Pens Points: Crosby Downs Ducks
The Penguins outlast the Ducks in overtime.
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning...
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Looking to snap a six-game losing streak, the Penguins outshot the Ducks 46-23 but needed overtime to earn two crucial points. [Recap]
Even with the win on Thursday, the odds of the 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins earning a postseason berth are looking increasingly bleak, given the team’s glaring inadequacies. [PensBurgh]
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany is not known for dropping the gloves. He earned his first-ever NHL fighting major when he stepped in to protect Sidney Crosby on Tuesday. [Trib Live]
The Penguins activated forward prospect Vasily Ponomarev from their injured non-roster list on Thursday and assigned him to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL team. [Trib Live]
After missing all of the regular season games to this point, forward Blake Lizotte made his Penguins debut after recovering from a preseason concussion. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL...
Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Stienburg has been suspended for two games for charging Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak on Wednesday. This marks the first suspension of the 2024-25 season. [NHL]
Toronto Maple Leafs superstar William Nylander is off to an impressive start to the 2024-25 campaign, and he’s asking his head coach for even more ice time. [Sportsnet]