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Free Agency Signings Anthony Mantha (6-5, 235) | Terms: 1 Year, $2.5 Million Buzz: The Penguins might be building the slowest team in the NHL. There’s no question, though, the forward group will be different and will possess a welcomed heavy style of game below the dots. The questions with Mantha, a former first round pick, will be his healthy and foot speed after suffering a torn ACL in November. He appeared in just 13 games with the Flames, totaling 4 goals and 3 assists. 2023-2024 saw the 6-foot-5 winger posted 23 goals and 21 assists in 74 games and was very productive with Washington before a trade at the 2024 deadline to Vegas where his game tailed off. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Win of the Season?

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Win of the season?

— Penguins storm back from 3-0 deficit as Tommy Novak provided the heroics with the OT Winner 17 seconds into OT for a Penguins 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins. A game with major playoff implications, Pittsburgh completed its second three-goal comeback of the season and take three of four points on the weekend. Anthony Mantha was huge in the third period, scored two-third period goals in fueling the win, while Connor Dewar and Egor Chinakhov also scored in the victory. Chinakhov has 11 goals in 25 games with Pittsburgh……

Penguins fall to 1-9 in shootouts

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Trevor Zegras scored the only goal in the shootout to lead the Philadelphia Flyers (29-22-11, 69 pts) to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins (31-17-14, 76 pts) on Saturday evening. Pittsburgh falls to 1-9 in shootouts on the season and fail to get an important two points on a day they allowed just 15 shots on goal. Stuart Skinner stopped 12 of 15 in the loss, while Tommy Novak (13, PPG), Rickard Rakell (12), Erik Karlsson (6) each scored for Pittsburgh. Boston holding onto the second wildcard spot with 75 points comes to PPG Paints Arena Sunday afternoon @ 4:30 pm.

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