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(+)Morning Pens Buzz: Kessel or Kesler?

Takeaways & Latest Chatter: Defending Crosby down low, AHL guys taking excellent "angles on forecheck" scouts say, Cullen's dominance in faceoff circle, Dumoulin's patience with puck, Letang's season from here, Kessel seeing 8th most ice time at EVS among forwards vs Ducks........ (+)Read More

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The gap between Penguins and Top Contenders is looking significant

The Vegas Golden Knights (8-2-0, 16 pts) just absolutely steam rolled the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5-1, 7 pts) Saturday Night in a 6-2 win. Pittsburgh falling to 0-3 on the road trip and 1-5-1 since a 2-0 start, are teetering on the edge of giving their General Manager the mandate to do what he’s always wanted to do. –Blow this thing up– For Pittsburgh Sidney Crosby (4) and Ville Koivunen (2) each scored in the loss, while Sergei Murashov struggled again in allowing 5 goals on 19 shots (.737SV%). Murashov is 0-3-1 with an .883 SV% in four starts.

Penguins strike early, get overwhelmed in 5-2 loss to Avs

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Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust gave the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4-1, 7 pts) a 2-0 lead in scoring 29 seconds apart midway through the first period. It would be about all the Penguins had going for them the rest of the way as the Colorado Avalanche (5-2-1, 11 pts) erupted with five unanswered goals, en route to a 5-2 win on Friday Night

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