The Penguins’ captain is still as dominant as ever in the eyes of fellow NHLers.
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…
This final stretch of regular-season games, now through the end of this week, will greatly impact where the Pittsburgh Penguins are picking during the 2025 NHL Draft. [PensBurgh]
Penguins defenseman Filip Kral, recalled on Monday with one game remaining for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, was caught off-guard, but excited to receive a call-up to the NHL. Kral hopes he can parlay this quick glimpse and his AHL play this season into a more permanent NHL role. [Trib Live]
Forward Kevin Hayes was selected as the Penguins’ nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy on Tuesday. [Trib Live]
Whether or not defenseman P.O Joseph returns to the Penguins’ organization next season is anyone’s guess right now, but the 25-year-old is looking for the positives in what has been an otherwise challenging campaign. [Trib Live]
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been named the NHL’s ‘Most Complete Player,’ according to the annual NHLPA Player Poll. [KDKA]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Logan Couture, 36, has not played a game since Jan. 31, 2024, and on Tuesday, the veteran San Jose Sharks forward announced that he will not resume his playing career with the team that drafted him in 2007. [NHL]
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog rejoined the team on Tuesday and could play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [NHL]