Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning…
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators duked it out in Canada’s capital city on Thursday night. It was largely a no-show performance for a Penguins team that looks defeated and deflated at the moment. The Senators took a 4-0 victory as Pittsburgh’s losing streak reached seven games. [Recap]
Sidney Crosby remains just one point away from tying franchise icon Mario Lemieux for the eighth-most points in NHL history and most points in Penguins history. Of the two legends, which center has had the more
impressive career? [TSN]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Former Ottawa Senators head coach and Penguins assistant coach, Jacques Martin, will be added to the Senators’ Ring of Honor on Jan. 24, 2026, the team announced on Thursday. [Sportsnet]
Former NHL forward Milan Lucic signed with the Fife Flyers of Britain’s Elite Ice Hockey League on Thursday. The transaction immediately sparked a backlash in Scotland because of an alleged domestic incident involving Lucic and his wife, Brittany Carnegie, in 2023, so much so that Scottish media reported Thursday that the signing has drawn criticism from domestic abuse advocates and coincided with the resignations of two team officials. [TSN]
Could a reunion between the Montreal Canadiens and forward Phillip Danault be in the cards? The Canadiens are apparently one of several teams calling the Los Angeles Kings to inquire about Danault’s services. [TSN]
Speaking of trades, here are six deals that NHL teams should make after the holiday roster freeze concludes on Dec. 28. [ESPN]
