Pens Points has all the latest Penguins news from Monday as they prepare to welcome the Golden Knights to Pittsburgh.
Just four days removed from getting thumped in Las Vegas, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome to the Vegas Golden Knights to Pittsburgh for their annual visit. The Penguins put up little fight on Friday night as the Golden Knights cruised to a 4-0 victory on home ice. Now the Penguins get a chance to return the favor back home in a game that marks the beginning of a five-game homestand that runs through next week.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM and will be broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh.
Pens Points…
Last summer, Kyle Dubas made a number of moves that were all signaling his plans months in advance. To help rebuild the Penguins on the fly, Dubas knew what he had to do execute his plan and he did exactly that with his work at the deadline. [Pensburgh]
One big move that Dubas did not make at the deadline was trading Rickard Rakell. There was plenty of speculation surrounding Rakell, and several teams did inquire, but no one was willing to meet the sky high asking price Dubas set. [The Athletic $$]
Regardless of how it ends whenever it does, Mike Sullivan will go down as the greatest head coach in franchise history. Sunday marked his 400th win as head coach of the Penguins, the most ever by an American with a single team. [Pensburgh]
Coming off a successful college career that saw him win a National Championship, Tristan Broz is thriving in his first full pro season. Broz has played a major role in Wilkes-Barre success this season as his game continues to develop. [Trib Live]
While most of the moves the Penguins made at the deadline were sending pieces out, they did bring a pair of former Maple Leafs into the fold. Conor Timmins and Connor Dewar are both pending RFAs who are out to prove themselves for a new contract. [Post-Gazette]
Over two decades since the relationship first began, Marc-Andre Fleury and the Penguins wrote their final chapter on Sunday in Minnesota with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scoring on their former teammate in one last matchup. [HockeyBuzz]
NHL News and Notes…
Out of hockey since leaving the Chicago Blackhawks in 2023, three-time Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Toews is ready return to the ice. Although its been two years away from the game, Toews believes he still has something left to give. [NHL]
As the 2024-25 season enters its final stretch, there are only eight teams (3 East, 5 West) who are out of the playoff picture. Everyone else is varying degrees of alive which should make the stretch run full of excitement. [TSN]
Just before the trade deadline hit on Friday afternoon, the Boston Bruins did the unthinkable, trading captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers. While it closed a chapter for the Bruins, it opened a new one for Marchand. [Sportsnet]