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Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins will play the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, at Amalie Arena. Fancy a wager on Crosby in the Penguins-Lightning game? Use our stats and information below. Catch over 1000 out of market NHL games, plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle. When: Wednesday, December 6, 2023…

It's never wise to simply bet on streaky teams and fade cold ones - especially given the bouncy nature of hockey where goaltending can win or lose you any given night. But there's more behind the curtain in regards to the Penguins' recent spark and the Blue Jackets' slump. Pittsburgh didn't get the auspicious start it was hoping for with the…

The hype around rookie center Connor Bedard heading into his NHL career rivals what we saw surrounding Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby before him. How does Chicago's 2023 first overall pick compare to those two centers and other recent No. 1 overall draft selections? A look at how top picks dating back to Crosby have fared can help set the…

While the 2004-05 NHL lockout was a necessary step for hockey and helped shape the league for today and the future, it has been overly unkind to the Philadelphia Flyers over the years. Actually, that might be an understatement. The cancellation of the 2004-05 season was hard on everyone, including players, owners, arena staff, and all the fans.…

Two months before his NHL debut, Blackhawks prospect Connor Bedard is the overwhelming favorite to win the Calder Trophy. FanDuel lists Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft in June, at minus-120 to be the 2023-24 rookie of the year. In other words, they figure he's more likely to win the award than every other NHL rookie combined. And…

There are two really crappy things about the Pittsburgh Penguins loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. The first thing is that it actually happened. The Sharks are one of the league's worst teams and played the night before on the road (in overtime!), all while the Penguins were sitting at home rested and presumably ready to go. The Sharks…

Pittsburgh is clinging to tenth place in the Stanley Cup odds, tied with the Flames at+1800. The Senators are way down the list at+15000. Montreal is the next closest team at+50000. Wednesday's over was set at 6.5 and it was pretty evident that was going to get left in the dust. Pittsburgh and Ottawa were tied 2-2 after one and 3-3 after two. Seven…

Entering the UBS Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not lost to a team other than Toronto and Carolina since Nov. 12. Pittsburgh is 13-3-2 and+17 in their last 17 games thanks mainly to a ridiculously good penalty kill: only three goals allowed in 52 attempts. They are favored on the NHL betting lines, though the Islanders have had a thing for…

The Pittsburgh Penguins have made the month of December quite merry for their fanbase as they've used a month full of home games to make up a lot of ground in the standings and pad their place among the playoff teams. Currently, Pittsburgh has 43 points and are eighth in the NHL with a 19-9-5 record. As per usual, the Metropolitan Division is on…

Revenge may be on the mind of the Penguins when they host the New York Rangers in one of eight games in the NHL odds on Tuesday, December 20th. It's the first meeting between the two teams since New York defeated Pittsburgh in overtime in game seven of their first round playoff series last year. Although the Blueshirts can't seem to lose right now,…

The Hart Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the most valuable player in the NHL. According to hockey betting sites, Connor McDavid is the runaway favorite right now. But if you're looking for value, you'll have to look outside of McDavid. Connor McDavid is tearing up the National Hockey League right now with 59 points in 30 games. He's on…

Between Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, and Evgeni Malkin, the Pittsburgh Penguins have found their groove, winning five straight and 10 of their last 12. With some help from Dallas, our NHL betting picks expect this game to go Over the total. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Dallas Stars will try to cool off the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins when these…

Do it for Kris Letang. The Pittsburgh Penguins (11-8-4) will be without their top defenseman for the foreseeable future after he suffered a stroke earlier this week. The team is rallying around the 17-year veteran as the resurgent Vegas Golden Knights (17-6-1) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (11-8-4) Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Shelly Anderson…

With a quarter of the season in the books, the Pittsburgh Penguins are one point back of the final wild card spot in the East and dangerously close to missing the playoffs for the first time in 17 years. In other words, it's the perfect time to put some money on them. According to Bet365, which has Pittsburgh as a+3300 long shot to win the Stanley…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba - The Pittsburgh Penguins (7-7-3) got a few bounces, finally, to beat the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. It was far from perfect, but the win ended another mini-losing streak and provided the Penguins with their third win in 12 games. Will the victory begin the big thaw for the ice-cold Penguins? They'll face the Winnipeg Jets…

The Tampa Bay Lightning are rounding into form and are a good bet to continue moving in the right direction Saturday when they hit the road to face the Nashville Predators. The Lightning recently finished off an unbeaten homestand and their first four-game win streak is in the offing against a team it has dominated of late. In its most recent win,…

C-USA opponents will clash when the UTSA Roadrunners (7-2) battle the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-6). The Bulldogs, with+625 moneyline odds to win, travel to face the Roadrunners, listed at -18.5 on the spread, on November 12, 2022 at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN+. A total of 68.5 has been set for the game. The insights in the following article are based off…

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-4) face a C-USA matchup versus the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-6). The Blue Raiders, listed at -2.5 on the spread, travel to face the Bulldogs, +108 to win, on November 5, 2022 at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN+. A total of 63.5 points has been set for the contest by oddsmakers. This article references betting data updated…

Unquestionably, the Boston Bruins have been the best team in the NHL so far this season. Boston has won four straight games, leading the NHL in point percentage, goals-per-game and goal differential. So it's interesting to see them as slight underdogs heading to Pittsburgh Tuesday night, according to the NHL betting odds. Pittsburgh's lost four…

It's a busy night in the NHL with 10 games on the docket. Let's take a look at some player props for tonight's action. *Odds as of 2 p.m. ET Reilly Smith over 2.5 shots on goal+128 (FanDuel) After seeing the Colorado Avalanche manhandle the Chicago Blackhawks, it's hard not to look positively on Vegas Golden Knights skaters in this one. In the…

To mark the three-quarter point of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its fourth installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Hart Trophy, awarded annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team as selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Connor McDavid is so…

It took longer than usual for the Blue Jackets' locker room to open Tuesday night. Nobody confirmed that a postgame meeting had taken place, but confirmation wasn't necessary. Another meltdown had just concluded with a 5-3 gut punch delivered by the Pittsburgh Penguins, whose gleeful black-and-gold clad fans overran Nationwide Arena, again, and…

Fortune favors the bold, or at least that's how the saying goes. We're not so sure that's the case in making preseason predictions. Nothing is safe, not in hockey, where seemingly every season there are six to eight jaw-dropping things happen that no one saw coming. Consider: every year since 2014, at least five new teams have qualified for the…

NHL.com has the fantasy hockey spin on the trade that sent defenseman Erik Karlsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins from the San Jose Sharks. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy and subscribe for free to the "NHL Fantasy on Ice" podcast. Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson was acquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins from the San Jose Sharks…

byWes Crosby/ NHL.com Independent Correspondent After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is examining where each team stands in preparation for the 2023-24 regular season, which starts Oct. 10. Today, the Pittsburgh Penguins: 2022-23 season: 40-31-11, fifth in Metropolitan Division; did not qualify for Stanley Cup…