PITTSBURGH – With 17 games remaining in the 2023-24 campaign and the playoffs likely well out of reach, it’s almost time to start looking forward to the offseason.
PITTSBURGH –The Pittsburgh Penguins saw their winning streak end against the Seattle Kraken, but there was still room to celebrate beforehand. The match between the Penguins and Kraken was forward Jeff Carter’s 1,300th career game, making him just the 70th player ever to hit that mark.
With the All-Star break in the rearview, the trade deadline looms large and is now less than two weeks away. Where does each team stand, and what moves should they be looking to make?
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a chance to tie the game in the third period by drawing a penalty during an Arizona Coyotes power play. Instead, the unfolding events were more a microcosm of an increasingly frustrating season.
Finding consistent forward depth has been a challenge for the Pittsburgh Penguins the past few seasons. Jeff Carter is the only bottom-six forward on the Penguins that has been with the organization at the NHL level since 2021-22.
Heading into the 2023-24 NHL season, the expectations weren’t high for Jeff Carter as he entered the final year of his deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and likely his career.
After a full month of missed opportunities and failing to score on the man advantage, the Pittsburgh Penguins finally found the back of the net for a power play goal.
It’s been well documented that after singing a three-year extension, Jeff Carter hasn’t had the greatest tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Many fans turned Carter into a whipping boy as he mostly struggled in the Penguins lineup.
Jeff Carter's second goal broke a tie early in the third period Tuesday and proved to be the game winner as the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the visiting Arizona Coyotes.
Jeff Carter’s third period power play goal, his second goal and the Penguins second power play goal of the game was the difference as the Penguins special teams out dueled the Arizona Coyotes in a 4-2 victory at PPG Paints Arena.
TAMPA, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Penguins, like most teams, like to stress the importance of playing a 60-minute game. And they mean it. Really. It just doesn’t always work out that way.
Head coach Mike Sullivan announced prior to the Pittsburgh Penguins contest against the Vegas Golden Knights that forward Vinnie Hinostroza would be out of the lineup.
The Pittsburgh Penguins recently handed veteran forward Jeff Carter the first healthy scratches of his 19-year career early in the California road trip.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are riding a four-game winning streak and are continuing to sharpen their game ahead of a quick trip to Columbus. In preparation for their matchup against the Blue Jackets, the Penguins held a practice with some noticeable absences and the return of an injured defenseman.
As the Pittsburgh Penguins take to the ice for warm ups against the Buffalo Sabres, Jeff Carter is the sole player absent. Carter was healthy scratched for the first time in his 19-year career while the Penguins were in California, but he slotted back in against the Los Angeles Kings.
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Carter lifted the Stanley Cup twice wearing the silver and black of the Los Angeles Kings, first in 2012, then again in 2014. Those Kings teams had heavyweight battles with the three-time Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks.
ANAHEIM — Jeff Carter is accepting his new role, at least putting on a good face, as reality lands heavy regarding his future in the Penguins lineup. One doesn’t need to rehash Carter’s performance for the first eight games.
The Penguins have a litany of options in their bottom six and have whittled that number down to just a few players.
CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Jeff Carter doesn't want to dwell too much on last season. Heck, he doesn't even want to talk about it. "We're past last season, aren't we?" he quipped with a smile when I asked him about last season following Day 1 of the Penguins' training camp at the Lemieux Complex on Thursday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins need to find some offensive pop in their bottom six or risk having a giant chasm between their top six and bottom six. The result
There were a lot of tough decisions that didn’t work out early on in the history of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Exhibit A being their trades of Jeff Carter in 2011 and 2012.
According to Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan, Jeff Carter is a pretty smart player. But the bench boss still isn’t sure if the veteran forward-turned-defenseman can skate backwards.
The Penguins have four games left on their regular-season schedule and will play at the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday afternoon.
At the time, about 10 months ago to be exact, Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall didn’t feel like the deal would come together at all. Jeff Carter was a Los Angeles King, pure and simple. Now he's a staple in the lineup.
Carter's new deal shows the Penguins aren't yet embracing a rebuild and also suggests the club may be close to putting pen to paper on a new deal with future Hall of Famer Evgeni Malkin.
The Pittsburgh Penguins originally acquired veteran forward Jeff Carter from the Los Angeles Kings before the trade deadline last April, and that experiment has gone well for player and club. So much so that they are extending the agreement.
Pittsburgh Penguins star center Evgeni Malkin couldn't have asked for a much better regular-season debut coming off the June knee surgery that cost him roughly three months of the campaign than what he enjoyed in Tuesday's dominant 4-1 victory at the Anaheim Ducks.
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