The NHL’s Holiday Roster Freeze began Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. local time and runs through 12:01 a.m. local on Dec. 28. [PensBurgh]
As for tonight’s matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Penguins and ‘Canes are two teams coming off confidence-boosting wins. [CBS Sports]
However, wins have been hard to come by for the Pittsburgh Penguins, both in a general sense and against a highly talented, octane Hurricanes team. [Trib Live]
The return of a holiday tradition: On Wednesday, the Penguins resumed their annual visit to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, a team tradition since the 1970s.