Coming off a five-game homestand that most will be wanting to forget, the Pittsburgh Penguins now pack their bags and head north of the border for three of their next four games leading into the Christmas break next week. First on the docket is a meeting with the Ottawa Senators in Canada’s capital city later this evening. This game will also mark the beginning of the Penguins’ annual Father’s Trip that will then take them to Montreal for a Saturday evening game against the Canadiens.
Puck drop for
tonight’s game is set for 7:30 PM and will be broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh.
Pens Points…
Leading up to the season, it was heavily speculated that Fenway Sports Group was looking to sell the Penguins, but that talked died down once play started. Well it appears that talk remained very active behind the scenes as reports now state FSG is in agreement on a sale of the team. [Pensburgh]
About a year ago, Pensburgh came up with some 2025 predictions for the Penguins. Now with the year coming to a close, it seems like a good time to sit down and go over those predications to see which ones came to fruition and which landed like duds over the course of the year. [Pensburgh]
Wins keep stacking up for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who remain one of the best teams in the entire AHL after another strong weekend. Last week, the Baby Penguins took two out of three contests, including an important one in overtime against the Providence Bruins. [Pensburgh]
There’s no other way around it, that was a disastrous five-game homestand for the Penguins, and the worst part of it all was that it did not have to be. After blowing third period leads in three of the five games, the Penguins now face a serious gut check as the holiday break nears. [The Hockey News]
Prior to Tuesday night, every game Stuart Skinner played in the NHL was as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. His first game out of an Oilers uniform just so happened to be against his old team. He was even still wearing his Oilers mask, making the whole night a surreal experience. [Sportsnet Pittsburgh]
When Harrison Brunicke suits up for Canada at the upcoming World Junior Championships later this month, he will be one of the few players participating that already has NHL experience under his belt after beginning the 2025-26 season with the Penguins. [The Hockey Writers]
NHL News and Notes…
Patrick Kane is on the doorstep of NHL and United States hockey history. With just nine more points, Kane will surpass Mike Modano as the leading points scorer by an American born player in league history. Kane is already one of only 10 American born players to ever cross the 1,000 point milestone. [ESPN]
Goaltenders can be the make or break for any hockey team, and having a good one can even mask a lot of other problems. There are many capable goalies around the league who can get the job done, but the elite tier of netminders is a truly exclusive club in the NHL. [The Hockey News]
