Opponent Track: In solidarity with the Pens, the Blues are also riding a four-game losing streak after losses to the Avalanche and Canucks at home and the Senators and Hurricanes on the road. St. Louis was held to two goals or fewer in all four games.… read more »
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Penguins GM Ron Hextall understands anger amid calls for firing
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall grew accustomed to being booed long ago during his lengthy playing career. Chants of “Fire Hextall” erupted several times inside PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night as the Penguins were in the midst of getting blown out 7-2 by the Edmonton Oilers. Pittsburgh’s fourth straight loss dropped the Penguins…… read more »
Pens, Blues meet with both teams mired in four-game skids
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Blues will carry four-game losing streaks and mounting frustration into their matchup on Saturday in St. Louis. The Penguins are coming off a dispiriting 7-2 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. The Blues will host the Penguins after squandering a 2-0 lead inThursday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the visiting…… read more »
Penguins GM Hextall understands anger amid calls for firing
Hextall reiterated that he plans to approach next week’s trade deadline looking for deals that could improve the Penguins both this season and in the future.… read more »
Blues vs. Penguins: Betting Trends, Odds, Advanced Stats
Preview the St. Louis Blues vs. Pittsburgh Penguins matchup with odds, betting stats, trends, ranks, and more.… read more »
Penguins waive Kasperi Kapanen just seven months after extension
Seven months ago, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen was given a contract extension. On Friday, he was placed on waivers, according to coach Mike Sullivan. Kapanen, 26, is signed through next season at a cap hit of $3.2 million, but his subpar performances both this season and last have put him on the trading block.… read more »
Kapanen On Waivers; ‘We Didn’t Find a Way To Maximize His Potential’
The Pittsburgh Penguins are placing inconsistent winger Kasperi Kapanen on waivers Friday afternoon, according to coach Mike Sullivan. Kapanen was held out of practice at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for that reason.… read more »
Penguins waive Kasperi Kapanen 7 months after signing him to new contract
The Penguins are waiving Kasperi Kapanen as Sidney Crosby and Co. look to keep their 16-year playoff streak alive.… read more »
This might be the most hopeless the Penguins have felt in more than 20 years
Over the past 14 or so years I have attended a lot of Pittsburgh Penguins games. In all of those games I can honestly — and very definitively — say I have never felt a vibe in either the old building or the new building that matched the vibe that oozed out of the stands…… read more »
Oilers’ Biggest Stats From 7-2 Road Win Against Penguins
Connor McDavid scored twice and added two assists for the Oilers, who also got goals from Leon Draisaitl, Warren Foegele, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Devin Shore, and Kailer Yamamoto. It was the sixth time in 2022-23 that the Oilers have scored at least seven goals and tied for Edmonton’s second-highest scoring game of the season.… read more »