A recent social media post by Josh Yohe has sparked debate among fans about veteran defenseman Kris Letang’s play and impact on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
It appears the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup will stay shaken up by injury. Three players have been designated as out with upper-body injuries. Winger Justin Brazeau is out on a week-to-week basis, while center Kevin Hayes and defenseman Samuel Girard are out day-to-day.
When the Pittsburgh Penguins dismissed GM Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke in April 2023, it created a vacancy that needed to be filled by an individual with a clear vision.
Some updates on a few important players in the Steel City. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Muse revealed some injury news on a few players.
The Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins face-off in what may be a Stanley Cup Playoff preview. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here with Last Word On Hockey.
In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best
If the Pittsburgh Penguins have any chance of rising to the top in the NHL's Metropolitan Division, they'll want to make headway in the next couple of weeks.
The Penguins announced this morning that they have assigned defender Jack St. Ivany to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning loan. He’ll remain on injured reserve for the time being and can spend up to two weeks in the minors.
The Pittsburgh Penguins head into this week (March 9- March 15) coming off a week in which they earned three points in the four games they played and are keeping themselves in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Just when it seemed as if they were about to fade away without their two top stars, the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled out a miraculous three-goal comeback on Sunday.
Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rally from a 3-0 deficit to beat the visiting Boston Bruins 5-4 on Sunday.
The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins face off for crucial points. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here with Last Word On Hockey. Each day, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for games around the NHL.
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the trade deadline sitting second in the Metropolitan Division, tied with the New York Islanders at 75 points and fighting to maintain position in a tightening race for the playoffs.
The Pittsburgh Penguins host rival Philadelphia Flyers in a Pennsylvanian clash. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here with Last Word On Hockey. Each day, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for games around the NHL.
Following an expensive season and a furious Stanley Cup Playoff race, the Pittsburgh Penguins stood pat at the 2026 trade deadline. The team’s most notable moves are coming in the months and weeks beforehand.
Long-time Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin received a five-game suspension for his slash on Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin during Thursday’s game. It’s the third time in his career he’s been suspended.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Friday the club signed goaltender Taylor Gauthier to a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. The deal is worth $775,000 at the NHL level.
The NHL Department of Player Safety has announced that Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin has been suspended five games for his slash to the head of Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin.
Replay review in sports is supposed to fix things. It is not supposed to make things more difficult or even embarrass the league. But the NHL's attempt to legislate goaltender interference is proving to be a major problem for the league, and everybody is getting tired of it.
After a three-week break for Olympic competition, the Pittsburgh Penguins are back for the run-in to the postseason. For those who didn’t travel to Italy, the break provided much-needed rest and a chance to recover from injury.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Friday, one day after slashing Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has not played in a game since playing for Team Canada in the Olympics against Team Czech Republic. He missed the final two games for Team Canada with a lower-body injury and has not played for Pittsburgh yet in the second half of the season.
The Springfield Thunderbirds faced the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins tonight. The Thunderbirds are coming off a three-point weekend. They finished it off with a 5-1 win over the Checkers.
A veteran center is on the shelf. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that forward Blake Lizotte will not be in the lineup on Tuesday night when the team takes on the Boston Bruins, and is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
The rest of the hockey world tends to have fun with the Toronto Maple Leafs’ struggles, so the 2025-26 season — particularly the last three games — has provided plenty of fodder, and on Sunday, it was a fellow NHL player who took a playful shot at them.
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguin and three-time Stanley Cup champion Evgeni Malkin is going to have to wait until the offseason to see what the future holds for him in Pittsburgh.