Ben Kindel is making a rare and impressive case for himself

PensBurgh 11/13 4:37A Jim Rixner

The Pittsburgh Penguins have had many a pleasant surprise over their first 17 games. They’ve gotten a lot of life out of mid-level free agent signings like Justin Brazeau, Anthony Mantha and Parker...

Pens in Sweden: Ice size, spas and more

PensBurgh 11/12 4:08A Jim Rixner

Some little bits and pieces around the Penguins as they take in Sweden this week. Erik Karlsson sets the stage on what to expect during the games. What can we expect from the atmosphere in Stockholm...

Wilkes Weekly: New faces coming through

PensBurgh 11/12 2:39A Jim Rixner

It’s not easy to be an AHL franchise, about as soon as things go well then everything changes. Wilkes-Barre has had to deal with three of their top five scorers (Danton Heinen, Ville Koivunen, Ryan...

The Penguins shootout problems are still lingering

PensBurgh 11/11 4:24A Adam Gretz

It is far from the most pressing concern for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, but holy crap is this team bad in shootouts. They are 0-3 in shootouts this season, and over the past four years have...

Penguins Prospect Update: Horcoff heater, Vaisanen injured

PensBurgh 11/11 3:26A Jim Rixner

Now that the Penguins are over in Stockholm for a few days we have a good opportunity to look at how their prospects are doing this season. Today will be out second one of the year, with a reminder...

The week ahead: Schedule presents opportunities for Penguins

PensBurgh 11/9 9:13P Adam Gretz

When it comes to their results, the past week had to be a little frustrating for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They carried the play for large portions of the week, and against some really good teams, but...

Pens Points: Kings celebrate in Murashov’s debut

PensBurgh 11/9 6:33P Garrett Behanna

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out a back-to-back set on Sunday afternoon, hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Of note, it was highly touted goalie...

Filip Hallander to miss at least 3 months following blood clot diagnosis

PensBurgh 11/7 8:35A Mike Darnay

Penguins forward Filip Hallander is expected to be sidelined for at least the next three month after being diagnosed with a blood clot in one of his legs. Hallander played in the team’s game against...

The good and bad from Bryan Rust this season

PensBurgh 11/7 4:22A Adam Gretz

Taking a quick look at the box score from the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night and it would indicate an absolutely monster game from forward Bryan Rust. In a...

How recent Penguins goalie prospects have performed in their NHL debuts

PensBurgh 11/6 4:03A Adam Gretz

Sergei Murashov has arrived for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and probably much sooner than anybody could have reasonably expected. With the team going through an early season rash of injuries that now...

Thoughts on Thoughts: Muse, Karlsson, rookie contracts

PensBurgh 11/6 1:58A Jim Rixner

Elliotte Friedman offered a written version of 32 Thoughts, with perfect timing since the Penguins just passed through Toronto and he has plenty of good nuggets to look at considering the national...

Pens Points: Rivalry Renewed

PensBurgh 11/6 1:02A Robbie Naugle

For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals will faceoff in the latest chapter of their storied rivalry. PPG Paints Arena will play host as the Penguins prepare to...

Game Preview: Washington Capitals @ Pittsburgh Penguins 11/6/25

PensBurgh 11/6 1:01A Jim Rixner

Who:   Washington Capitals  (7-5-1, 15 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins  (8-3-2, 18 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When : 7:30 p.m. ET How to Watch :...

Wilkes Weekly: The first bumps in the road

PensBurgh 11/5 1:22A Jim Rixner

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins suffered their first taste of adversity in the AHL this season with a 1-2-0 week, including dropping a heavyweight battle against Providence in what was a matchup of...

The week ahead: Penguins get some tough Metropolitan Division games

PensBurgh 11/2 8:40P Adam Gretz

Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins week ended with a tough loss against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon, it was still a mostly successful stretch of games as they gained five out of a...