Pens Points: On the Island

Start your Penguins game day with Pens Points to catch up on the latest team news before puck drop.

It’s only the first week of November, but the three games on the schedule for this week are the most important stretch for the Pittsburgh Penguins thus far. After the disaster in Western Canada, the Penguins somewhat righted the ship with a 2-1-0 homestand. Now they head back to the road for a three game Metro trip beginning tonight on Long Island against the New York Islanders.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 PM and will be broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh.

Pens Points...

Tonight kicks off a crucial week for the Penguins, with three Metro games on the schedule as they visit the Islanders followed by a back-to-back with the Hurricanes and Capitals. [Pensburgh]

In some positive injury news, forwards Bryan Rust and Matt Nieto will join the Penguins on their upcoming road trip and it looks like Jesse Puljujarvi will return to the lineup this evening. [The Hockey News]

Sidney Crosby is on the verge of hitting the 600 goal milestone along with a handful of other career markers that could be reached in the very near future. [Pensburgh]

Attention all Pittsburgh Dead Heads, the Penguins will be paying tribute to the Grateful Dead when they host the San Jose Sharks on November 16th at PPG Paints Arena. [Penguins]

Sidney Crosby takes home Third Star of the Week honors from the NHL after posting seven points (4G-3A) over three games last week as the captain puts his season back on track. [Penguins]

NHL News and Notes...

A week after suffering an ankle injury that forced him out of the lineup, Connor McDavid was back on the ice Monday with the Edmonton Oilers with the hopes of being game ready by the weekend. [Sportsnet]

David Pastrnak found himself in the dog house with head coach Jim Montgomery over the weekend but put the blame on himself for being benched in a win over the Seattle Kraken. [NHL]