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The Pittsburgh Penguins has five championships across two of the greatest eras in the modern NHL. From Mario Lemieux to Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have been a dominant force for over 30 years. Which of the five championships takes the top spot on the list? And which near-championship squads round it out? Greatest Penguins team […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to reckon with back-to-back missed postseasons — the first time that’s happened in Sidney Crosby’s career — and the captain is still without a new contract after his 12-year pact expires next summer. The Pens have one of the oldest rosters in the National Hockey League, and there are a few […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins want to maximize the time they have left with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. The two Penguins stars are in the final years of their respective playing careers. After missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the last two years, Pittsburgh is hoping to retool their roster rather quickly. They went […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed goalie Alex Nedeljkovic this offseason. Nedeljkovic had a bounceback season after struggling in two seasons with the Detroit Red Wings. Pittsburgh proved to be a good fit, and the former Calder Trophy finalist has very high hopes for the Penguins this upcoming season. Pittsburgh made a run at the Stanley Cup […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on a mission to improve their roster after an underwhelming showing during the 2023-24 season. The Penguins are wasting no time, as they have engaged in a pivotal trade with the Nashville Predators centered around center Cody Glass. While the full details have yet to surface, Glass is being traded from […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have one goal going into the 2024-25 NHL season: get back to the playoffs. After a 16-year streak of playoff hockey to start Sidney Crosby’s career, it’s been two seasons since Pittsburgh made it to the postseason. There are various reasons for their failures in recent years, which haven’t been fixed for […]

The St. Louis Blues have made some intriguing moves on Tuesday. St. Louis president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong revealed that his team has tendered a pair of Edmonton Oilers players in defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway to offer sheets, per the Blues’ official website. In a separate deal involving […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. Pittsburgh made massive NHL Free Agency moves this time last summer to be more competitive. However, things didn’t work out, and the Penguins were sellers at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. The Penguins traded Jake Guentzel among other moves at the deadline. This […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are keeping Sidney Crosby contract talks close to the vest. Crosby became eligible for a new contract back on July 1, and the two sides reportedly came close to a new contract. However, the negotiation process between Pittsburgh and Crosby is starting to have effects on the roster. One player affected by […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell short of their ultimate goal of playoff hockey in 2023-24. Moves made in the offseason — such as the Erik Karlsson trade and Tristan Jarry contract extension — failed to move the needle. As a result, Pittsburgh is facing a dilemma of sorts with NHL Free Agency in the rearview mirror. […]

Kevin Hayes experienced the worst season of his National Hockey League career in 2023-24 with the St. Louis Blues, scoring just 13 goals and 29 points over 79 games. But after being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this offseason, the 32-year-old is confident he can bounce back next year. “I still think I can […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins were extremely active in NHL Free Agency a year ago. New general manager Kyle Dubas made it clear he wanted this team to remain competitive. He had no reservations about giving big contracts to veterans, which he believed would make them a better hockey team. The only issue is that the Penguins […]

Veteran defenseman Matt Grzelcyk can trace a lot of career moments to the city of Pittsburgh. The Boston Bruins drafted him in 2012 when the NHL Draft took place in the city. He debuted at PPG Paints Arena in 2016 before scoring his first career goal in that same building in 2017. Now, he will […]

Paul Skenes and Shohei Ohtani on the same team? Unless the Pittsburgh Pirates cheap out and allow the Los Angeles Dodgers to steal him away, they’ll only be teaming up together in the All-Star game. Skenes made his first appearance in the All-Star game, making the start for the National League. He sat down three […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins hoped to contend this past season after missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2023. And they made a lot of moves to put themselves in a position to win games. They went after multiple veteran players in NHL Free Agency, including defenseman Ryan Graves and forward Lars Eller. They also made a […]

Sidney Crosby has been the heart and soul of the Pittsburgh Penguins since being selected No. 1 overall by the organization back in the 2005 NHL Draft. And that doesn’t look to be changing any time soon. Crosby and the Penguins are “closing in on a new contract” that would likely keep the captain in […]

The New York Rangers are reportedly trading for winger Reilly Smith from the Pittsburgh Penguins, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The Rangers are giving a second-round pick and a fifth-round pick to the Penguins for Reilly Smith, according to Shayna Goldman of The Athletic. This fills a hole at right wing for the Rangers, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have executed a trade with the St. Louis Blues for veteran forward Kevin Hayes, as first reported by NHL insider Frank Seravalli. The 32-year-old Hayes will be on the move to Pittsburgh as the Penguins try to regroup after a disappointing season in which the team missed the playoffs for the second […]

It’s no surprise that Patrik Laine has reportedly asked for a change of scenery after the worst season of his professional career with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2023-24. He was injured, he was healthy scratched, and he eventually ended up in the NHL/NHL Players’ Association Player Assistance Program back in January. And although the […]

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas is currently taking in the NHL Draft Combine. He does not have a first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft at this time, but that could certainly change at some point. After the draft, his focus will immediately shift to NHL Free Agency. But his priority on July 1 […]

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov will forever be known as the first goaltender since Ed Belfour in 2004 to help the franchise advance past the 1st round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, that likely won’t be enough to entice management to offer him a 3rd year wearing the Leafs crest. Joseph Woll’s emergence […]

Jake Guentzel was one of the biggest fish being dangled at the 2024 National Hockey League Trade Deadline, and he found his new home (at least temporarily) with the Carolina Hurricanes. But what does the future hold for Guentzel? Guentzel was selected with the 77th overall pick (Round 3) of the 2013 NHL Draft by […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2023 for the first time in 16 years. This is in spite of incredible performances from aging stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. With both players still playing at elite levels, it was hard for the team to envision the need for a rebuild. So, they […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to make the playoffs for a second season in a row. They were a major disappointment throughout the majority of the season before putting on a surge at the end of the regular season. They made a run at a spot in the postseason, but they fell short. Nearly two weeks […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins surged at the end of the regular season and made a run at the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Despite a record of 8-2-2 in their last 12 games, the Penguins failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Pittsburgh had made the NHL postseason for 16 consecutive […]

The Brewers make the trip to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates. These two teams have been playing well with the Brewers being one of the best teams in the NL and then the Pirates have been solid as well, but not as red-hot comparatively. Our MLB odds series has our Brewers-Pirates prediction, odds, and pick […]

While Sidney Crosby has repeatedly said he would prefer to retire as a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the only team for which he has played in his NHL career, Crosby and the organization have reportedly not begun formal negotiations for an extension on his Crosby’s 12-year contract, which will expire at the conclusion of […]

Despite playing great down the stretch in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins narrowly missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and as Kyle Dubas heads into the offseason, the top priority is to get captain Sidney Crosby locked into a long-term contract extension as he is only under contract for one more season. Crosby will be […]

Jake Guentzel has been an absolutely phenomenal add for the Carolina Hurricanes, adding another weapon to one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams. And although the American will be focusing on a potentially deep postseason run with the Canes in 2024, he could be headed for a reunion with the Pittsburgh Penguins this offseason. In […]

Jaromir Jagr is the definition of longevity. At 52-years-old, the NHL legend is still playing professional hockey. And on Thursday, he became the oldest player ever to suit up in a game in his home country of Czech Republic, setting a record that was previously held by Gordie Howe. Via Zdenek Janda: “Jaromir Jagr is […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a chance to clinch a shocking playoff berth on Wednesday night. However, it wasn’t meant to be. Pittsburgh was eliminated on Tuesday, meaning their contest against the New York Islanders was the final game of the 2023-24 season. For Jeff Carter, it became the final game of his career. Carter announced […]

It’s been perhaps the wildest postseason chase in recent memory, as we’ve entered the final game of the 82-game regular season schedule for all four of the Detroit Red Wings, Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins, all of whom are vying for the final 2024 NHL Playoffs Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been on an incredible run as of late to keep their playoff hopes alive, but with one game remaining in the regular season, they still need some help from other teams, and Sidney Crosby got real on where the team stands in comparison to where it was a few weeks back. […]

Sidney Crosby achieved two major milestones during Thursday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings: he became the 14th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career assists and surpassed Phil Esposito, securing 10th place on the NHL’s all-time points list. Pittsburgh boosted their playoff chances after clinching a 6-5 victory over […]

Two teams battling for a playoff spot face off as the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Detroit Red Wings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Red Wings prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Red Wings enter the game sitting at 38-32-8 on the year, a point behind the Washington Capitals for the […]

An unfortunate incident occurred Saturday during an intense NHL game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins. A referee had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher after a brutal collision with Lightning player Haydn Fleury. https://twitter.com/jobootybooty/status/1776690406517846169?s=46&t=ml_FzB0aYnsAgsTIoouJtw The incident seemed completely unintentional, and both teams gathered on the ice to honor the […]

Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery called Thursday’s tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins the team’s “biggest game of the year” — but it was Sidney Crosby and co. who came out on top in a critical matchup at Capital One Arena. The Pens beat the Caps 4-1, in the process moving to just one point back […]

The Washington Capitals hold the inside track to claim the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. However, they are far from comfortable in their position. Head coach Spencer Carbery and his team are gearing up for a showdown with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday with major implications for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carbery addressed […]

Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby matched Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record for the most point-per-game seasons, averaging a point per game for 19 consecutive campaigns with a three-point performance in a win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. 19 POINT-PER-GAME SEASONS FOR SID! 🐧 Sidney Crosby has tied Wayne Gretzky for the […]