PensBurgh Jan 30, 2023
Pens Points: Break Time
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via The Penguins enter the All-Star break with nothing but a sour taste in their mouths. Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning... Rookie forward Jonathan Gruden and third-string goaltender Dustin Tokarski were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Sunday. [Trib Live] Evgeni Malkin took part in the ceremonial puck drop on Friday as Robert Morris’ men’s club hockey team hosted Mercyhurst in a charity game to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown. [Trib Live] “We’ve...
PensBurgh Jan 28, 2023
Pens/Sharks Recap: All the Penguins’ frustrations boil to surface in embarrassing 6-4 loss to lowly Sharks
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Evgeni Malkin scores twice, but the the messier aspects of the Penguins’ game right now boils to the surface and costs them in a 6-4 loss to San Jose Pregame Same grouping for the Penguins that they’ve been using this week, led onto the ice by goalie Casey DeSmith. Let's play some hockey.#LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/CJoAYI1oQz— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 28, 2023 The visiting San Jose Sharks have been racked by a losing streak and also a flu or cold bug going through their team and have the following...
Puck Prose Jan 11, 2023
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins rally to defeat Vancouver Canucks
When the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, it looked like fans were in for a blowout. The Canucks got off to a rapid start, as Conor Garland, Brock Boeser, and Quinn Hughes scored the first three goals of the game less than three minutes apart. Given Pittsburgh’s recent struggles, it was […] Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins rally to defeat Vancouver Canucks - Puck Prose - Puck Prose - NHL
PensBurgh Jan 10, 2023
Recap: Malkin explodes for four points, Penguins rally to defeat Canucks
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via The Penguins fall down 3-0, but never fear- Evgeni Malkin is here! Malkin’s two goals and two assist helps fuel Pittsburgh to five unanswered goals and a 5-4 victory Pregame The Penguins personnel is similar as it’s been for a while, with a slight change for Drew O’Connor bumping up to Jeff Carter’s line and Danton Heinen dropping down. Let's play some hockey! pic.twitter.com/AKucGThh6l— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 10, 2023 First period The Canucks get on the board first, goalie Spencer Martin makes a nice save...
PensBurgh Jan 10, 2023
Penguins make pit stop in Montreal on way home from road trip to show support for Kris Letang
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Letang is on a leave of absence from the team due to the death of his father. It’s been well documented that the Penguins are a band of brothers, specifically when it comes to the trio of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang — but recently the team showed how much that brotherhood means. The Athletic’s Josh Yohe tells a story of how a greater calling sent the Penguins to Montreal when they were supposed to be heading back to Pittsburgh after a road trip. The Penguins were supposed to fly home after their game...
PensBurgh Jan 9, 2023
Mike Sullivan’s ice time delegation is begging Ron Hextall to make a trade
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via The coach speaking through his ice time is sending a message In recent games and days there have been plenty of examples of Mike Sullivan circling the wagons and focusing on playing the players he is comfortable with and trusts. Bryan Rust made some waves when he played over 26 minutes in the Winter Classic. Sidney Crosby has averaged 22:38 per game in the last four games (none of which went to overtime), which is slightly less than than 23:03 that Jake Guentzel has been out there. Even Evgeni Malkin, sometimes lightly used as he ages, has...
