Penguins Midseason Grades: Defensemen & Goalies
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 42 games into the season, which means it’s just past midseason. As we did with the forwards, it’s time to grade the performance of the Penguins’…
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Penguins Midseason Grades: Forwards
After games against the Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks this weekend, the Pittsburgh Penguins have surpassed the halfway mark with 42 games played in the 2018-19 season, and it’s been…
Penguins Pulpit: Guentzel, Murray & Brassard
A rough month of November gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a scare, but it seems they’re going to be okay. As they head into their final game of the 2018 calendar…
Penguins Pulpit: Malkin, Letang, Aston-Reese & Rust
It’s been two and a half months, but the Pittsburgh Penguins may finally be turning the page on another rough start to a season. With wins against the New York Islanders…
Penguins Pulpit: Pettersson, Scoring & Maatta’s Future
It’s been an interesting two weeks since the last Penguins Pulpit. After briefly falling to last in the Eastern Conference in mid-November, the team has managed a slight turnaround to…
Springing Sprong Was Necessary for Penguins
Daniel Sprong’s time in Pittsburgh has come to an end. After weeks of speculation and rumors, the Penguins made the move on Monday, sending the 21-year-old forward to the Anaheim…
Penguins Pulpit: Crosby Dominant, Guentzel Heats Up & Sprong’s Future
After last week’s abysmal showing which saw them drop to last place in the Eastern Conference, the Penguins began this week looking to dig themselves out of an early hole for…
Penguins’ First Quarter: Goalies, Letang & Depth Scoring
The first quarter of the 2018-19 season is through, and it’s not one the Pittsburgh Penguins would like to replicate the rest of the way. After finishing October with a…
Penguins Pulpit: Last Place in the Eastern Conference
Last week, general manager Jim Rutherford threatened changes if his team’s play didn’t improve. It looked like the threats worked, with the Pittsburgh Penguins finishing their week with a hard-fought…
Evgeni Malkin: 800 Games Later
Tuesday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils was a milestone for Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, as he skated in the 800th game of his career; all of which…
Penguins Pulpit: Rutherford Riled, DeSmith Dominant & Sprong Sprung
After a forgettable trio of games last week, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a rocky start to the new week but finished it off with two strong performances, the second of…
Penguins Pulpit: Johnson, Oleksiak & Secondary Scoring
The past week of play is not one the Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to emulate anytime soon. After an undefeated trip through Canada which saw the Penguins outscore the Toronto Maple…