Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning…
Not the news the Pittsburgh Penguins wanted to hear coming out of a wild 5-4 shootout loss on Saturday: forward Rickard Rakell will miss six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand. [PensBurgh]
With Rakell out for an extended period, the Penguins recalled forward Ville Koivunen from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The team will now rely on a committee of rookies to fill that offensive void. [Trib Live]
The Penguins relaunched their hall of fame on Saturday by inducting the 2025 class, including
Ron Francis, Kevin Stevens, Scotty Bowman, and Eddie Johnston. [Penguins]
News and notes from around the NHL…
The Washington Capitals fired and the NHL simultaneously suspended assistant coach Mitch Love for the remainder of the season after an investigation into allegations that arose while he was interviewing for head-coaching jobs. [TSN]
Halifax Mooseheads forward Alec Nasreddine, son of former NHLer and Penguins defenseman Alain Nasreddine, knows his path to the NHL may be filled with trials and tribulations. But he doesn’t have to look very far for inspiration to keep fighting for his dream. [CBC Sports]
You could say Nikita Kucherov’s journey to 1,000 NHL points was… Lightning quick. Kucherov sits behind only Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby to reach the 1,000-point mark in the fewest number of games among active players after achieving the feat over the weekend. Kucherov reached 1,000 points in 809 games. [NHL]
Former Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Hart was among the five 2018 Canadian junior hockey players who were acquitted of sexual assault earlier this year. Hart, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton are not eligible to play in games until Dec. 1 as part of the league’s reinstatement process. [AP via ESPN]
