Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The 4 Nations Face-Off is barreling towards a conclusion while Penguins hockey is on the horizon. Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning... The Pittsburgh Penguins made a handful of roster moves on Tuesday as the team inches closer to returning to the ice following the 4 Nations Face-Off. Joel Blomqvist and Emil … [Read more...] about Pens Points: Prepping for a 4 Nations finale
Mike Sullivan prepares to take on Sidney Crosby in USA, Canada 4 Nations Face-Off rematch
James Guillory-Imagn Images Canada and the USA drop the puck on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET in Boston. Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan says he’s ready for Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against Sidney Crosby and Team Canada to be even more competitive than the team’s first tournament matchup. That’s saying something given that Saturday’s game started out … [Read more...] about Mike Sullivan prepares to take on Sidney Crosby in USA, Canada 4 Nations Face-Off rematch
Pens make roster moves ahead of practice today
Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images (Some) of the Penguins will be back on the ice today in practice It feels like forever but the Penguins begin their slow lurch back into gear with a practice today at 2pm at their Cranberry facility. Obviously Mike Sullivan, David Quinn and Sidney Crosby still have their hands full in Boston for Thursday night’s final of the 4 … [Read more...] about Pens make roster moves ahead of practice today
Pens Points: Rematch Booked
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Pens Points with a bunch of news from Monday as Canada secures a rematch with the USA. What looked like a runaway victory for Canada turned into a late squeaker after Finland stormed back from 4-0 down to make it a one goal game with a minute remaining. Mikael Granlund scored twice in 23 seconds to make it 4-3 before Sidney Crosby … [Read more...] about Pens Points: Rematch Booked
Sidney Crosby keeps making headlines at 4 Nations tournament
Photo by Brian Babineau/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images Crosby had a highlight-reel empty net goal against Finland on Monday. All Sidney Crosby does is make headlines at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament for Team Canada. Crosby, in typical fashion and perhaps in a way that only he can do, had a highlight reel empty net goal to seal victory for Canada against … [Read more...] about Sidney Crosby keeps making headlines at 4 Nations tournament