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Evgeni Malkin PensBurgh 6 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 10 hours ago
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 11 hours ago
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 19 hours ago
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...
