Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 Sunday. Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, and Anthony Cirelli and

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in need of wins. Their recent run of strong play has tapered just slightly, and just enough to be on the wrong side of seven of their last nine games, including three that went beyond regulation.

All signs point to Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins being sellers leading up to this year's NHL trade deadline.

Dubas however has other trade chips available in pending unrestricted free agents like Anthony Beauvillier and Marcus Pettersson, but there is a sense that all players except for Crosby and Geno are being considered.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and perhaps Rickard Rakell got some good news since Sunday. Rakell left the team sometime after the loss on Saturday to the Washington Capitals to return to Pittsburgh and tend to a family matter.

Marco D’Amico of RG.org: A source said that any Pittsburgh Penguins player not named Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Philip Tomasino, and Owen Pickering could be available for the right price. Source when asked about Kris Letang: “I don’t know right now.” Letang has three years left at a $6.1 million cap hit and a full no-move.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2025