The Penguins needed overtime, but got two points on Tuesday night.
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, four days after Vegas rolled past the Penguins 4-0 on their home ice. In his second game since being recalled from the AHL, Tristan Jarry faced 38 shots on goal (compared to Pittsburgh’s 17), and Sidney Crosby scored twice to help lift the Penguins past Vegas 3-2 in overtime. [Recap]
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, native Brandon Saad, now with his fifth and newest NHL team, is betting on himself as one of the newest members of the Vegas Golden Knights. [Trib Live]
Recently acquired forward Tommy Novak will be sidelined day-to-day with a lower-body ailment, while defenseman Ryan Shea is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury. [Trib Live]
The Penguins, now needing reinforcements after those two main roster players were sidelined, recalled defenseman Sebastian Aho and forward Matt Nieto on Tuesday from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on an emergency basis. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Buffalo Sabres star defenseman Rasmus Dahlin refuted a report that said he would like to move on from the Sabres. [NHL]
Sidney Crosby’s friend Nathan MacKinnon made some history on Monday night, as he recorded his 1,000th career NHL point in a 3-0 Colorado Avalanche victory. The Penguins should think about trading for MacKinnon to play alongside Crosby. [NHL]