Ring in 2025 with a few Pens Points.
The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out 2024 with a game against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. However, it wasn’t a glamorous ending to the last game of the calendar year in Detroit. [Recap]
The Penguins also received two bits of good news before their game yesterday: Jesse Puljujarvi went unclaimed by 31 other NHL teams, and defenseman Marcus Pettersson returned to the lineup after dealing with an undisclosed injury. [PensBurgh]
The 2024-25 Winter Classic was played Tuesday afternoon between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in Chicago’s Wrigley Field. How original. St. Louis scored three goals in the second period to run away from the Blackhawks in a 6-2 win. [NHL]
We will keep the topic of the Winter Classic going with a look at some of the best uniforms worn during the NHL’s holiday bash. [The Hockey News]
The 2025 NHL draft, now decentralized, will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles in June, according to a report from ESPN. [ESPN]
The Dallas Stars were fined $100,000 on Monday for staging an optional practice session during the mandatory Christmas break that several young players attended, violating the collective bargaining agreement. [AP]
Three-time Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Toews is not ruling out an NHL comeback. [Sportsnet]
Since the calendar has flipped over to Jan. 1, look back at one of the more iconic goals in Penguins history scored on this day in 2008.
