as they have the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Penguins prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Panthers come into the game sitting at 33-15-4 on the year, good for second place in the Atlantic Division. They have also won six of […]

Marc-Andre Fleury played 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins between 2003-17, and the three-time Stanley Cup champion was honored ahead of a 3-2 Minnesota Wild win against his former team at the Xcel Energy Center on Friday. MAF made 34 saves in the victory — his first game action since sustaining an upper-body injury on […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the road as they face the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Wild prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Penguins come into the game sitting at 23-17-7 on the year, sitting fifth in the Metropolitan Division. They are coming off a wonderful game to open […]

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele is set to return against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Scheifele has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury. On Jan. 11, Scheifele pulled up on a backcheck, skated off the ice, and went to the locker room during the second period of the Jets’ 2-1 win over […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are committing more time and energy to forward Jesse Puljujarvi. The Penguins signed the former first-round NHL draft pick to a two-year deal, per the team’s social media. The two-year contract runs through the end of the 2024-25 season and carries an average annual salary of $800,000. Puljujarvi was one of the […]

Kyle Dubas is going to have some extremely difficult decisions to make ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. The Pittsburgh Penguins are 22-17-7, good enough for fifth place in the Metropolitan Division and 10th in the Eastern Conference. There’s certainly a chance this roster will advance to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was asked during a media scrum Friday if there was a “problem with hockey’s culture,” and Crosby’s reaction generated praise from many journalists and fans. Mark Lazerus of The Athletic tweeted that after being asked the question by a reporter, “Crosby said he didn’t think this huge scrum of ’15-second […]

It’s the NHL All-Star break, and that means it’s time to check in on every NHL team and see how they are doing. The Pittsburgh Penguins are tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division at the break, with a 22-17-7 record through 46 games. The team has 51 points. While that number isn’t […]

The NHL recently announced its return to international play, as the league will participate in the 2026 Olympics. Furthermore, players will also lace their skates for the Winter Games in 2030. On Friday, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was asked about his potential involvement in the best-on-best tournament. Crosby scored one of the more iconic […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a position that might lead to them becoming sellers at the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline, and they could get some great value back if Kyle Dubas is willing to part with Jake Guentzel, who is on an expiring contract this season. There are a lot of factors at play with […]

Lars Eller of the Pittsburgh Penguins has had a notable career that has lasted 15 years and seen him play for five NHL teams. He lined up at center Saturday night in Pittsburgh’s home game against the Montreal Canadiens for the 1,000th game of his career. Lars Eller: the first Danish-born player in NHL history […]

The Florida Panthers will head to the “Steel City” to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Panthers-Penguins prediction and pick will be revealed. Last time out on the ice, the Panthers were able to defend their home ice by crushing the Arizona Coyotes by a score of […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t doing themselves any favors as they try to climb back into postseason contention in a competitive Eastern Conference in 2023-24. On Monday night, the Pens were down by a single goal to the Arizona Coyotes in the third period, and on the verge of receiving a powerplay and an opportunity to […]

The Vegas Golden Knights’ center Brendan Brisson is seeing history come full-circle after scoring his first goal in the National Hockey League. Brisson made that personal history against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and one of his former heroes. A photograph has been released showing Brisson as a boy with Penguins center Sidney Crosby, per The Athletic. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves in a testy situation ahead of the NHL trade deadline with left wing Jake Guentzel playing in the final year of his contract. As a result, Guentzel has found himself as a hot name in the trade rumor mill. However, Pierre LeBrun noted on TSN’s Insider Trading that Penguins GM […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are fighting for their postseason lives in an ultra-competitive Metropolitan Division in 2023-24, and the front office will soon have a huge decision to make on superstar forward Jake Guentzel. The 29-year-old is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, and with the Pens a toss-up […]

The Carolina Hurricanes look to remain hot as they face the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Hurricanes prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Penguins come into the game sitting at 20-15-5 on the year, good for sixth in the Metropolitan Division. They have been playing well as of […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are not quite where they wanted to be halfway through the 2023-24 NHL season after acquiring Erik Karlsson in the blockbuster trade of the summer — but the superstar D-man is enjoying his time in Pennsylvania nonetheless. “It’s been a great experience for me,” the Swede told NHL.com’s Wes Crosby on Wednesday. […]

The Vancouver Canucks continue their long road trip as they face the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Canucks-Penguins prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Canucks enter the game sitting at 27-11-3 on the year. That is good for first place in the Pacific Division as the Canucks have […]

Pittsburgh Penguins center Jake Guentzel is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and his agent, Ben Hankinson said that things could get ugly with Kyle Dubas in contract negotiations. “Jake Guentzel is in a great spot,” Ben Hankinson said, according to Sean O’Leary of theScore. “What’s going to happen? I don’t know. […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are treading water with an 11-26-2 record, with more futility expected to come following the latest injury updates for Connor Bedard and Nick Foligno. But the organization is doing what it can to press forward, courtesy of a weekend trade. Chicago is acquiring forward Rem Pitlick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a […]

After a dreadful start to December that saw them lose four consecutive games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have won eight of their last 11 and are right back into the thick of the playoff race as 2024 begins. This latest stretch has perhaps changed some of Pittsburgh’s in-season plans, one of which includes deciding the future […]

Brad Marchand’s Boston Bruins suffered a tough loss to Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, but there remains a ton of respect between the two captains and Team Canada linemates. “Brad Marchand says that Sidney Crosby is the best player in the league if you look at his 200-foot game,” reported B’s writer Ty […]

Sidney Crosby led his Pittsburgh Penguins to a big 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on the road on Thursday night — and he added even more history to his legendary career in the process. “Thanks to his 6-5 goal, Sidney Crosby collects his 173rd career 3-point game, passing Steve Yzerman for sole possession of […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will head to Beantown to face the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Penguins-Bruins prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Penguins fell 4-3 to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday at home. Initially, they fell behind 55 seconds into […]

For the 67th time in the regular season, two Stanley Cup champion captains met as Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals beat Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night. And the two superstars came to play in front of the 18,190 spectators in attendance at PPG Paints Arena in Pennsylvania. The Great Eight scored a powerplay […]

Ahead of their Week 16 showdown versus the Philadelphia Eagles on New Year’s Eve, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray marched into Lincoln Financial Field rocking a jersey of Pittsburgh Penguins NHL star Sidney Crosby. It’s clear that Murray did this to get under the skin of Philly fans. For those who don’t know, Crosby has […]