Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning…
Rickard Rakell had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Penguins beat the Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night to snap an eight-game losing streak. [Recap]
HOWEVER……….. Getting the win in a shootout and ending
an eight-game skid wasn’t the only thing the players and fans were celebrating on Sunday. Sidney Crosby made more NHL and Penguins history after he surpassed franchise icon Mario Lemieux to become the team’s all-time leader in points. Congrats to “The Kid,” who now becomes “The King.” [KDKA]
If you didn’t know, the Hoffmann Family of Companies, the soon-to-be new owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins, owns a vast array of properties, including a minor hockey team, the ECHL’s Florida Everblades, which, by all accounts, has operated as one of the premier franchises within the league. [Trib Live]
Former Penguins goaltender Dustin Tokarski has signed with the Deutsche Eishockey Liga’s Löwen Frankfurt for the remainder of the season. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Folks, the Buffalo Sabres’ new front office staff will be nothing if not entertaining to watch from an outsider’s perspective. Newly hired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen has hired former Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin and Josh Flynn to his staff. [TSN]
The NHL has received feedback about the lackluster presentation of the 2025 draft and may implement several major changes ahead of the 2026 event next summer. [Sportsnet]
Recently acquired Edmonton Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to be sidelined for a couple of weeks with a lower-body injury, head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters on Sunday. [Sportsnet]
