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Pittsburgh-Detroit Swap: Tanev for Helm

As the Penguins plan to start a brief stretch of games at home, they'll do so with a new face on the roster.

Darren Helm, who plays both center and wing, will join the team following a trade with the Detroit Red Wings. Helm has been a solid player for the Wings, throwing up 17 points in 61 games in 2018-19. The year prior, he scored 31 points in 75 games.

So far in 2019, Helm has scored two goals and assisted on five in 21 games.

Taking a plane to Michigan will be Brandon Tanev and Santeri Airola. Tanev signed with the Penguins just prior to this season and has played surprisingly well. He's, like Helm, netted seven points in two fewer games. Airola was drafted by Pittsburgh in the seventh round of the 2019 draft, and the Penguins projected him to be a future seventh d-man.

With that, here's what the Penguins' lines will be in their game tonight versus the Toronto Maple Leafs:

Crosby - Lemieux - Guentzel
Galchenyuk - Malkin - Hornqvist
Rust - Helm - Aston-Reese
Kahun - McCann - Ennis

Hjalmarsson - Letang
Phaneuf - Schultz
Pettersson - Riikola

Scratch: LW Brandon Pirri; C Dominik Simon
Injured: Brian Dumoulin (day-to-day)

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Another Comeback in Pittsburgh


Bryan Rust's second-period goal put the Penguins on the board.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 16, 2019 1 2 3 F TOR (11-7-4) 2 0 0 2 PIT (13-4-3) 0 3 1 4 Three Stars Bryan Rust 1G, 1A Zach Aston-Reese 1G Justin Schultz 2A	Team Stats Comparison TOR PIT Shots on Goal 25 32 Hits 11 32 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20 18 Penalty Minutes 4 6 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 2 Time on Attack 5:04 7:25
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TOR 6:58: Alexander Kerfoot (4) PP (Mitch Marner) TOR 18:38: Mats Sundin (6) (William Nylander) SECOND PERIOD PIT 4:43: Bryan Rust (8) PP (Dominik Kahun, Justin Schultz) PIT 7:09: Tyler Ennis (3) (Kris Letang, Nik Hjalmarsson) PIT 8:48: Zach Aston-Reese (Bryan Rust, Justin Schultz) THIRD PERIOD PIT 19:37: Sidney Crosby (17) EN (Jake Guentzel, Mario Lemieux)
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Fredrik Andersen 31 28 90% 3.02
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 25 23 92% 2.00

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Offensive Explosion as Murray Shuts Out Isles

Alex Galchenyuk scored backhanded on a breakaway for his 7th of the season.

New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 19, 2019 1 2 3 F NYI (8-9-2) 0 0 0 0 PIT (14-4-3) 1 0 5 6 Three Stars Sidney Crosby 2G Mario Lemieux 1G, 1A Alex Galchenyuk 1G, 1A	Team Stats Comparison NYI PIT Shots on Goal 18 34 Hits 6 19 Faceoffs Won-Lost 13 15 Penalty Minutes 0 0 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 0 Time on Attack 6:42 5:43
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 19:52: Dominik Kahun (5) (Alex Galchenyuk, Matt Murray) THIRD PERIOD PIT 1:43: Sidney Crosby (18) (Mario Lemieux) PIT 3:38: Alex Galchenyuk (7) PIT 15:07: Sidney Crosby (19) (Jared McCann, Justin Schultz) PIT 15:55: Kris Letang (2) (Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jake Guentzel) PIT 19:14: Mario Lemieux (14) (Bryan Rust)
New York Islanders - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Semyon Varlamov 30 25 83% 5.37 Thomas Greiss 4 3 75% 14.63
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 18 18 100% 0.00

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Pens' Point Streak Ends


Terry Sawchuk was brought in to relieve Matt Murray, which was as good at stopping the meltdown as flying a helicopter over Chernobyl.

Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders
Nov 21, 2019 1 2 3 F PIT (14-5-3) 3 1 1 5 NYI (9-9-2) 1 2 4 7 Three Stars Mario Lemieux 1G, 2A Thomas Hickey 1G, 1A Derick Brassard 2G	Team Stats Comparison PIT NYI Shots on Goal 38 36 Hits 24 2 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18 21 Penalty Minutes 19 4 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 2 4 Time on Attack 5:22 7:12
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NYI 4:55: Thomas Hikey (1) (Brock Nelson, Jordan Eberle) PIT 9:49: Jared MCCann (4) (Tyler Ennis, Dominik Kahun) PIT 12:25: Sidney Crosby (20) (Mario Lemieux, Niklas Hjalmarsson) PIT 14:06: Jake Guentzel (6) (Mario Lemieux, Kris Letang) SECOND PERIOD PIT 1:01: Mario Lemeiux (15) (Niklas Hjalmarsson) NYI 14:36: Jordan Eberle (4) (Thomas Hickey, Ryan Pulock) NYI 17:12: Derick Brassard (6) PP (Andrew Ladd, Denis Potvin) THIRD PERIOD PIT 5:52: Evgeni Malkin (7) (Matt Murray) NYI 6:50: Andrew Ladd (4) (Cal Clutterbuck, Ryan Pulock) NYI 9:16: Mathew Barzal (4) (Josh Bailey, Andres Lee) NYI 13:45: Anders Lee (9) (Josh Bailey, Bryan Trottier) NYI 19:39: Derick Brassard (7) PP, EN (Andrew Ladd)
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 27 22 81% 5.68 Terry Sawchuk 8 7 88% 8.65
New York Islanders - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Semyon Varlamov 38 33 87% 5.00

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Galchenyuk, Malkin Shine as Pens Dominate Devils


Brian Dumoulin absolutely murdered several people in his first game back from injury.

New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 22, 2019 1 2 3 F NJD (9-12-1) 1 0 1 2 PIT (15-5-3) 2 3 1 6 Three Stars Alex Galchenyuk 1G, 3A Evgeni Malkin 4A Patric Hornqvist 2G	Team Stats Comparison NJD PIT Shots on Goal 14 40 Hits 12 43 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24 20 Penalty Minutes 11 13 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 4 3 Time on Attack 5:26 6:09
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NJD 11:06: Taylor Hall (15) (Peter Stastny) PIT 15:08: Bryan Rust (9) (Dion Phaneuf, Darren Helm) PIT 19:27: Sidney Crosby (21) PP (Evgeni Malkin, Alex Galchenyuk) SECOND PERIOD PIT 7:46: Alex Galchenyuk (8) (Marcus Pettersson, Evgeni Malkin) PIT 15:03: Patric Hornqvist (4) (Evgeni Malkin, Alex Galchenyuk) PIT 19:46: Kris Letang (3) SH (Zach Aston-Reese) THIRD PERIOD NJD 4:54: Miles Wood (2) PIT 17:11: Patric Hornqvist (5) (Alex Galchenyuk, Evgeni Malkin)
New Jersey Devils - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Cory Schneider 40 34 85% 6.00
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Terry Sawchuk 14 12 86% 2.00

[Tazer19]

Yo, that looks illegal.

Quote: Originally Posted by goosedennis

Galchenyuk, Malkin Shine as Pens Dominate Devils Brian Dumoulin absolutely murdered several people in his first game back from injury. New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins Nov 22, 2019 1 2 3 F NJD (9-12-1) 1 0 1 2 PIT (15-5-3) 2 3 1 6 Three Stars Alex Galchenyuk 1G, 3A Evgeni Malkin 4A Patric Hornqvist 2G Team Stats Comparison NJD PIT Shots on Goal 14 40 Hits 12 43 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24 20 Penalty Minutes 11 13 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 4 3 Time on Attack 5:26 6:09 Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD NJD 11:06: Taylor Hall (15) (Peter Stastny) PIT 15:08: Bryan Rust (9) (Dion Phaneuf, Darren Helm) PIT 19:27: Sidney Crosby (21) PP (Evgeni Malkin, Alex Galchenyuk) SECOND PERIOD PIT 7:46: Alex Galchenyuk (8) (Marcus Pettersson, Evgeni Malkin) PIT 15:03: Patric Hornqvist (4) (Evgeni Malkin, Alex Galchenyuk) PIT 19:46: Kris Letang (3) SH (Zach Aston-Reese) THIRD PERIOD NJD 4:54: Miles Wood (2) PIT 17:11: Patric Hornqvist (5) (Alex Galchenyuk, Evgeni Malkin) New Jersey Devils - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Cory Schneider 40 34 85% 6.00 Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Terry Sawchuk 14 12 86% 2.00

[goosedennis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tazer19

Yo, that looks illegal.

If only there were a way to have him do the Corey Perry walk of shame

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Super Mario Jets Pens Past Flames


Lemieux's goal with 0.6 seconds left in the game won it for Pittsburgh.

Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 25, 2019 1 2 3 F CGY (14-11-2) 1 1 1 3 PIT (16-5-3) 2 1 1 4 Three Stars Mario Lemieux Hat Trick Niklas Hjalmarsson 1A Patric Hornqvist 1G	Team Stats Comparison CGY PIT Shots on Goal 36 28 Hits 14 44 Faceoffs Won-Lost 21 12 Penalty Minutes 2 6 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 1 Time on Attack 6:05 4:34
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 00:36: Mario Lemieux (16) (Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby) PIT 00:52: Mario Lemieux (17) (Niklas Hjalmarsson) CGY 4:01: Elias Lindholm (4) (Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk) SECOND PERIOD CGY 9:54: Michael Stone (1) (Oliver Kylington, Juuso Valimaki) PIT 14:45: Patric Hornqvist (6) (Evgeni Malkin) THIRD PERIOD CGY 15:56: Derek Ryan (3) PP (Sam Bennett, Mark Giordano) PIT 19:59: Mario Lemieux (18) PP (Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel)
Calgary Flames - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA David Rittich 28 24 86% 4.00
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Matt Murray 36 33 92% 3.00