The Pittsburgh Penguins are once again watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs from their living rooms after missing the postseason for the second year in a row.
Seeing teams go deep into the playoffs on the strength of strong power plays is a frustrating thing to watch. Of all the things that went wrong for the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins, the constant failure of the power play was one of the most significant.
Who is safe to return next year, and who could be on the move? Let’s find out! May is about to give way to June, which is one of the most important months of the NHL season.
Guentzel’s game-winning goal was the Penguins’ first shot on goal in 37 minutes. Seven years ago today, Jake Guentzel was the hero for the Penguins in Game 1 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final.
Brayden Yager and the Moose Jaw Warriors staved off elimination in the Memorial Cup on Tuesday in Saginaw, knocking off the QMJHL champion Drummondville Voltigeurs with a 5-3 victory.
Under Sullivan, the Penguins were responsible for what was the longest active playoff streak in North American sports before last spring.
It seems appropriate to write this as Pittsburgh Hockey Now covers the Memorial Cup in Saginaw, Michigan, just a few hours south of the Sault Ste. Marie.
It’s no secret that the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t a have first-round pick in next month’s NHL Draft, having sent it to San Jose as part of the package that landed Erik Karlsson last summer.
The depth forward earned something of a polarizing reputation during the 2023-24 season. Player: Jansen Harkins Born: May 23, 1997 (27 years old) Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 197 pounds Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Blast from the past time as we check in on where the Penguin’ top prospects from 2019 are at five years later There isn’t too much going on for the Penguins right now, so why not cast an eye backwards to find out whatever happened to the team’s top prospects back from five years ago in 2019?
Former Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma will return to the NHL, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The Seattle Kraken parted ways with coach Dave Hakstol following a disappointing season in which Seattle missed the playoffs, a significant step backward from their strong playoff run last season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2023 for the first time in 16 years. This is in spite of incredible performances from aging stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
Erik Karlsson, Marcus Petterson and Sweden won bronze in the World Championship on Sunday after defeating Michael Bunting and Canada 3-2 in Czechia. Sweden opened the scoring 12:05 into the first period off a goal from the Kings' Carl Grundstrom.
Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Erik Karlsson and Marcus Pettersson have earned bronze medals at the world championships in Czechia. Sweden defeated Canada, 4-2, n the third-place game Sunday on the strength of three unanswered goals during the final period.
It now seems a lifetime ago that the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season ended with a meaningless game on Long Island and Jeff Carter’s surprise postgame retirement.
David Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey NOW: The Pittsburgh Penguins search for potential players that can make a difference via unrestricted free agency. Now, the problem with Pittsburgh is that aging window.
While most Pittsburgh Penguins fans were sleeping in the wee hours Sunday morning, former star winger Jaromir Jagr was receiving a huge honor in his homeland.
Lightning didn’t strike twice, but Bryan Rust did. Eight years ago today, Bryan Rust stepped up big time and scored two goals against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a Game 7 at PPG Paints Arena, sending the Penguins to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Pittsburgh Penguins could reunite with former NHL legend Jaromír Jagr.
With the Pittsburgh Penguins finding themselves with two second-round picks thanks to the Jake Guentzel trade with the Carolina Hurricanes, they should have a solid chance to pick two players (if general manager Kyle Dubas keeps both picks) that could end up making an impact in the NHL lineup in the coming years.
It’s now time to examine what teams will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Pittsburgh.
On May 21st, 2024 Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed two forwards in the organization. Jonathan Gruden and Jack St. Ivany both spent time in the AHL this past season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and each had call ups to the NHL.
If he were to have a productive training camp this upcoming September, he could earn a spot on the team’s bottom pairing.
While the Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to see the ping-pong balls bounce their way in the 2024 Draft Lottery (they had a very slight chance of hanging onto their pick), they do have two second-round picks in their asset chest to use.
USA Hockey named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan to lead Team USA for the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and the 2026 United States Men's Olympic hockey team on Saturday morning.
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