Pens Points: A Wild Finale
Marc-Andre Fleury was between the pipes one final time in the city where he made his name.
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning...
The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed the Minnesota Wild and Marc-Andre Fleury to Pittsburgh on Tuesday for what was billed as Fleury’s final performance in Pittsburgh. For the Penguins, it was more of the same, as their losing streak now reaches six straight games and the Flower gets the last laugh. [PensBurgh]
Before the game, it was announced that Bryan Rust would be out ‘week-to-week’ with a lower-body injury. [PensBurgh]
A year after ex-Penguins forward Adam Johnson was killed as a result of an on-ice incident while playing for the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League, neck protection remains optional in the NHL. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL...
A 7-year-old Toronto Maple Leafs fan has taken the internet by storm with an adorable Halloween costume as an Auston Matthews hockey card. [CBC Sports]
According to some rolling data dating back to last season, the Philadelphia Flyers have had some of the worst goaltending in NHL history. [The Hockey Writers]
Who gets the NHL’s next big contract extension? [ESPN]
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has suggested revamping the NBA with some interesting, NHL-style rule changes: Bring back fighting and introduce the power-play to basketball. [Sporting News]