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The Point · Sergei Murashov IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Who is the next Pittsburgh Penguins franchise goaltender? Is he on the 2026-27 roster? That question is as relevant as ever – maybe more so even though it’s just 13 games into the season. The…
The Point · It might seem crazy, but we are moving into a world where Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson might have meaningful trade value. Not just a bit of value, but potentially a decent amount if he keeps producing at the rate he has through 14 games this year. So far this…
The Point · Sidney Crosby Besides the goaltenders, who are often the first ones on the ice for practice, the first Pittsburgh Penguins skater glided out a few minutes before the others Friday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, bag of pucks in his hand. And then Sidney Crosby, team captain…
The Point · Welcome to The Hockey News Morning Skate, where we give a quick recap of all the action from the NHL every weekday morning so you stay up to date. 82 goals were scored across Thursday's 11-game slate, with a ton of intriguing matchups to break down. Let's run through the…
The Point · The road trip did not go how the Boston Bruins wanted it to, but they don’t have much time before their two-game homestand starts up tomorrow afternoon. The Bruins dropped both games of the road trip, falling 2-1 to Carolina on Tuesday before an uninspiring 4-1 loss to the St.…
The Point · PITTSBURGH -- Logan Cooley completed a hat trick with one second remaining in the third period, allowing the Utah Mammoth to rally for a 4-3 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. Cooley, a Pittsburgh native who began playing in Sidney…
The Point · PITTSBURGH — Logan Cooley completed a hat trick against his hometown team with a second left, Mikhail Sergachev scored at 3:27 of overtime and the Utah Mammoth stunned the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night. After Ben Kindel put Pittsburgh ahead 3-2 with 25 seconds left,…
The Point · Pittsburgh Penguins Game 4-3 Loss OT Utah Mammoth The teams threw caution to the wind, and the final minutes of the game were a track meet, and a thrilling final minute in which the Pittsburgh Penguins (5-6-2) scored the go-ahead goal with 24 seconds remaining, but…
The Point · Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas took a page from the Tampa Bay Rays’ playbook by signing forward Ville Koivunen to an eight-year, $32MM extension this past summer. As the Rays have done for years, Dubas locked up an unproven player with a big extension at a…
The Point · The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting back a pair of depth players. Forward Ben Kindel and defenceman Sam Girard were activated from the injured reserve on Thursday, the team announced. Kindel returned to practice on Tuesday after a scary incident where the 19-year-old centre…
The Point · Welcome to the NHL Status Report. Here is the latest lineup/INJURY news around the NHL. Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel returned for the Penguins against the Utah Mammoth on Thursday, nine days after collapsing while aboard the Penguins team plane. On Oct. 20, the 19-year-old…
The Point · MAMMOTH (8-5-0) PENGUINS (5-6-1) 7 p.m. ET; Mammoth+, Utah16, SN-PIT, SN, TVAS Mammoth projected lineup Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- Lawson Crouse Logan Cooley -- Vincent Trocheck -- Dylan Guenther Anders Lee -- Barrett Hayton -- Kailer Yamamoto Jack McBain -- Kevin…
The Point · Kyle Ross-Imagn ImagesIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The Pittsburgh Penguins have done a fair amount of roster shuffling over the last 18 hours. Thursday morning, Penguins coach Dan Muse confirmed that Ben Kindel, Evgeni Malkin, and Egor Chinakhov would return to the lineup…
The Point · Oct 26, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers defensemen Ryan Shea (6) looks to clear the puck in front of Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin (71) during the second period at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images Dylan Larkin is still with the…
The Point · Pittsburgh Penguins game vs. Utah Mammoth After a calamitous eight-game stretch in which the Pittsburgh Penguins (5-6-1) won just one game, the Penguins have won two in a row and looked good doing it. The team will host Pittsburgh native Logan Cooley and the Utah Mammoth…
The Point · The Boston Bruins are facing a pair of old friends as they close out a two-game road trip in Missouri tonight. The Bruins are looking to get back into the win column after Tuesday’s regulation loss in Carolina. The loss marked the Bruins’ first in regulation since October 5 and…
The Point · Connor Hamilton-Imagn ImagesIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The Pittsburgh Penguins will most likely activate a couple of players from injured reserve Thursday, but in the process will again return young players who played well back to the AHL. We’ve got all of the updates…
The Point · The Boston Bruins (9-3-1) are closing out their quick two-game road trip tonight against the St. Louis Blues (5-6-1). The Bruins are coming off their first regulation loss since Oct. 5, a loss that snapped an eight-game point streak. Despite scoring just once on Tuesday, the…
The Point · Oct. 29th: As expected, the Penguins announced that Kindel and Girard have been activated off the injured reserve. Despite being hospitalized due to a scary medical emergency on the team’s plane, Kindel will return to Pittsburgh’s lineup after missing only two games. Oct. 28th:…
The Point · Blockbuster trades that cause seismic shifts across the landscape of the NHL don't happen often, let alone in the first month of the season. The Winnipeg Jets and Connor Hellebucyk ended a month-long stand-off and made a deal with the New Jersey Devils, who acquired potentially…
The Point · Kyle Ross-Imagn ImagesIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. — The Pittsburgh Penguins lineup will be older Thursday when the team hosts the Utah Mammoth. While the lineup in their last win featured a handful of players under 25 who only recently lost their rookie…
The Point · The Detroit Red Wings are skating back at home for the first time in over a week after the conclusion of their four game road trip to the west coast, coming away with five of the possible eight points from the journey as the team found itself yet again getting significant…
The Point · Entering this season, the Columbus Blue Jackets hoped to put an off-season of turmoil behind them. Instead, they find themselves near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. The Blue Jackets swung a blockbuster trade before the regular season opened, shipping winger…
The Point · The Boston Bruins’ point streak ended after eight games. The Bruins fell 2-1 to the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes last night, suffering their first regulation loss since the beginning of the month. The offense struggled to generate much, finishing with 15…
The Point · Jerome Miron-Imagn ImagesIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The Pittsburgh Penguins had a couple of new lines at practice Tuesday, again, including one that fans have been clamoring to see. But the numbers from past attempts might foreshadow an unhappy ending. Perhaps more…
The Point · Pittsburgh Penguins Hometown Remix Jersey from Jersey Nerds Is it real? The colors match. The Pittsburgh Penguins have been teasing their upcoming Hometown Remix jersey by wearing blue pants with yellow piping and matte blue helmets at practice. Obviously, the still-secretive…
The Point · The performance by Detroit Red Wings goalie Michal Postava in his first NHL start, as he downed Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on the road was impressive. “Postava, we’re so excited for him and happy for him,” Red Wings coach Todd McLellan told reporters after the game.…
The Point · Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel. (Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire) Dan Muse has done more experimenting in the early going of the 2026-27 season than Thomas Edison on a square rush. Some of the Pittsburgh Penguins coach’s line shuffling has been forced by injury, some of…
The Point · Ben Kindel is back on the ice with the Pittsburgh Penguins. His presence was a welcome sight for fans at Tuesday morning's practice after the 19-year-old centre collapsed on the team's flight back from Utah a week ago due to a vasovagal episode. Kindel skated on the team's…
The Point · The Pittsburgh Penguins have suffered another injury to their forward corps. Before the team took the ice for practice, the Penguins announced that Elmer Söderblom is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Fortunately, Pittsburgh won’t host the Utah Mammoth for a few…
The Point · Pittsburgh Penguins center Ben Kindel: Photo by Dan Kingerski CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. — Two weeks after a scary health incident on the team plane coming home from a miserable four-game road trip, Pittsburgh Penguins center Ben Kindel returned to the ice Tuesday for practice. Kindel…
The Point · Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsUSA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect The fears and concerns over recent reports that the Penguins have a budget different than the salary cap are founded, so we delved into the topic with specifics and context Monday. Even some of my critics…
The Point · The Detroit Red Wings come back to Little Caesars Arena after a week and a half long road trip on the west coast holding five of a possible eight points after their shootout victory over the Edmonton Oilers led by former Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock Monday night. Rookie…
The Point · The Boston Bruins (9-2-1) are opening a two-game road trip against the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Carolina Hurricanes (9-2-2). The Hurricanes have a one-point lead over the Bruins for the top spot in both the Eastern Conference and the NHL. The Bruins are riding high…
The Point · In The Hockey News' off-season power rankings, the Washington Capitals were judged to have had the most productive summer, as they added a slew of veteran talents including Alex Tuch, Jordan Kyrou and Boone Jenner. Coming out of the gate the Capitals looked great, posting a…
