At long last, Stuart Skinner’s rollercoaster tenure with the Edmonton Oilers came to an end on Friday. As everyone knows, the hometown goaltender was dealt to Pittsburgh along with Brett Kulak and a 2029 second-round pick in exchange for Tristan Jarry and Sam Poulin.
With 32 teams, games every night and countless narratives emerging, the NHL season can make one’s head spin, and it’s easy to miss out on the weekly storylines.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a huge problem on their hands. In back-to-back games, the team showcased this issue that is ripping through their team and costing them points.
For the second straight day, the Pittsburgh Penguins delivered a dominant opening act only to have the script flipped in the third period, leading to a crushing overtime defeat.
The great start that the Pittsburgh Penguins had this season has faded into the memory. After a disastrous performance against the San Jose Sharks that saw them blow a 5-1 lead with 14 minutes to play in the third period and fall 6-5 in overtime, the nightmarish play continued for the Penguins Sunday against the Utah Mammoth.
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.
The Pittsburgh Penguins saw a strong start unravel on Sunday night, falling 5–4 in overtime to the Utah Mammoth despite building an early multi-goal cushion.
The 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins season is all of a sudden circling the drain after a promising start made them the talk of the league through the first month-and-a-half.
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a massive trade on Friday, sending goaltender Tristan Jarry to the Edmonton Oilers for netminder Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round draft pick.
Sidney Crosby doesn't throw around compliments lightly. When one of the greatest players in NHL history calls someone "one of the best in the league," people pay attention.
Following the trade that sent Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Tristan Jarry, it’s clear the Edmonton Oilers were ready for a change.
For two brilliant periods, everything felt right in Pittsburgh. The Penguins, playing their first game since the Tristan Jarry trade, came out with defiant energy, building a seemingly insurmountable 5-1 lead over the Sharks.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have a frustrating trend to snap as they prepare to host the Utah Mammoth on Sunday afternoon. Due to a 6-5 overtime loss to the
There are certain traits that hockey people recognize instantly. The quiet intensity. The constant push to get better. The refusal to be satisfied, no matter how much success has already piled up.
The Pittsburgh Penguins did it again. They managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by blowing yet another third period lead, and this one might have been the worst one yet.
While Pittsburgh has a new netminder, they’ll have to wait a bit for his debut with the team. The Penguins announced (Twitter link) that both Stuart Skinner
There were two major trades in the National Hockey League on Friday, starting with the deal between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers involving goaltenders Tristan Jarry and Stuart Skinner.
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Tristan Jarry hasn’t even played a game for the Edmonton Oilers, but his new goalie gear is already getting attention, making it clear this trade wasn’t exactly a last-minute deal.
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Rickard Rakell from injured reserve Friday, after the veteran missed 20 games with a hand injury. Rakell, 32, is expected to rejoin the first line, alongside Sidney Crosby, when the Penguins face the San Jose Sharks at home Saturday.
As expected, the Pittsburgh Penguins have thinned out their defensive core in favor of their forward group. The Penguins announced that they’ve activated forward Rickard Rakell from the injured reserve and have loaned defenseman Harrison Brunicke to U20 Team Canada for the 2026 World Junior Championships.