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NHL · Coaching · published 2026-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 · via The Hockey Writers

Penguins Seek Reset After Early Defensive and Penalty-Kill Troubles

Pittsburgh has opened the season at 3-5-1 and sits near the bottom of the Metropolitan Division. A three-game skid against Chicago, Colorado, and Vegas saw the Penguins allow 16 goals, with the penalty kill struggling to prevent clean entries and cross-ice passes. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are creating chances, but the bottom six has not supplied enough secondary scoring, and the team faces Utah on the road before home games against Florida and Nashville.

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