Pittsburgh has lost eight of 10 since the holiday break and begins a 15-day road swing Friday night in Buffalo

Dubas has his hands full to improve a Penguins team that looks an awful lot like it did during the last two seasons.

In a game that kicked off a critical seven-game road trip across the country as the Pittsburgh Penguins try to climb back into a playoff spot, they rode an efficient power play and strong goaltending on Friday while shedding some bad habits to down the Buffalo Sabres 5-2.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are continuing to battle for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but likely will be sellers at the deadline.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in trouble. They lost four of the five games on their crucial homestand despite holding their last two opponents to only two shots each in the first period.

Pittsburgh has now lost eight of its 10 games since the holiday break and has fallen to seventh in the wild card race

The Penguins blew yet another third-period lead, falling to Seattle 4-2 to finish off a terrible 1-3-1 homestand.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are embroiled in frustration leading to a lack of commitment in the most important parts of the game. They’ve played well enough

The Penguins suffered a brutal second period and still notched a point but fell in overtime to Carolina 4-3 on Sunday.

"At this point, we just feel it's best in the long run for the team and for Tristan to allow Joel [Blomqvist] to come up here," Dubas said. "We think over the past year and a half

The Pittsburgh Penguins were dealt another blow on Sunday as forward Michael Bunting was ruled out of their 5–2 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning following a car accident outside PPG Paints Arena.

#LetsGoPens forward Cody Glass is okay after an injury that occurred Tuesday, when 6-foot-7, 252-pound Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak landed on his head. "Head kind of hit the ice, [Oleksiak] fell on top of my head... not ideal," Glass said. "But... it's hockey."