From Dec. 10 to Dec. 31, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kevin Hayes found himself watching games from the press box as a healthy scratch. Then, on Jan. 3 against the Florida Panthers, he finally got his chance to establish himself back into the Penguins' lineup.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are embroiled in frustration leading to a lack of commitment in the most important parts of the game. They’ve played well enough
The Pittsburgh Penguins need a third-line center. And a right-side defenseman. Because the roster doesn’t necessarily have players who are easy answers, coach Mike Sullivan was forced into a couple of desperation moves with players who were castoffs,
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in need of wins. Their recent run of strong play has tapered just slightly, and just enough to be on the wrong side of seven of their last nine games, including three that went beyond regulation.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-2, on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. It was the Penguins’ sixth loss in their past seven games (1-3-3). Goaltender Tristan Jarry unofficially stopped 13 of 16 shots as his record fell to 8-7-4.
The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped the second end of a home back-to-back on Sunday, falling to the Tampa Bay Lighting 5-2.
A late breakaway goal from Nikita Kucherov stood as the game-winner as the Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. The win closed a weekend back-to-back, one in which the Lightning left with three standings points after Saturday’s overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ performance against Tampa Bay Sunday was a lot better than it had been when they played Ottawa a day earlier. The result wasn’t, though.
Jake Guentzel, who won a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2017, had two assists to become the second player in Lightning history with at least 20 goals and 40 points in his first 40 games with the franchise. Guentzel signed a seven-year deal with the Lightning in the offseason.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are aware of all the things they did right during their 5-3 victory over Edmonton at PPG Paints Arena Thursday night.
Sebastian Aho's goal at 1:30 in overtime led the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night.
Dubas has his hands full to improve a Penguins team that looks an awful lot like it did during the last two seasons.