At 39 years old, Evgeni Malkin is doing things that make you forget he’s 39 years old. He’s off to one of the best starts of his career, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins in scoring with 22 points in 18 games and, until recently, leading the entire NHL in assists.
The Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Nashville Predators at the NHL Global Series on Friday afternoon. It’s the first of two matchups in Stockholm, Sweden for these teams.
The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Stockholm, Sweden, to take on the Nashville Predators in the 2025 edition of the NHL Global Series. The teams are in wildly different places in their respective division and conference standings, making these four points crucial for both sides.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
This story appeared on hockeysverige.se this week and has been translated from Swedish to English. He is coming off the best point-producing season of his NHL career, and had started this season in the same strong fashion.
It was almost a decade ago that the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins met in the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals. The two teams were atop the NHL as they battled for the league's top prize.
As the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to get closer to the 20-game mark of the 2025-26 regular season (sitting at the 17-game mark as of this writing), they find themselves as one of the league’s surprise teams.
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There may not be a better story in the NHL thus far than the surprise start of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Entering the year with expectations to be in the
Through 17 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been better than anybody thought they could be. They hold a record of 9-5-3. The Penguins were expected to be in the Gavin McKenna sweepstakes, but they are off to a hot start, fueled by their legends.
Now in its fourth year, Paul McCartney has returned to the United States with the 2025 Got Back Tour, playing a packed-out show at PPG Paints Arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the Steel City.
No one predicted that the Pittsburgh Penguins would be 9-5-3 at this point in the season. They are getting strong performances from their core, but that is not a huge change from last season.
It’s hard to believe, but we’re staring down the barrel of what could be Sidney Crosby’s final chapter on the Olympic stage. At 38, with a career most players can only dream of, Sid the Kid is no longer a kid.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a strong start to the 2025-2026 season. The team is unexpectedly competitive in the Metropolitan Division, and it’s providing early optimism that they could return to the postseason after a three-season absence.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins placed rookie forward Filip Hallander on injured reserve Saturday after announcing a day earlier he has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg and will miss a minimum of three months.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they’ve activated veteran forward Kevin Hayes from the injured reserve. In a corresponding roster move, the team has placed Filip Hallander on the IR, who was diagnosed with a blood clot Friday.
One of the bigger surprises in the early goings of the 2025-26 NHL Season has been the fast start by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are currently on a three-season postseason drought and were not projected by many to play beyond the regular season for what would be a fourth straight season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to an impressive start, but they will be without three key pieces for a few weeks due to injuries, including starting goaltender Tristan Jarry.
Pittsburgh's third-period collapse in what became a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs this past Monday night sparked fears among Penguins fans that the rebuilding club could soon meet the expectations many had for it.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that they have placed forwards Justin Brazeau and Noel Acciari, as well as goaltender Tristan Jarry on the injured reserve.