Pens Points: Luck Runs Out

The Penguins’ win streak ends at four after Tuesday night’s loss.

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…

The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night. We saw more of the same from the Penguins, specifically, Tristan Jarry, whose continued stellar play helped the Penguins earn a 2-0 lead through 40 minutes, but the Isles surged back in the third period, scoring four goals (while outshooting Pittsburgh 40-21) to win 4-2. [Recap]

The Penguins recalled forward Joona Koppanen from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Tuesday under emergency roster conditions. For his efforts, Koppanen scored his first-ever NHL goal during the game. [Trib Live]

The Penguins are set to play two games in Sweden next season as part of the NHL Global Series, the team announced on Tuesday. [KDKA]

A video Pens Point! Sidney Crosby surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the fourth-most points with a single franchise in NHL history (1,670) with a goal on Tuesday:

News and notes from around the NHL…

New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald gave an impassioned plea about skate cut protection Tuesday at the NHL GMs meeting. Fitzgerald’s son Casey was cut by a skate during an AHL game on Dec. 28, 2024, which came a little over a year after former Penguins forward Adam Johnson died from a skate cut while playing in a game in England. [Associated Press]

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of a game between American and Russian hockey players during a conversation between the two presidents on Tuesday. [Yahoo! Sports]