PensBurgh 2 hours ago
Gamethread: Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via It’s a hockey night in Pittsburgh! Talk about the game with Pens fans here
PensBurgh 9 hours ago
Trending Penguins Players: Sidney Crosby is rolling
Photo by Justin K. Aller/NHLI via Sidney Crosby has had quite the week for the Pittsburgh Penguins and he leads this week’s Trending Penguins Players. The Pittsburgh Penguins are now officially into the second half of their 2021-22 NHL schedule and if you are a fan of the team you have to be pretty happy with things so far. They are in a position where the top spot in the Metropolitan Division is very much there for the taking, Evgeni Malkin is back in the lineup, Kris Letang is still playing at an absurdly high level as a top overall defenseman, Tristan Jarry has...
PensBurgh 13 hours ago
Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1/28/2022: Lines, how to watch
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via It’s 2009 again (not really) but the Red Wings are in town just the same to play the Penguins Who: Detroit Red Wings (18-19-6, 42 points, 5th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (27-10-6, 60 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m Eastern How to Watch: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh (ATTSN-PT) locally in the Western PA viewing area, Bally Sports Detroit for the away market, ESPN+ Opponent Track: Detroit lost a back-and-forth wild 8-5 game to Chicago on Wednesday night in their last game out. And if you...
PensBurgh 14 hours ago
PensBurgh Podcast: Analyzing the Zucker injury and Carter contract extension
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports We have quite a bit of news to discuss on this week’s episode of the PensBurgh Podcast. In negative news, the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to anger the Hockey Gods, as the team has lost another player to injury. Jason Zucker will be out for an undetermined amount of time to recover from core muscle surgery. Robbie and I throw our guesses into the ring to see who should slot alongside Evgeni Malkin for the foreseeable future. Will it be Danton Heinen? Evan Rodrigues? Jeff Carter? And speaking of Jeff Carter, the longtime Los Angeles...
PensBurgh 23 hours ago
Recap: Kraken come on strong, beat Penguins in OT
Photo by Justin K. Aller/NHLI via The Pittsburgh Penguins lose a third period lead and fall to the Seattle Kraken in overtime 2-1 On a night full of blocked shots and saves, the Pittsburgh Penguins finally used their power play to punch through a 0-0 game in the third period courtesy of an Evgeni Malkin goal, but it wouldn’t be enough for a seventh straight win. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! That's a power-play goal from @emalkin71geno.Fun fact: the Penguins have scored power-play goals in five of their last six games. pic.twitter.com/FkAYhrSWRw— Pittsburgh...
PensBurgh Jan 27, 2022
Gamethread: Kraken @ Penguins
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via It’s a hockey night in Pittsburgh! Talk about the game with Pens fans here.
PensBurgh Jan 27, 2022
Add “collapsed lung” to your Penguins weird injury Bingo card
Photo by Matt Cohen/Icon Sportswire via It doesn’t rule to be Drew O’Connor right now Drew O’Connor has been a bit on the fringes of the lineup and roster for a while, he played one game recently on January 2nd and then was added to the COVID list. When O’Connor returned, it was out in California, playing January 13th against Los Angeles and then again on January 15th against San Jose. The Penguins returned from the west coast soon after and announced O’Connor was on the injured reserve with an unspecified injury. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli was able to...
PensBurgh Jan 27, 2022
Ron Hextall offers something of update on Malkin, Letang contract negotiations
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports A bit of news regarding contracts Unlike his predecessor, Ron Hextall doesn’t let a lot slip through to the media and fans about the inner workings and happenings of what he is considering doing. Following signing Jeff Carter to a two-year contract (which seems like an indicator on its own about keeping the band together), Hextall shared some thoughts about the other big negotiations he still has on his to-do list. Hextall: "Geno and Tanger have been here for I think 16 years. I know they've done a lot for the city, and the city...
PensBurgh Jan 27, 2022
Game Preview: Seattle Kraken @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1/27/2022: Lines, how to watch
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Let’s get....Kraken. Seattle comes to town to meet the red hot Penguins Who: Seattle Kraken (13-25-4, 30 points, last place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (27-10-5, 59 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. Eastern How to Watch: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh (ATTSN-PT) locally in the Western PA viewing area, Root Sports Northwest for the away market, ESPN+ Opponent Track: This is the first game out east in a while for Seattle, who just finished a six game home-stand (3-3-0 record) on a down note, losing 4-2 to...
PensBurgh Jan 27, 2022
Mike Sullivan opens up, talks about Sidney Crosby, Mario Lemieux’s legacies
Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Crosby is nearing close to scoring his 500th career goal. There aren't many things left to be said about Sidney Crosby, but as the Penguins captain nears closer to scoring his 500th career goal, head coach Mike Sullivan found a way to elaborate on Crosby. Crosby, now three goals away from scoring his 500th goal, was called a ‘pioneer of the game’ on Wednesday by Sullivan, saying that each have that same status in their respective generations. Mike Sullivan on Sidney Crosby being held in a similar regard to Mario Lemieux here in...
PensBurgh Jan 27, 2022
Pens Points: Carter Extended
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Jeff Carter’s contract extension highlights Thursday’s edition of Pens Points. Get the latest Penguins news right here. Here are your Pens Points for this Thursday morning... “Big” Jeff Carter isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The 37-year-old centerman agreed to a two-year contract extension that will see the forward stay in the Steel City through the 2023-24 season. [PensBurgh] The Pittsburgh Penguins have won 17 of their last 19 games. That is an absurd statistic for any team during any season. In the midst of another win...
PensBurgh Jan 26, 2022
Reupped: Penguins keeping ‘Big’ Jeff Carter for two more seasons
Photo by Justin Berl/Icon Sportswire via The Penguins extend veteran center for two more seasons The Penguins signed a big impending free agent, but it wasn’t Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang or Bryan Rust. Instead, it’s veteran center Jeff Carter that the team has come to terms with for a two year contract extension that will start next season and last through 2023-24. The Penguins have agreed to terms with forward Jeff Carter on a two-year contract extension. The deal begins in the 2022.23 season and runs through the 2023.24 campaign and carries an average annual...
PensBurgh Jan 26, 2022
Brian Boyle has been a nice surprise
Photo by Justin K. Aller/NHLI via He does not play a major role, but he plays his role very well. My immediate reaction to the news that the Pittsburgh Penguins were inviting Brian Boyle to training camp was, admittedly, nothing more than an eye roll. It just seemed like a move to bring “size” and “toughness” for the sake of bringing size and toughness and that it would result in more of a role than was needed. There was also the question of what all Boyle had left in the tank as an NHL player. In hindsight, that was all pretty stupid. Not only is that not...
PensBurgh Jan 26, 2022
Sullivan has Penguins thriving, “hungry for more”
Photo by Emilee Chinn/ Winners of 17 out of the last 19, the Penguins are hitting on all cylinders After their 17th win in the last 19 games and emerging as one of the NHL’s very top teams since the start of December, the Pittsburgh Penguins have that magical feeling in the air. Coach Mike Sullivan was quick to credit his big three, and for good enough reason. Evgeni Malkin has returned from knee surgery to score nine points (3G+6A) in his first eight games. After a slow start, Sidney Crosby has 32 points (10G+22A) in his last 23 games. Kris Letang has 37 points...
PensBurgh Jan 26, 2022
Pens Points: Coyotes Collared
Photo by Justin Berl/Icon Sportswire via Scrappy Coyotes battle but no match in the end for streaking Penguins. Our game recap and some other notable headlines are here in Pens Points. Wasn’t easy and wasn’t always pretty, but the Pittsburgh Penguins battled back from three separate one-goal deficits to eventually pull away from the Arizona Coyotes in the third period for a 6-3 victory. Kris Letang scored twice while Sidney Crosby inched closer to career goal No. 500 with one of his own. This victory now gives the Penguins six wins in a row with a back-to-back set...
