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Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets 10/9/2026

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets 10/9/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0, 4 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (1-1-0, 2 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally televised game on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and CBJNHL, streaming for out of market at ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens head home to play Dallas tomorrow night, then […]

Penguins/Capitals Recap: Glaring mistakes prove costly for Pittsburgh in 5-3 loss

Penguins/Capitals Recap: Glaring mistakes prove costly for Pittsburgh in 5-3 loss

Pregame Bryan Rust is able to make his season debut and the Penguins flip Hendrix Lapierre and Nick Robertson between lines for some new looks. Arturs Silovs in net for this one. The Capitals celebrate their home opener with this lineup. First period Fireworks aplenty early on. On the very first shift, Trevor van Riemsdyk […]

Capitals top Penguins 5-3 in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington

Capitals top Penguins 5-3 in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in Washington

Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals held on for a win in Alex Ovechkin’s final home opener, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins

Penguins early season concern meter: Crosby’s start, Silovs consistency, defensive mistakes

Penguins early season concern meter: Crosby’s start, Silovs consistency, defensive mistakes

Looking at some early concerns and how concerning they might be for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals odds, picks and predictions

Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals odds, picks and predictions

The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Washington Capitals Wednesday in Washington D.C. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Pens Points: Pressing the panic button already?

Pens Points: Pressing the panic button already?

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… After the Penguins traded forward Filip Hallander to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Spencer Stastney on Wednesday, assistant general manager Jason Spezza said Hallander was considered “expendable” based on past performance and future potential, while Stastney, 26, brings versatility and mobility to Pittsburgh’s defense corps. [PensBurgh] […]

What the Penguins practice lines today tells us for first reactions to a loss

What the Penguins practice lines today tells us for first reactions to a loss

The early bump in the road of last night’s loss will be the first test for the Penguins in seeing how flexible or stubborn that Dan Muse and company will be with how they deploy their lines, with the answers provided (or at least a strong hint below) based on practice setups today. Neither strategy […]

Murashov impresses in season debut

Murashov impresses in season debut

Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov got philosophical after making his first start of the season in Monday’s 3-2 loss to the visiting Winnipeg Jets. “There’s a saying in Russian, ‘Morning is wiser than evening,’” Murashov told reporters after the game. “So, just take a good sleep, rest, and calmly think about that tomorrow, so we […]

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals 10/7/2026

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals 10/7/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-0, 4 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Washington Capitals (1-1-0, 2 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Nationally televised game on TNT, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens stay on the road and head over to Columbus on Friday, then return home to […]

Pens Points: Crosby meets Ovechkin for first of final battles

Pens Points: Crosby meets Ovechkin for first of final battles

Following Monday’s announcement that this would be Alex Ovechkin’s final NHL season, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals fans likely peeked at the schedule to see how many more times the two generation-defining rivals would face off. Luckily for us, tonight is the first of four final regular season matchups between Ovechkin and Crosby. Puck drop […]

Some things to like, and some things to not like from Penguins first three games

Some things to like, and some things to not like from Penguins first three games

There has been some good and some bad through the first three games of the 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins season.

Pens Points: Third Period Problems Persist

Pens Points: Third Period Problems Persist

On Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins surrendered three third period goals to squander a 5-1 lead, but they were ultimately able to recover and win in overtime. On Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets, the Penguins allowed another three goals in the final frame to once again give up a lead they began the period […]