Penguins Face Crucial Week, Silovs Under Pressure

0:00On April 6th, the Pittsburgh Penguins face a brutal week starting Thursday with a road game against the New Jersey Devils at 7 p.m. on April 9th. Then comes the big one, a home and home against the Washington Capitals, first hosting them Saturday at 3 p.m. on April 11th, then heading to DC for Sunday afternoon tilt at 3 p.m. on April 12th. These divisional battles can make or break their push for second in the Metropolitan Division. Meanwhile, goal tending takes a hit with Stewart Skinner, day-to-day from an upper body injury. That puts our two or siloes in the starters' role after his strong 5-to-2 win over Florida on April 5th. The team called up Telegothier as backup, but sea-loves faces heavy pressure from devils and caps crashers around the crease. Defense may got a clamp down to keep high danger shots low. Stars are stepping up big though, Sydney Crosby's got 72 points and just dropped 3 in the Florida win. Evgenie Malkin hit a hat trick there too, plus two assists next game.

1:02Anthony Manta leads with 31 goals using his size smart while Eric Carlson's 50 assists drive the transition like his Norris days. These are true four point swings, sweep the caps and they lock in homies for round one. Dodging road starts against Columbus, the Islanders, or... Philly. No home crowd, no last line change, that's a vet killer in playoffs. By Sunday night, we'll see if the penguins are primed to paint PPG paints black and gold or scrambling on the highway compost season. Team coverage, powered by AI, this is NHL News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.