Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning…
The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out another back-to-back set on Sunday, playing against the Carolina Hurricanes for the third time in 13 days. If we’re being honest with ourselves, the Penguins didn’t really deserve the two points they got against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, getting outhustled and outplayed for large swaths of the game. Twenty-four hours later, they no-showed against the Canes and were promptly humbled. [Recap]
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Off the ice, the Penguins were also busy, making several transactions. The team reassigned forward Ville Koivunen to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday. He had been scratched for the previous two games. [Trib Live]
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea was scratched for Sunday’s game against the Hurricanes due to a presumed facial injury he suffered against the Jets on Saturday. [Trib Live]
The Penguins also agreed to terms with a few draft picks from the 2025 class. On Saturday, the team signed third-rounder goalie prospect Gabriel D’Aigle to a three-year, entry-level contract. [KDKA]
That signing was followed up on Sunday with the Penguins agreeing to terms with one of their 2025 first-round selections, Bill Zonnon. [Penguins]
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News and notes from around the NHL…
Longtime NHL reporter Jessi Pierce, who covered the Minnesota Wild, tragically died along with her three children in a house fire in Minnesota on Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief across the hockey world. [NHL]
More history made for the Great 8: Alex Ovechkin scored his 1,000th career goal (regular season and playoffs combined), becoming just the second player in NHL history to reach the milestone, joining Wayne Gretzky. [Sportsnet]
One of the top prospects for the Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell, is expected to join his NHL team and make his league debut soon after his Swedish season ended. [Associated Press via TSN]
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