WHEELING, W.VA. -- The World Championship opened on Friday in Czechia, and it was a quiet day for the Penguins players involved. Marcus Pettersson had the lone point by any Penguin on Friday, the secondary helper on a Marcus Johansson goal.
There will be a second Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman playing for Sweden during the IIHF world championships in Czechia next month. Officials of the Swedish national team announced Wednesday that Marcus Pettersson has been added to the squad.
Marcus Pettersson wasn’t the Pittsburgh Penguins’ highest-scoring defenseman during the 2023-24 season. He didn’t log the most ice time among their defensemen, either.
The Pittsburgh Penguins did their part to keep their playoff hopes alive Monday night. By the time they play the regular-season finale Wednesday on Long Island, they’ll know whether it was worth the effort they put into their 4-2 victory against Nashville at PPG Paints Arena.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins recently returned home from a brutal four-game road trip that put a dark shadow over their season. After winning the first game, the Penguins followed that with three straight losses that have all but sealed their fate as sellers at the trade deadline.
PITTSBURGH – The NHL trade deadline is just over a week away, and a lot of focus is being put on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sitting seven points out of a playoff spot, the Penguins hold multiple players that could be substantial trade targets for teams across the league.
When they are at their best, the Pittsburgh Penguins can beat any team in the NHL. And when they are not, they still seem to be able to defeat Montreal.
PITTSBURGH – On the Pittsburgh Penguins' first goal against the New York Islanders, a future Hall of Famer continued solidifying his legacy as one of the greatest.
When you live on the edge, sometimes you can’t help yourself but fall. The Pittsburgh Penguins trailed in the third period for the second consecutive night, but staring at a fourth-straight loss heading into a 10-day break with their future hanging by a thread, the Penguins snapped to.
This was a game the Pittsburgh Penguins simply could not afford to lose. They were playing at home. Against one of the few teams below them in the Eastern Conference standings.
They were flat in the first 20 minutes and trailed 3-1, but the Pittsburgh Penguins kept digging their way out of the hole and earned a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena.
Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway, a shot that glanced in off Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry, at 3:05 of overtime Thursday to give the visiting Vancouver Canucks their fourth straight win, 4-3.
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins may have lost their most recent game to the Buffalo Sabres, but a pair of blue liners reached some personal milestones.
Checking in with some random thoughts on several Pittsburgh Penguins players. The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to begin the 2024 portion of the 2023-24 NHL season on Tuesday night, and I have some thoughts.
Mike Sullivan said prior to Monday's 4-3 win over the Wild that the Penguins "simply haven't been satisfied" with the defense pairings they had used to that point.
Marcus Pettersson didn’t have the smoothest of starts when he first arrived to the Pittsburgh Penguins. For a solid three seasons, Pettersson was a headline name in Penguins’ trade rumors and usully one of the easiest names to move.
After failing to record a power play goal in their 10th consecutive game, the Pittsburgh Penguins are looking for new options to get the juices flowing.
In case you’re just joining us, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in a spot of trouble. They’ve lost five of six games and have struggled mightily to score despite at least four Hall of Famers in their lineup playing at a high level.
WASHINGTON -- Kyle Dubas said in his press conference on the eve of the season opener that what he always admired about the Penguins was their "team toughness." "I've always observed the Penguins from the outside," Dubas said.
Marcus Pettersson put together a solid year for the Pittsburgh Penguins as a second pairing defenseman in 2022-23. As training camp opens for a new season, Pettersson believes he has more strides to take in the Penguins lineup.
Amidst trade discussions surrounding defenseman Erik Karlsson, reports surfaced regarding potential players involved. Speculation suggested that the Carolina Hurricanes’ Brett Pesce and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Marcus Pettersson could be included to address salary cap implications, with San Jose not necessarily being the ultimate destination.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that defenseman Marcus Pettersson has been put on LTIR retroactive to March 18.
PITTSBUOne of the biggest points of contention for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2021-22 season was their failure to shut down opposing power plays. Despite the Penguins penalty kill finishing third in the league during the regular season, it was nearly invisible in the playoffs.
The Pittsburgh Penguins cannot dodge COVID-19 setbacks early into the 2021-22 NHL season.
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