The Penguins never came close to trading Rickard Rakell before Friday’s NHL trade deadline. Oh, there was heavy interest. The Penguins received substantial offers from teams eager to add one of the most gifted goal scorers on the market.

NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, with the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas making four trades on deadline day. He also made a couple of trades leading up to the deadline.

Since becoming the Penguins general manager, Kyle Dubas has faced heavy criticism for moves that he has made. Pittsburgh sports fans are just babies that want to cry about everything. Dubas had one goal at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline which was to acquire assets to get the rebuild underway and he did that.

Sidney Crosby scored twice, Evgeni Malkin also had a goal and Tristan Jarry made 30 saves and had an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins snap a four-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

Sidney Crosby scored twice and the Minnesota Wild couldn't get much of anything past Tristan Jarry, who made 29 saves to key a 3-1 Pittsburgh Penguins victory over the Wild Sunday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center in St.

The Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins met up for their second time on Sunday afternoon, Mar. 9 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Their first meeting in Pittsburgh went in favor of the Wild 5-3.

For one final time, captain Sidney Crosby and the rest of his Pittsburgh Penguins will have the opportunity to face off against a friendly, familiar foe. Pittsburgh Penguins

The 40-year-old Fleury, who will be retiring at the end of the 2024-25 season, moved past Hockey Hall of Famer netminder Roberto Luongo on the all-time starts list. The former Florida Panthers and Vancouver Canucks goalie had a total of 1,014 career starts, while New Jersey Devils legend Martin Brodeur holds the record with 1,251.

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