NHL, NHLPA ratify four-year collective bargaining agreement. media.nhl.com/public/news/19…

Only 73 players in NHL history have played at least 20 seasons.  The 2024-25 campaign saw four players accomplish this major milestone: Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Corey Perry and Ryan Suter thehockeynews.com/news/latest-ne…

The Penguins have acquired defenseman Matt Dumba and a 2028 second-round draft pick from the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok. Details: pens.pe/3U5h0q0

Every NHL Team and how many draft picks they have over the next three seasons: Top 3- 1st: Pittsburgh Penguins 29 2nd: Nashville Predators 28 3rd: Utah Mammoth 27 #AnaheimDucks 2026: 8 2027: 8 2028: 7 Total: 23 #BostonBruins 2026: 8 2027: 6 2028: 7 Total: 21 #BuffaloSabres 2026: 8 2027: 7

Reporting on this only because I’m a bit surprised by the outcome. Expect the NHL to give the Decentralized Draft model another try next year. Strong majority of GM’s voted in favour of the new status quo with some potential production tweaks to move the 1st round along.

#Pens announce they've acquired G Arturs Silovs from Vancouver for Chase Stillman and a fourth-round pick in 2027.

This season marks fourth time, and second consecutive time, Pens will open against the Rangers: 1987, 4-4 @ NYR 2009, 3-2 v NYR 2024, 0-6 v NYR The 1987 game was tied by Wilf Paiement with 10:19 to play, his first goal with Pens and penultimate goal of his NHL career.

The Penguins' 17-game month of March, which includes one two-day break, will equal the team record for games played in one month. Others: December, 1990 (10-6-1) March, 2007 (12-3-2)

The Pens' 16 sets of back-to-back games this season will be their most since playing 19 in 2017-18. This will be the ninth time in the Crosby Era Pens have had at least 16 sets.

Pens' record in back-to-back games the last 7 seasons in which they had at least 16 sets of them. They've never been under .500: 2017-18 (10-7-2) 2015-16 (8-8-1) 2014-15 (7-7-3) 2013-14 (11-5-1) 2011-12 (8-6-2) 2010-11 (11-3-2) 2009-10 (10-5-1)

Pens' only 5-game road trip this season, March 10-18, is an interesting one. Starts in Carolina, goes to Vegas, Utah and Colorado, then ends in Carolina.

Thanks to Hunter for asking. . . this will mark the second time Pens have opened a season with 3 games against New York-area teams. In 1998-99: Oct. 10 @ NYI (4-3) Oct. 14 @ NJ (3-1) Oct. 17 v NYR (3-3)

Pens play only 3 Friday night games this season, all consecutively in November, one being the kickoff of the Sweden games. They played 13 Friday night games last season.

Nine of Pens' first 14 games are on the road.

Amazingly given their proximity, this season will mark just the second time Buffalo plays in Pittsburgh on Thanksgiving Eve. Also happened in 1970 (4-4). Pens once played @ Buffalo on Thanksgiving Eve (2010, 1-0).

Pens have 6 Sunday afternoon home games this season, tying team record for most in one season. Also had 6 in 2007-08 and 2021-22.

Bedsy is only getting started 🔥 #NHLYoungStarsWeek | Chicago Blackhawks

Quick glance at back-to-backs among Eastern teams, subject to my errors trying to this somewhat quickly. Point out what I have wrong: Pens-16 Caro-15 Tor-15 Mont-15 Tampa-15 NJ-14 CBJ-14 NYI-14 Ott-14 Wash-14 Det-13 Phil-13 Fla-13 Bost-13 Buff-13 NYR-12

RIP Ozzy. No one like him. So glad to see him and Sabbath with Van Halen at the Igloo. Volume 4 an underrated classic.

NHL Miles Traveled 2025-26 The 32 NHL teams will travel more than 1.3 million this season, with Pittsburgh and Nashville visiting Sweden, and the Oilers taking a 7,114-mile trip acoss North America. Full Story & Details In Comments