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By COMON Network Team 1/17 – Pittburgh Penguins (1-2-0, 2 pts) 4 def. Washington Capitals (2-0-1, 5 pts) 3 in a shootout. The Penguins got their first win of the season via shootout against the Washington Capitals Sunday afternoon. After back-and-forth scoring and a very methodical overtime, the Penguins were able to overcome the Capitals after Jake Guentzel’s shootout goal and
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By COMON Network Team 1/13 – Philadelphia Flyers (1-0-0, 2 pts) 6 def. Pittsburgh Penguins (0-1-0, 0 pts) 3 The Penguins lost their 2021 56-game season opener 6-3 to the Flyers Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Arena. It was Pittsburgh getting on the board first with Mark Jankowski at 5:12 of the first, but the Flyers lit the lamp twice to
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By Austin Shaw With the return of the NHL Season and it only being 56 games, now is the time to get your futures bets in. I’m using both Fanduel (FD) and Barstool Sportsbook (BS) for the Odds. As of Monday, January 11th at 10 a.m. here are the teams I believe have the best betting odds to win the
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By Austin Shaw Hockey is back, again. It feels like yesterday was the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Let me tell you, I don’t want to talk about that pitiful performance. But, I’m sure I’ll reference it. I’m just disappointed and I do not have high hopes. If you haven’t read the NHL Season Preview, head to the blog
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By Austin Shaw The NHL season is about to start and just a few months later than usual. The NHL isn’t unfamiliar with a short season, but we haven’t seen one since 2012-2013. That season was shortened to 48 games due to a battle between the NHL and the NHLPA over a labor dispute. The Chicago Blackhawks went on to
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By Jack Hillgrove Ah, yes. 2020. Perhaps the most cliché year of our lifetimes if there is such a thing. Every once in a while I’ll come across the Match.com commercial where Satan meets up with a woman named “2020,” and I can’t help but laugh. In the most comical way, I think that is the perfect summary for how
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By Austin Shaw The closest thing the Pittsburgh Penguins has to an enforcer has been traded. Patric Hornqvist is headed to one of the most irrelevant teams in the NHL, The Florida Panthers in return for Mike Matheson and Colton Sceviour. Originally the rumor was, Hornqvist for Matheson and Penguins would save a small 500K in cap. Sceviour come in
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By Austin Shaw It’s not unusual for the Penguins GM to trade away a first round draft pick. GMJR has done it yet again and arguably for the better. The Penguins have traded their 2020 first round pick along with forward Evan Rodrigues, David Warsofsky and prospect Filip Hallander to Toronto. In return, the Penguins receive their first round pick
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By Austin Shaw Well, no surprise here. The Penguins did not get the number one overall pick. What a double whammy. The Penguins don’t make the playoffs and don’t get the number one pick. The way it should be. The number one pick went to The New York Rangers. Who will inevitably choose Alexis Lafrenière. Him on a line with
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By COMON Network Team Final Score – Montreal Canadiens 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (Montreal wins series 3-1) 3rd Star: Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) – GWG 2nd Star: Tristan Jarry (PIT) – 21 SV, 1 GA 1st Star: Carey Price (MTL) – 22 SV, 0 GA The 24th seed in the bubble has advanced into the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Penguins
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