Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning…
The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed the Philadelphia Flyers to Pittsburgh on Thursday for a rather meaningful Metropolitan Division clash. Two minutes into the game, the Penguins claimed a 1-0 lead via a Justin
Brazeau tally and never looked back. Sidney Crosby recorded another goal and assist, as Pittsburgh earned an easy 6-3 win. [Recap]
Heading into Thursday night’s game, rookie forward Ben Kindel hadn’t recorded a goal in 14 games. That’s a noticeably long drought for someone who has been one of Pittsburgh’s better players to this point in the season, but it’s important to remember that, for an 18-year-old rookie, a drought like this is quite common. [PensBurgh]
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Tristan Broz and goaltender Sergei Murashov were selected for the American Hockey League’s All-Star Classic event. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
As of Thursday afternoon, the New York Rangers were sitting dead last in the Eastern Conference, with many wondering if they will shape up to be sellers by the March 6 trading deadline. If they continue to sit well out of contention, how will that affect Artemi Panarin’s future in the Big Apple with unrestricted free agency looming? [TSN]
I guess the media dubbed Thursday’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights the Mitch Marner Bowl, with this being Marner’s first game against his boyhood squad after leaving in a trade that signaled the end of the “Core Four” era. [Sportsnet]
The Boston Bruins retired Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 jersey on Thursday, honoring the 6-foot-9 Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who led the franchise to a 2011 Stanley Cup victory. [Associated Press]
