PensBurgh 2 hours ago
Penscast Mailbag: March 21, 2023
Photo by Justin Berl/ Robbie and Garrett return this week to answer your questions in this week’s edition of the Penscast mailbag! The Penscast mailbag returns this week to answer your questions related to the free-falling Pittsburgh Penguins. This week, we’re talking about potential awards for offensive defensemen, comparing Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, figuring out how hot Mike Sullivan’s coaching seat is, as well as debating some of the best pop-punk vocalists of all time. *** Be sure to follow the Skating Penguin...
PensBurgh 3 hours ago
Pens Points: Easy Avalanche
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via The Penguins, now on the outside of the playoff bubble looking in, travel to the Rocky Mountain State for what’s surely going to be a ‘fun’ game. Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning... The Pittsburgh Penguins have had their NHL blue line decimated by injuries, which is not helping their cause as they look for solid ground in the wild card hunt. However, the AHL Penguins are dealing with defensive deficiencies of their own, perhaps further straining an already-battered unit. [PensBurgh] The Penguins are...
PensBurgh 21 hours ago
What to expect when you’re expecting (goals)
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Finishing problems and failures to meet expectations have plagues the Pittsburgh Penguins this season If you delve into advanced stats or read PensBurgh much, you’ll probably notice that the Pittsburgh Penguins have a “finishing” problem this season. But what does that mean? Who are the players most letting down their end for turning chances into goals? Why is this happening? Starting from the end, the why is the difficult part to solve. If it was known, the coaches and team’s skill director would have easily corrected issues and...
PensBurgh Mar 21, 2023
Penguins’ defense depth strained further by AHL injuries
Ottawa’s Derick Brassard skates against Taylor Fedun, who made his Penguins debut on Monday, during the Penguins’ 2-1 loss at PPG Paints Arena. | Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via In addition to the four injured Penguins regulars, two potential call-ups are missing in action. Marcus Pettersson was placed on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury yesterday. At least he won’t be alone. He can hang out with Dmitry Kulikov, who is week-to-week with a lower-body injury, and Nick Bonino, who is recovering from a lacerated kidney. That’s not to mention that...
PensBurgh Mar 21, 2023
Pens Points: Outside Looking In
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Penguins fall out of playoff position after loss to the Senators. Our game recap and some other headlines here in Pens Points. The bad times kept coming for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night in a 2-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators, their fourth in a row and a decision that now sees them on the outside looking in at the playoff picture. Dylan Ferguson played hero for the Senators in his first NHL start, making 47 saves in the victory. [Pensburgh] Pens Points... What could have been a big week for the Penguins turned into a...
PensBurgh Mar 20, 2023
Recap: Penguins make a name out of Dylan Ferguson, lose 2-1 to Ottawa
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via It just isn’t the Pens’ night, week, month and maybe season. Dylan Ferguson stops 47 pucks and Ottawa sends Pittsburgh to their latest crushing loss Pregame Some shuffling in the bottom-six (but not THAT kind of shuffling everyone wants) with Alex Nylander taking a seat as predicted in the last recap and replaced by Danton Heinen from healthy scratch land and some mixing of the lower lines. And the defense....Oh gosh the defense, avert the eyes of children and pets before going any further. Here's a look at tonight's...
PensBurgh Mar 20, 2023
Penguins injuries mounting, Marcus Pettersson to LTIR
Photo by Bruce Bennett/ We’ve reached the always troubling “Wilkes-Barre veteran captain up to Pittsburgh” portion of the season The injuries for the Pittsburgh Penguins are starting to mount. Marcus Pettersson suffered an undisclosed lower body injury on Saturday against New York and now has been moved to the long-term injured reserve. The Pens have brought up Wilkes-Barre captain Taylor Fedun. The Penguins have recalled defenseman Taylor Fedun from the @WBSPenguins on an emergency basis.Marcus Pettersson has been placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive...
PensBurgh Mar 20, 2023
The Week Ahead: Penguins starting to feel some pressure in Playoff race
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via After losing three games in a row this week presents the Penguins with some major challenges and a potentially brutal schedule. The good news is that even after losing three games in a row, including two in a row against the New York Rangers (one of which barely even counts as a game between two teams) the Pittsburgh Penguins are still very much in control of their playoff chances. By points percentage they remain ahead of both the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers, but that gap is shrinking at an incredibly fast rate. If you take...
PensBurgh Mar 20, 2023
WBS Weekly: Penguins roar back to life for a playoff push
Penguins forward Jonathan Gruden leans in for a faceoff Friday night against Rochester, sporting this year’s St. Patrick’s Day jersey. | @WBSPenguins A three-goal comeback on St. Patrick’s Day sparked WBS to a five-point weekend, leaving the Penguins four points out of the playoffs with 11 games left. Friday, March 17: Rochester 4 @ WBS 5 (SO) Line combos and pairings pic.twitter.com/K37qwGi9Fg— WBS Penguins (@WBSPenguins) March 17, 2023 The WBS Penguins opened a three-game weekend by welcoming the Rochester Americans to town for St. Patrick’s Day. The...
PensBurgh Mar 20, 2023
Game Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3/20/2023 - Lines, how to watch
Photo by Justin Berl/ The Pens are back at home for an important matchup against Ottawa Who: Ottawa Senators (33-31-5, 71 points, 6th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (34-25-10, 78 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: AT&T Sportsnet in Pittsburgh, SNE, SNO, SNW and RDS in Canada, ESPN+ Opponent Track: Ottawa is just 1-5-1 in their last seven games, watching any hope of running for a playoff spot quickly fade away. The defense and goaltending have dried up, the Senators have given up 5+ goals in all of the losses in this...
PensBurgh Mar 20, 2023
Pens Points: A Forgettable Weekend
Photo by Rich Graessle/ Losers of three straight, the Penguins hope to earn two points tonight against an equally-struggling Senators team. Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning... Even with three losses in a row, the Pittsburgh Penguins still sit in a prime position to clinch a playoff berth, but things are getting increasingly spicy. [PensBurgh] Have the playoffs already begun for these Penguins? Perhaps they have. [Trib Live] The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on an emergency...
PensBurgh Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Standings: 3 teams, 2 Wild Card spots, 1 crazy end to Penguins’ season
Photo by Bruce Bennett/ The Penguins heat up the Wild Card race with three losses Three straight losses by the Pittsburgh Penguins this week have made the East’s Wild Card race a lot more interesting than is was — or needed to be, but here we are. The top six seeds are all but secure - there is a small chance the Devils could get it in gear and take first in the Metro, or that Tampa and Toronto could trade off home ice advantage in a minor switch, but otherwise very little drama at the top. However, the Wild Card has gotten spicy, cutting out teams...
PensBurgh Mar 18, 2023
Rangers Recap: More of the same, Pens blown out as familiar weak links fail them again
Photo by Rich Graessle/ Pittsburgh falls 6-0 in New York for a third straight loss. Another tough night for the Carter-Dumoulin-Jarry troika that has been struggling mightily Pregame Injuries force changes to the defense - Jan Rutta and Jeff Petry are unable to play which opens the door for Chad Ruhwedel and Mark Friedman to get back in the lineup. Here's a look at tonight's line combos ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/tqMMzqvMIx— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 18, 2023 First period Pittsburgh starts this game in a more impressive fashion than Thursday’s Ranger...
PensBurgh Mar 18, 2023
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers 3/18/2023 - Lines, how to watch
Sidney Crosby fights for the puck as Rangers Igor Shesterkin and Vladimir Tarasenko defend at Madison Square Garden on March 17. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/ Time for a rematch. Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (34-24-10, 78 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) @ New York Rangers (39-19-10, 88 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) When: 8:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: National broadcast on ABC/ESPN+ Opponent Track: The Rangers have claimed victory in four of their last five games (4-0-1) and are riding on a two-game win streak after downing the Capitals and Penguins in the first...
PensBurgh Mar 17, 2023
Penguins weak links turned a potentially strong week into complete dud
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via If you are only as strong as your weakest links the 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins are in serious trouble. It always seems to be the same people. If you are truly only as strong as your weakest link(s), then the Pittsburgh Penguins might be completely cooked given the play of their weakest links over the past couple of games to turn what looked to be a strong, significant week in the playoff race into a frustrating dud with back-to-back losses to the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers. If anything, the past couple of...
