In the final minutes of regulation on Saturday against San Jose, Bryan Rust hit the post while going for the empty net with the Penguins holding a 5-3 lead. It was a fortuitous bounce for the Sharks,

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A unique set of circumstances allowed Harrison Brunicke to join the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for a two-week stint earlier this month, which provided the 19-year-old defenseman an opportunity

Due to a 6-5 overtime loss to the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday, the Penguins are not only winless in their last four games (0-1-3), but they have surrendered a lead with less than two minutes remaining in all three extra-time defeats.

The Mammoth start a three-game road trip in Pittsburgh and will also travel to Boston and Detroit on this eastern swing. Pittsburgh is on the second half of a back-to-back for Sunday’s game. The Penguins are 14-8-8 and 4-2-4 in their last 10 games.

Wednesday was not the first time Aguilera, who sang the National Anthem at sporting events in Pittsburgh growing up, was spotted at a Penguins game. In March 2024, Aguilera attended Pittsburgh's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Aguilera grew up in the North Hills and graduated from North Allegheny High School.

Penguins coach Dan Muse is a fan of the acquisition of Stuart Skinner and points to his experience in the Stanley Cup Final.

On Saturday, when the Pittsburgh Penguins went up 5-1 against the San Jose Sharks with less than 15 minutes to go in regulation, it felt like the kind of game in which the Penguins would continue to pile on.