The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired center Daniel Winnik from the Toronto Maple Leafs, general manager Jim Rutherford announced on Wednesday afternoon. Winnik is a veteran of 550 NHL games, and 56 goals, 120 assists, and 249 penalty minutes to his name. In 60 games with the Maple Leafs in 2014-15, he has scored seven goals and recorded 19 assists. Winnik, 29, is in his eighth NHL season. The native of Toronto, Ontario was originally drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round of ... Read More
Pens come from behind but fall to Blackhawks in a shootout
Coming into Wednesday night’s intra-conference showdown with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Penguins had lost three straight games, including a heartbreaker in over time in Philadelphia the night before. There are no must-win games in January in the National Hockey League, but the Penguins really wanted a win to right the ship and head of the for the all-star break on a high note. Then, they spotted the Blackhawks a two-goal lead. It wasn’t because the Penguins played poorly; the Blackhawks ... Read More
Penguins hand Wild sixth straight loss
A huge third period for the Penguins turned a 3-1 lead into a lopsided 7-2 victory over the hapless Minnesota Wild in Pittsburgh. With several outside the Wild organization already calling for the firing of head coach Mike Yeo, Tuesday night’s result will put even more pressure on the former Penguins assistant. “For whatever reason, we start to unravel,” said Yeo, but he refused to say that his team had quit. “If they quit, they wouldn’t be in their meeting right now,” he said. The Wild ... Read More
Penguins may get Martin & Sill back for matchup with Bruins
It will be a rivalry night in Pittsburgh, as the Penguins will host the Boston Bruins in a nationally televised contest at 8:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: This is the second meeting between the Penguins and the Bruins this season. The Penguins won the first matchup 3-2 on an Evgeni Malkin overtime game winner. [youtube width="560" height="315" link="http://youtu.be/DaBZUq2Qywc"] Missing from that matchup was Bruins captain and star defenseman Zdeno Chara. Boston head coach Claude Julien often ... Read More