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Reports: Penguins acquiring Nick Bonino from Sharks

San Jose Sharks veteran center Nick Bonino is on his way back to the Pittsburgh Penguins, according to multiple reports ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline. Per reports, Pittsburgh sent fifth- and seventh-round picks in the 2023 NHL Draft to San Jose in exchange for the 34-year-old native of Hartford, Conn. The Sharks flipped the…read more »

The Backcheck: Bolts rally to force OT but fall to Penguins

“We played well enough to win the game,” said Lightning head coach Jon Cooper. After a disappointing result on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers, the Bolts came out strong on Thursday and opened the scoring 5:39 into the contest to take a 1-0 lead. Following some strong forechecking from the line of Tanner Jeannot, Nick…read more »

Sharks trade Nick Bonino to Pittsburgh Penguins, per report

The San Jose Sharks are reportedly sending Nick Bonino back to the city where he had his greatest success as a player, trading him to the Pittsburgh Penguins just hours before the NHL’s trade deadline. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman first reported the trade. The trade is not yet official, but the Sharks are receiving fifth and…read more »

Jason Zucker scores in OT, Penguins beat Lightning 5-4

Jason Zucker scored his second goal of the game 2:13 into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins completed a three-game season sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-4 victory Thursday night. Zucker was wide-open in the slot and one-timed a shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy. Defenseman Jeff Petry scored twice in 25 seconds, Drew O’Connor…read more »

Recap: Leaky Lightning chase Penguins, lose in overtime

The Tampa Bay Lightning are not falling off a cliff, but there has been little good news in recent weeks. Tonight’s game showed some signs of positivity, but was ultimately another loss as the Lightning fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime. “Big” acquisition Tanner Jeannot got an assist on Colton’s opening goal when…read more »

Penguins pull off a gutsy 5-4 overtime win over Lightning

The Penguins would be forgiven if they were emotionally drained after the last few days, with trade winds swirling and a flurry of roster moves. The team said goodbye to Brock McGinn for now and Teddy Blueger and Kasperi Kapanen for good. Then they watched general manager Ron Hextall acquire Mikael Granlund.read more »