Let's take a look at what big decisions face Kyle Dubas, Mike Sullivan and the Penguins over the next couple of weeks.
Can't hang onto lead Tuesday
There was a lot happening in Cranberry, Pa. at Pittsburgh Penguins practice on Thursday. Just one day after goaltender Tristan Jarry was waived by the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist arrived in Pittsburgh. Since he has not yet officially been added to the active roster - that won't happen until either Jarry is claimed or he clears waivers - Blomqvist did not practice with the team and was not available to the media after practice.
First-line left winger Rickard Rakell, who leads the Penguins with 22 goals, left their practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex early today.
Many people rank Barrasso as the Penguins’ best goalie ever. He’s a two-time Stanley Cup netminder and Hockey Hall of Famer. Murray was the man in the blue paint when the Penguins went back-to-back in 2016 and 2017.
Nedeljkovic scored when he sent the puck from behind the net down the ice and into an empty net with 2:42 left in the third.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak.
Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier,
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic made history by becoming the first netminder to record a goal and an assist in an NHL game.
Pittsburgh goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored an empty-net goal and added an assist to go along with 40 saves in the Penguins' 5-2 road win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
Since winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins haven't found a steady option at goaltender. Tristan Jarry has been shaky at best, with a side of playoff disappointment.
Back on Oct. 16 in Pittsburgh, the Buffalo Sabres started the habit of blowing leads. Buffalo had a 2-0 and 3-1 first period lead against the Pittsburgh Penguins, only to lose in overtime on a Sidney Crosby overtime goal,