Author: Nik Shermeto

PT ‘23 | 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 | Penguins writer for Inside The Rink | Thoughts are my own.

Penguins Defeat Sabres 4-3 In Overtime

The Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres last night at KeyBank Center 4-3 in overtime. Forward Rickard Rakell had a goal and assist, forward Evgeni Malkin had two assists, extending his assist streak to four games, and goalie Tristan Jarry, who is now 8-0-2 in his past ten starts, made 28 saves to help improve the […]

Pens Defeat Flames In Shootout To Win Fourth Straight Game

The Penguins defeated the Calgary Flames last night at PPG Paints Arena for their fourth straight win. Tristian Jarry made 33 saves and got his 100th NHL win. Two minutes and nine seconds into the game, defenseman Jan Rutta gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead. Rutta would score his third goal of the season in […]

Penguins: Kapanen Likely To Be Moved

The Pittsburgh Penguins have looked good as of late. They have won their past three games and are 5-1-1 in their last seven games. After their seven-game losing streak, it looked like this team needed to make a trade or something to get things all figured out. However, this team has seemed to figure out […]

Penguins Beat Blackhawks In Evgeni Malkin’s 1,000th Game

Recap The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 in a very eventful night at the United Center. Before the game, the Blackhawks honored former player Marian Hossa by retiring his number 81 during a 90-minute pregame ceremony that delayed the game by almost half an hour. During the warmups, the Penguins did Evgeni Malkin’s […]

Penguins Get Much Needed Win Over Wild

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-4 at Xcel Energy Center yesterday. Eight minutes and 15 seconds into the first period, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead. With two minutes and 57 seconds left, forward Ryan Poehling extended the Penguins lead to 2-0. Shots were five to four in favor […]

Opinion: The Penguins Need To Fix This — NOW

The Problems Plaguing This Team A few months ago, I made an article discussing the changes Ron Hextall has brought along to this franchise since he was hired in February of 2021. Ever since then, he’s made several trades and moves that have seemed to help the Penguins. My opinion from a few months ago […]

Penguins Fall to Canadiens in Overtime 5-4

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the Montreal Canadiens in overtime last night. The Penguins won the last two games that they played before last night and got five out of the six points available in the past three games. One minute and 48 seconds into the game, Habs forward Josh Anderson, back from his two-game […]

Sidney Crosby skating for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins: Everything Wrong With This Team

The Penguins broke their 7-game losing streak on Wednesday, beating the Capitals 4-1. With this win, the Penguins now have their first win since October 22nd, which was a 6-3 win versus CBJ. The Pens now sit seventh in the Metropolitan Division with a 5-6-2 record. As much as I have regained my confidence in […]

Panthers’ Tkachuk Suspended Two Games

The NHL announced yesterday that they had suspended Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk for two games for poking Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick in the face with his stick on Saturday night. Tkachuk will forfeit approximately $102,702.70 based on his average annual salary. The money goes to the Players Emergency Assistance Fund. At 19:22 of […]

Penguins lose to Kraken for Seventh Straight Loss

The Seattle Kraken defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 last night, giving the Penguins their seventh straight loss. The scoring wasn’t started until the second period, where Penguins captain Sidney Crosby would put the Pens up 1-0 at 5:24, off a one-timer set up by Jake Guentzel. At 7:48, defenseman Vince Dunn would tie it up […]