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New York Times
21-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
How to watch Blue Jackets at Penguins in Friday's only NHL action
The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Pittsburgh Penguins in Friday's lone NHL action. Neither team seems headed for a playoff spot, but the reasons to watch this matchup are many, with Columbus already outperforming expectations and Pittsburgh home to one of the sport's brightest lights in Sidney Crosby. Advertisement A string of recent losses put the Blue Jackets out of a playoff spot, with teams including the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers jumping ahead in the tight Eastern Conference wild-card race. While the playoffs look unlikely for Columbus now, its performance this season defied odds and expectations, and despite its middle-of-the-pack standing, the future looks bright. Credit to coach Dean Evason, who's getting quite a bit of love in the Jack Adams race from The Athletic staff. Defenseman Zach Werenski leads the Blue Jackets in points, and our most recent NHL staff predictions have him second in Norris Trophy contention behind superstar Cale Makar. Scott Wheeler has a nice feature here on Blue Jackets prospect Luca Marrelli. Speaking of superstars, the Penguins are led by who other than captain Sidney Crosby with 74 points in 68 games. While all eyes are on Alex Ovechkin's chase toward Wayne Gretzky's goal record, let's not forget Crosby is also close to making one of The Great One's records his own. No. 87 is tied with No. 99 for 19 seasons with a point-per-game average and is on track to claim his record-setting 20th. Pittsburgh has been well out of a playoff spot for a while and is on track to miss the postseason for a third straight year. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan recently spoke about just how grueling the season has been. But if you think it's time the team starts tanking, not so fast, says Penguins beat writer Josh Yohe. In exciting news, the NHL announced earlier this week that the Penguins and Nashville Predators will be heading to Stockholm for the 2025 NHL Global Series. As Penguins beat writer Rob Rossi wrote, Swedes Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson are eager to show off their country's food, arts and culture and entertain family and friends. Rakell called the opportunity to showcase Crosby in his home country 'hardcore.' (Photo of Sidney Crosby: Ethan Miller / Getty Images)
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Penguins Selected For 2025 Global Series In Sweden
It looks like the Pittsburgh Penguins will be boarding a plane to Europe next season. On Tuesday, the NHL announced that the Penguins and Nashville Predators will play games on Nov. 14 and 16 in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of the league's Global Series during the 2025-26 season. Sweden, we're coming back! 🇸🇪The @penguins and @predsnhl will face each other in Stockholm at #NHLGlobalSeries on November 14th and och Nashville möts i Stockholm under #NHLGlobalSeries den 14:e och 16:e november! 🙌 — NHL Sverige (@NHLsv) March 18, 2025 And for Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson - both of whom hail from Sweden - it's the opportunity of a lifetime. "I came from a small town, so I never got the chance to see any professional hockey until I was probably 16 or 17," Karlsson said. "I think it's a great thing that the NHL does right now." Back to their roots 🇸🇪 — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 18, 2025 The Global Series during the 2024-25 season featured games in Prague, Czechia and Tampere, Finland between the Florida Panthers, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sabres. And the Penguins will return to Stockholm for the first time since 2008, when they kicked off their season there against the Ottawa Senators as part of the NHL Premiere Series. "It's very exciting," said Rakell, who grew up just 10 miles outside of Stockholm in Sollentuna. "Just the chance to play in my home country and play in front of familly and friends and people growing up, different coaches that doesn't really have the chance to come and see me play over here. And my grandma, just for her to have the chance to see me play... it'll be a lot of fun." WE'RE GOING INTERNATIONAL! 🇸🇪The Penguins return to Sweden for two regular season games against the Predators on November 14th and 16th for the #NHLGlobalSeries! — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 18, 2025 He also emphasized the prominent hockey interest and Sweden and how much it means to the kids aspiring to become NHL players. "The Swedish Hockey League... it's a good league," Rakell said. "But everybody dreams of the NHL. The hockey interest is huge. "I mean, for kids to have a chance to get close and watch NHL players and guys like Sid, Tanger, and Geno... it's a really big deal." Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more!
CBS News
18-03-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Penguins to play 2 games in Sweden next season as part of NHL Global Series
The PIttsburgh Penguins will play two regular-season games against the Nashville Predators at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on Nov. 14 and 16, 2025, as part of the 2025 NHL Global Series. The Penguins previously played in Stockholm in 2008 during the NHL Premiere Series. In those two games against the Ottawa Senators, the Penguins earned a 4-3 overtime win and a 3-1 loss. "To play in the two games was great. We had a great turnout," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. "The fans were super excited for us to be there. As players, to experience something like that at a young age, too – it was a lot of fun. Since then, I know that there's been a ton of games overseas and it's something that always goes over well, so it should be a great experience." Pittsburgh currently has three Sweden-born players on its roster: defenseman Erik Karlsson and forwards Rickard Rakell and Emil Bemstrom. Karlsson and Rakell represented Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off last month. "I think it becomes a big thing for us," said Rakell, a native of Sundbyberg, Sweden. "I think [it's special] just to have a chance to play in your home country or play in front of, like, your youth team or old coaches that you had growing up. For you to have a chance to have family or friends come and see you and your teammates play, I think it's a pretty special thing." The NHL and Live Nation will offer ticket presales at 10 a.m. Central European Time (5 a.m. Eastern Time) on March 25 and go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Central European Time (5 a.m. Eastern Time) on March 26. Since 1997, the NHL has staged 46 regular-season games at venues outside North America. The 2025 NHL Global Series will be the 47th and 48th regular-season games played overseas, per a news release from the NHL.
