Pens Points: Kraken Unleashed
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Pens Points will get you all ready for the final game of the Penguins five-game homestand against the Kraken.
Home sweet home for the Pittsburgh Penguins ends tonight when they host the Seattle Kraken at PPG Paints Arena. When the horn sounds later this evening, the Penguins will pack their bags and head to the road for a season long seven game road trip starting on Friday night. Until then, let's home the Penguins can take care of business and gain some momentum before heading out.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM and will be broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh.
Pens Points...
After a disappointing 2023-24 season, Rickard Rakell needed a bounce back to prove his doubters wrong. So far in 2024-25, Rakell has been the Penguins most consistent goal scorer and is on pace to set a new career high mark. [Pensburgh]
Getting swept by the Senators and Lightning over the weekend leaves the Penguins in a bad spot with a long road trip on the horizon. A home game tonight against the Kraken is the last time the Penguins will be on home ice until February. [Pensburgh]
One of the most glaring issues surrounding the Penguins at the moment has been the complete ineptitude of the penalty kill. Once a strength of the team, the penalty kill has fallen off a cliff during the team's recent struggles. [Trib Live]
Sam Poulin knows the importance of taking care of your mental health and he wants others to be aware of the same. The former first round pick took time away from the game to better tend to himself and he is all the better for it. [Penguins]
Letting points on the table cost the Penguins dearly the last two seasons where they missed the playoffs. This season they were cleaning up the scraps a bit better, but they have started to revert to old habits in the overtime period and it's costing them. [The Hockey News]
NHL News and Notes...
There will be a new home coming for the Philadelphia Flyers in short order after the team announced a new arena deal has been reached. As they do now, the Flyers will share the new digs with their NBA counterparts, the 76ers. [NHL]
Auston Matthews was one of the original members of the United States 4 Nations squad to be announced. Injuries cast some doubt on his availability, but the Toronto Maple Leafs says the star will be ready to go for the tournament next month. [NHL]
