The Penguins find themselves on a three-game losing streak once again.
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…
The Pittsburgh Penguins are out west and battled the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Both teams were engaged in a 1-1 duel late into the third period when Colorado’s Casey Mittelstadt broke the deadlock after a costly Penguins penalty, helping the Avs take home a 4-1 win. [Recap]
Here’s where the Penguins stand on the trade deadline front as of yesterday morning, as we’re hours away from the trade deadline. [PensBurgh]
Roster moves that included the departure of Lars Eller and Marcus Pettersson, and the reassignment of Jack St. Ivany and Matt Nieto means the Penguins’ penalty-killing unit has seen quite a bit of change as this season has progressed. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Trent Frederic was traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Boston Bruins on Tuesday as part of a three-team trade that also involved the New Jersey Devils. [NHL]
“I’ll just be honest: I haven’t been the way I want to be this year. I haven’t played to expectations I have on myself, the franchise has on me. So I’ll be the first to tell you, but that’s in the past,” Vancouver Canucks star forward Elias Pettersson said to the media on Tuesday. Pettersson offered a brutal and candid reflection of his season during what has been a turbulent year for the Canucks organization. [Sportsnet]