The Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks met for the first game of a home-and-home on Sunday evening. It was a close, scoreless affair for a good chunk of the game, but Chicago was able to break through first and never looked back. The loss officially eliminates the Penguins from Stanley Cup playoff contention. [Recap]
Forward Philip Tomasino missed Sunday’s game against the Blackhawks due to an undisclosed injury. [Trib Live]
Vasily Ponomarev, the other prospect included in last season’s Jake Guentzel trade, has spent most of the 2024-25 season honing his craft in Wilkes-Barre with the AHL team.