Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning…
The Pittsburgh Penguins visited the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night as the West Coast swing rolls on. It was anything but pretty for the Penguins early on, but goals on the power-play and penalty kill lifted the team to a 4-2 win over the Kings. [Recap]
We knew the Penguins may not be a lock for the playoffs this season, but so far, they have been as advertised. That doesn’t mean they haven’t been entertaining, however. [PensBurgh]
Blake Lizotte, now in his second season with the Penguins and under
a new head coach in as many years, has once again been relied upon as a defensive specialist to fill out the bottom-six. However, on an expiring contract with similar or younger players waiting in the wings means Lizotte may be a casualty of the Penguins’ ongoing rebuild. [Trib Live]
Team reporter Michelle Crechiolo recently sat down with one of the new faces on the team this year, the big Justin Brazeau, to learn more about the forward as he hit the 100-game mark in his NHL career. [Penguins]
News and notes from around the NHL…
The Vegas Golden Knights announced that goaltender Carter Hart will be joining the organization on a tryout basis. Hart was among five Canadian hockey players found not guilty of sexual assault charges this summer. [TSN]
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will miss the next six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his right thumb Thursday, the team announced. [ESPN]
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz is calling for a rule change after he was forced to stop a close-range J.T. Miller one-timer without his mask on. [Sportsnet]
