Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning…
ICYMI: Evgeni Malkin and representatives from several McDonald’s locations teamed up to make a $71,000 donation to the Ronald McDonald House. [PensBurgh]
Vasily Ponomarev remains on track to be, if not an integral, then a viable supporting player for the next generation of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, and he and the organization are pleased with his development after his first full year in the organization. [Trib Live]
Penguins forward prospect Tanner Howe underwent successful ACL reconstruction surgery, the team announced on Thursday. The expected recovery time is nine months. [Penguins]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Believe it or not, this is now the fourth consecutive postseason series between the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers have been declared the victors the prior three times, but do the Kings now hold the edge over Connor McDavid and Co. thanks to a blistering five-forward power-play unit? [NHL]
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog received a ‘memory of a lifetime’ as he battled his way back from injury, surgeries, and setbacks over three seasons to beat the odds and suit up with his NHL teammates again in the Stanley Cup playoffs. [NHL]
The 2018 World Junior/Hockey Canada sexual assault trial will resume on Friday in front of a jury. The defendants have since pleaded not guilty. [Sportsnet]