The shock of the lightning.
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…
The Penguins welcomed Jake Guentzel and the Tampa Bay Lightning to town on Tuesday night. With Tristan Jarry in the net, the Penguins got out to an impressive two-goal lead, but the Lightning chipped away to tie the game in the third period, eventually giving way to an OT winner for TB. [Recap]
Let’s stop kidding ourselves: For all intents and purposes, the Penguins are in the infancy of what is likely a multi-year rebuild. Calling it anything other than that is an insult to fans’ intelligence. Pull the band-aid off. [PensBurgh]
While the Pittsburgh Penguins are floundering as they enter a rebuild in everything but name only, Jake Guentzel is loving life down in Tampa. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Vancouver Canucks center J.T. Miller is taking an indefinite leave from the team for “personal reasons.” [Yahoo Sports]
Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery, an architect of Boston’s legendary 65-win squad in 2022-23, was fired on Tuesday after the Bruins’ latest loss came at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets. [Sportsnet]
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is week-to-week with a lower leg injury, the team announced on Tuesday. Ovechkin will have a further evaluation with team physicians on Wednesday. [ESPN]