Pens Points arrives for you this Tuesday morning to get you ready for another Penguins game day.
Suddenly back on the playoff bubble after wins in five of their last six games, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Colorado Avalanche to PPG Paints Arena later this evening looking to continue their winning ways from the past two weeks.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM and will be broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh.
Pens Points…
Another three game week for the Penguins this week, except this time, there is no back-to-back on the schedule for the first time in six weeks and will be the first week they play multiple road games in a week since early November. [Pensburgh]
Tristan Jarry has seen an upswing in play during the Penguins recent string of success and new addition Philip Tomasino has been a revelation. On the other end, stock is dropping on a few guys who are being demoted or outright scratched. [Pensburgh]
There is continued speculation about the possibility of Nils Hoglander being dealt to the Penguins sometime in the future, but according to Josh Yohe of The Athletic, there may be one major hurdle preventing that from coming to fruition. [The Athletic $$]
There aren’t many option to pick from when it comes to choosing the best player in franchise history to wear the No. 72, but even if there was, it was going to be a tall mountain to climb for anyone to unseat Patric Hornqvist. [The Hockey News]
After missing Saturday night’s game against Toronto, newly acquired forward Philip Tomasino was back at Penguins practice on Monday, albeit in a non-contact sweater. He remains day-to-day according to head coach Mike Sullivan. [Trib Live]
NHL News and Notes…
A new week means a new trio of three stars and this week it’s Matthew Tkachuk leading the way after posting five goals and 11 total points over the span of three games last week. Tkachuk is joined by Brayden Point and Adin Hill on the podium. [NHL]
There’s a little drama brewing between the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers it seems. Last week the New York Post reported the Rangers were going to target Brady Tkachuk in a trade, a report which the Senators owner called out as tampering. [Sportsnet]