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Penguins Practice Notes: Players Shave In Preparation For Yotes
- Nik Shermeto
- January 8, 2023
BREAKING NEWS: The Pittsburgh Penguins players in scoring droughts have shaved. Forward Jeff Carter got a haircut and is now clean-shaven, Jason Zucker’s beard got all trimmed up, and Teddy Blueger and Kasperi Kapanen each got a haircut. Ok, back to the big news. The Penguins will be without defenseman Kris Letang tonight against the […]
Read MoreGame Preview: Penguins vs Hurricanes
- Nik Shermeto
- December 18, 2022
The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at PNC Arena in Raleigh at 5 PM eastern. The Penguins are currently 18-8-4 and sit third in the Metropolitan division with 40 points. The Hurricanes are currently 18-6-6 and sit second in the Metropolitan division with 42 points. The game will be shown on AT&T […]
Read MorePenguins Defeat Sabres 4-3 In Overtime
- Nik Shermeto
- December 10, 2022
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 […]
Read MorePenguins Beat Blackhawks In Evgeni Malkin’s 1,000th Game
- Nik Shermeto
- November 22, 2022
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 […]
Read MorePenguins Get Much Needed Win Over Wild
- Nik Shermeto
- November 19, 2022
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 […]
Read MoreOpinion: The Penguins Need To Fix This — NOW
- Nik Shermeto
- November 18, 2022
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 […]
Read MorePenguins Fall to Canadiens in Overtime 5-4
- Nik Shermeto
- November 13, 2022
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 […]
Read MorePenguins: The Story Behind Each Player’s Jersey Number
- Nik Shermeto
- October 30, 2022
As a hockey fan growing up with the NHL video games, I was obsessed with changing players’ numbers, wearing different jerseys, editing rosters and teams, and making things my own in my little world. Those players never got a say in what number they wore, as I forced them to wear a certain number for […]
Read MorePenguins: How This Team Is Different Than Last Year
- Nik Shermeto
- October 13, 2022
The Penguins are set to open their season tonight against the Arizona Coyotes, and while much of the team is staying, including the core players, the team added some new players who can help this team perform better than last year. If this team can win the Stanley Cup this season, or crash and burn, […]
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