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The Boston Bruins had already crushed the New York Rangers 10–2, then edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 on a tense night that pushed their season into sharper focus. Joonas Korpisalo owned the crease and controlled every rebound, giving the Bruins a steady backbone in net. Boston rode that calm to a third straight win, lifting […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins might be enjoying a strong season thus far, but franchise staple Evgeni Malkin was sure to praise the city’s overall sports culture after the team’s 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Malkin praised the fans who come to see the Penguins play, but was also sure to shout […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins carried their momentum into Thursday, defeating the New Jersey Devils 4-1 at PPG Paints Arena to extend their winning streak to six games and tie the season series. The night turned into another milestone moment for Sidney Crosby, whose second assist gave him 1,087 career assists with Pittsburgh, tying Wayne Gretzky for […]

The New Jersey Devils are in the middle of a disastrous stretch of their season. They just lost 9-0 to the New York Islanders, and fans are clamoring for a change. The Devils should be shopping defenseman Dougie Hamilton before the NHL trade deadline to change things up and free up some cap space. Who […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are hanging onto a Wild Card spot in the tight Eastern Conference. Despite expectations of landing in the draft lottery early in the season, the veteran-heavy squad is putting together a playoff push. Penguins legend Evgeni Malkin has been out for over a month with an upper-body injury and says he’ll do […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby made NHL history once again on Sunday, scoring the overtime winner at 2:22 to give the Penguins a 5-4 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Crosby’s performance was historic in multiple ways. With the goal, he recorded his 112th career game-winning tally, tying Guy Lafleur for […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on New Year’s Day, achieving their third-straight win. Sidney Crosby played a part in this victory and reacted to the win, emphasizing what he feels has made the difference, according to Pens Inside Scoop. “Crosby, on three straight wins: ‘I think we’re just giving ourselves a chance. […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will be one of the central figures for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics. NHLers will play in the event for the first time since 2014, when Canada won their second consecutive gold medal. While Canada dominated that tournament in Sochi, the 2010 tournament featured more drama, as it […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their third consecutive win Thursday, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena as Erik Karlsson reached a major career milestone. The veteran defenseman supplied two assists to reach 900 career NHL points, making him the 14th defenseman in league history and the second active blueliner […]

For the former Edmonton Oilers star goaltender Stuart Skinner, Tuesday night finally offered a turning point in Pittsburgh Penguins. After dropping his first three starts with the team following his move from Edmonton, the veteran netminder Skinner delivered his strongest performance yet in a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. Skinner […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets connected on a trade on Monday involving a young forward. Yegor Chinakhov had requested a trade from Columbus, finally landing with the Penguins in an inter-division trade. Both teams are out of the playoffs heading into the new year, so does it make sense for both sides? Chinakhov […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ solid start to the 2025-26 NHL season has faded from memory following an abysmal December that saw the squad lose eight straight games. The recent slide further incentivizes president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas to prioritize a big-picture outlook for the franchise. In other words, the Pens are focused on stockpiling young […]

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Justin Brazeau achieved a major milestone Sunday, scoring the first hat trick of his NHL career in a resounding 7-3 win versus the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. Reacting to his achievement after the win, Brazeau expressed his excitement. “Obviously a pretty cool feeling,” he said. “It’s been a long time […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby achieved a historic feat on Sunday night, surpassing Mario Lemieux as the team’s all-time points leader. In a 4-3 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena, Crosby recorded a goal and an assist to reach 1,724 points in his 1,387th game, moving past Lemieux’s 1,723 points. Crosby […]

It has been a rough ride of late for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, as they entered Sunday on an eight-game losing skid. But they have something to celebrate still, with Crosby setting a new franchise record during Sunday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. As announced by the […]

The Winnipeg Jets have fallen down the standings in the NHL after a rather promising start. At this time, they are the fifth-worst team in the NHL on points. And only two points separate them from the last-place Seattle Kraken. Despite this, talk around the league is that Winnipeg is looking to trade talented prospect […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting a new owner. As first reported by Frank Seravalli and confirmed by ESPN’s Emily Kaplan on Wednesday, Fenway Sports Group — the franchise’s current owner — has agreed in principle to a sale to the Hoffmann family, a Chicago-based investment group. Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman confirmed shortly after that […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins saw Stuart Skinner make his team debut on Tuesday night. Skinner was traded by the Edmonton Oilers last week, but had his debut delayed by an immigration issue. Now in Pittsburgh, he took to the ice in his new home arena against the team that drafted him back in 2017. Unfortunately, Skinner […]

It isn’t very often that two starting goaltenders get traded for each other in the NHL. Finding an organization willing to trade a starter is hard enough, but seeing two willing at the same time is even more rare. With the Edmonton Oilers-Pittsburgh Penguins trade last Friday, the teams swapped their starters, Tristan Jarry and […]

The great start that the Pittsburgh Penguins had this season has faded into the memory. After a disastrous performance against the San Jose Sharks that saw them blow a 5-1 lead with 14 minutes to play in the third period and fall 6-5 in overtime, the nightmarish play continued for the Penguins Sunday against the […]

There were two major trades in the National Hockey League on Friday, starting with the deal between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers involving goaltenders Tristan Jarry and Stuart Skinner. The Oilers traded Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak and a 2029 second-round pick to the Penguins for Jarry and forward Sam Poulin. For Edmonton, they’re hoping […]

Stuart Skinner isn’t just going to walk into the Pittsburgh Penguins organization and steal the starting job. The front office likely looks at Skinner’s experience in Edmonton and thinks that he will play with a massive weight off his shoulders in Pittsburgh. However, he’ll need to prove worthy of dethroning fellow goalies Arturs Silovs, Sergei […]

The Edmonton Oilers’ long nightmare is over after finally acquiring a goaltender to replace Stuart Skinner. Or, is it? The goaltender they decided on was Tristan Jarry, with the Pittsburgh Penguins acquiring Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick in return. Sam Poulin was also part of the return for the Oilers. Jarry is […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a 4-2 loss against the Montreal Canadiens, and they dealt with an injury to one of their key players during the game. Sidney Crosby took a shot during the game and took some time to get composed, according to Michelle Crechiolo of the Pens Inside Scoop. “Sidney Crosby took a shot […]

The Edmonton Oilers are off to a sluggish start to a season with Stanley Cup expectations. A lot of conversation has been around their goaltending duo, which has left a lot to be desired. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, they are in advanced talks to help fix that problem. The Oilers are closing in on […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are used to relying on veteran center Evgeni Malkin for offense, year after year. Pittsburgh is going to have to skate awhile without Malkin, though. The veteran is out hurt and going to injured reserve, per NHL.com. Malkin was second on the club in points this season, with 29 points. That includes […]

A sound strategy for any NHL team rostering a young prospect is to allow them to represent their country at the World Junior Championship over the holidays. Team Canada could nearly roster an entire team from the league this year with all the young stars, but two players from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ben Kindel and […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a solid NHL Draft. One of the prospects they brought in was Will Horcoff, who is being considered for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top college hockey player. The University of Michigan star is now speaking about why he is having a breakout season. Discussing his breakout with Marco […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a solid season, but things could be better if they were able to stay healthy. General manager Kyle Dubas recently had a list of updates from players that could be out for some time, according to Gabriel Foley of Pro Hockey Rumors. “Most notably, winger Rickard Rakell remains approximately three-to-four […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had three first-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft. One of those picks was used to select forward Will Horcoff. The University of Michigan product showed promise as a potential middle-six forward at the NHL level. This season, though, the Wolverines star has shown he may be more than a secondary player. […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby continued to climb the NHL’s all-time scoring ladder Friday, scoring two goals in a 4-3 overtime win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Crosby reached 640 career goals after scoring his second of the night, tying Dave Andreychuk for 15th place on the NHL’s all-time goal list. At […]

It isn’t just Edmonton Oilers fans hoping their goaltending nightmare will soon end. Fans around the league are likely sick of hearing about potential trades and whether Edmonton will ever figure it out. It’s looking like the worst it has ever been for Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard, which seems to be forcing the Oilers’ […]

While the San Jose Sharks have had a rough go of it in recent seasons, their consolation prize was that they were able to land several top young talents by fortunate luck in the NHL Draft Lottery, including 2024 first overall pick Macklin Celebrini. Celebrini is now playing in his sophomore NHL season, and he’s […]

At 39, he wasn’t supposed to look like this. Evgeni Malkin is playing at a level that has surprised even the Pittsburgh Penguins, and it has pushed trade rumors and contract questions back into the spotlight. He leads the team in scoring. He’s creating chances on tired legs. And he’s beating Father Time in real […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2025-26 season with modest expectations following back-to-back playoff misses. Yet through ten games, they’ve assembled an impressive 10-5 record that has quietly positioned them as potential contenders in the Eastern Conference. Despite this early success, general manager Kyle Dubas must recognize a critical vulnerability in the roster construction that could […]

Exactly five months ago, on a warm June evening in Sunrise, the Florida Panthers captured their second consecutive NHL championship. It wasn’t quite as thrilling as the year before, when the Edmonton Oilers erased a 3-0 deficit before coming up just short in a one-goal Game 7 — but it was a terrific series nonetheless. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins just played two games with the Nashville Predators in Sweden. It was a homecoming for Penguins’ Erik Karlsson and for the Predators’ Filip Forsberg. While the Penguins and Predators split the two-game series, Sergei Murashov joined an exclusive club in the Penguins’ 4-0 win on Sunday. According to NHL Public Relations, Murashov […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Nashville Predators at the NHL Global Series on Friday afternoon. It’s the first of two matchups in Stockholm, Sweden for these teams. Unfortunately, the Penguins did not pick up the win. But it’s still a moment that future Hall of Fame defenseman Erik Karlsson will never forget. Karlsson did […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have conquered the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs during their three championship runs in the Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin/Kris Letang era. The Caps vanquished the Pens in the second round en route to their 2018 Cup victory. Although one franchise has clearly gotten the better of the other in the last […]