Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins

Despite playing a mostly solid game, the Penguins' defensive issues once again caused them to drop a game against Toronto. Patrick and Hunter begin the show discussing the Penguins' 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Penguins played a pretty solid game and were likely the better team throughout, but defensive miscues in the worst moments caused them to head into the break with another loss,...

The Penguins will play their final game before the Christmas break and have a chance to take advantage of a struggling Maple Leafs team. Patrick and Hunter begin the show by taking a look at the Toronto Maple Leafs and trying to answer the million-dollar question about them: What is wrong with them this season? The usual suspects are producing for the Leafs, including William Nylander, John Tavare...

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and an assist to officially pass Mario Lemieux as the Penguins' all-time leader in points! Patrick and Hunter recap Sidney Crosby's two-point first period, giving him sole possession of the top spot as the franchise leader in career points! They talk about the goal, the assist, what Sidney Crosby means to the franchise and the game as a whole, and how that effort helped...

The Penguins' losing streak has reached seven games after a dud against the Ottawa Senators, so how can they bounce back? Patrick and Hunter begin the show recapping a 4-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators, where bad luck met bad effort, making the Penguins' losing streak hit seven games. They go over a couple of bad calls that went against the Penguins, but the blame lies more with a lack of jump right...

The Penguins are traveling with the dads this weekend and they’ll start the annual dad’s trip in Ottawa! Hunter and Patrick first take a look at the Ottawa Senators, a truly confusing team that looks like they should be better than they are, but are struggling as of late (1:40). They discuss why, who to watch, and what’s been the cause behind the Sens’ struggles. Then, they give their keys to vict...

The long-awaited sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins has happened, as Fenway Sports Group has reportedly sold the team to the Hoffmann Family. Patrick and Hunter begin the show with their reaction to the reported $1.75 billion sale of the Penguins from FSG to the Hoffmann Family, what it could mean for the organization, and a look back at Fenway Sports Group's ownership of the team over the past coupl...

The Penguins will get a chance to bounce back from a disappointing weekend, and it’ll be against their old friend. Hunter and Patrick begin the show discussing the lineup changes ahead of tonight’s game against the Edmonton Oilers (1:30), where Brett Kulak will slot in, and how Stuart Skinner is going right into the fire after the trade. Then, they take a look at the Oilers’ roster and how, as alw...

The Penguins blew not one, but two multi-goal third-period leads this weekend, and they look absolutely broken, so can it be fixed? Patrick and Hunter are bringing you a different kind of Locked On Penguins show this Monday because the Penguins choked away a 5-1 lead to the San Jose Sharks and followed it up with choking away a 3-0 lead to the Utah Mammoth. The episode begins by exploring the ques...

Tristan Jarry and Sam Poulin were traded to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday morning in exchange for Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a second-round pick. Patrick and Hunter begin the Friday show, breaking down the big news of the day, the trade that sent goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Sam Poulin to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for goaltender Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak, and a 202...

The Penguins welcome Montreal tonight, and for the fourth time in history, a Habs’ rookie goalie gets his first start. Hunter and Patrick begin the show by taking a look at Jacob Fowler, who joins Carey Price, Patrick Roy, and Ken Dryden as a Canadiens rookie goalie getting his first career start against Pittsburgh (3:15). They also discuss Montreal’s young, exciting lineup and who to keep an eye...

The Penguins once again surrendered a lead late in the third period and lost in a shootout, this time against the Anaheim Ducks. Patrick and Hunter begin the show with the good. The Penguins, for about 59 minutes and 43 seconds, played one of their best and most complete games of the season. They forechecked well, got scoring chances, saves, and defended their own zone and the neutral zone quite w...

The injury bug isn’t quite done with the Penguins, as they will be without the services of Evgeni Malkin and Blake Lizotte. Hunter and Patrick begin the show discussing a very talented and young Anaheim Ducks team, which will be the Penguins’ first opponent on this five-game home stand (1:18). Despite all the talent and offensive firepower, there is an opening for the Penguins to cool off this red...

The Penguins' shootout woes persist, but getting five out of a possible six points on a tough road trip is cause for celebration. Patrick and Hunter begin the Monday episode discussing another shootout loss for the Penguins, this time against the Dallas Stars. Despite the loss, the Penguins still played one of their finer games of the season against a genuinely great team in Dallas. They go over t...

Did the Penguins deserve two points on Thursday night against the Lightning? Probably not, but they got them! Hunter and Patrick begin the show recapping an absolutely bonkers win over Tampa Bay, and they touch on all of it, from the review at the end of the game to the play of the Kid Line, Tristan Jarry turning in one of his finest performances to date, and everything in between. (0:00) Then, th...

The Pittsburgh Penguins will face their toughest test to date against a red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning squad. Patrick and Hunter begin the show by taking a look at a Tampa Bay team who has won 8 of their last 10 and 15 of their last 19 (2:06). They discuss how good their top six has been and how they're doing this without some key veterans in the lineup. How can the Penguins blunt their momentum? The...

With the Pittsburgh Penguins on a short break, it's time to check in with what might be their top prospect! Hunter and Patrick begin the show discussing the recent play of first-round pick Will Horcoff and how he continues to light up the NCAA (2:00). He also was named to the preliminary roster for Team USA at the World Junior Championships. Can he keep this up? How far away is he from potentially...

There are very few guarantees in life, but one of them is Sidney Crosby absolutely torturing the Philadelphia Flyers. Patrick and Hunter begin a victorious Tuesday episode by discussing Sidney Crosby once again torturing the Flyers faithful with a two-goal night en route to a 5-1 win over Philadelphia. Along with Crosby's two-goal performance, the Penguins also put together one of their best effor...

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a few roster moves ahead of the Turnpike Showdown in Philadelphia tonight! Hunter and Patrick begin the show recapping the weekend, where the Penguins got an overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets (2:00), and then were crushed by the Toronto Maple Leafs. They first recap the Penguins' first overtime win of the season, and how, despite a poor effort for about 40 mi...

The Penguins will have a chance to grab four huge points this weekend when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs. Patrick Damp is flying solo today as Hunter Hodies enjoys a much-needed day off this holiday weekend. Patrick begins the show, previewing the Friday night showdown with the Blue Jackets, a team that is reeling, having lost three straight and four of their last fiv...

The Penguins are back in the win column as they held on to get a big win over the Sabres on Thanksgiving Eve! Patrick and Hunter bring you a quick recap of the Penguins' 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. They start with the good: Tristan Jarry was rock solid in his return from injury, Bryan Rust was able to respond to a potentially game-altering goal by the Sabres, and the Pengu...

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to break their two-game losing skid tonight when they take on the Buffalo Sabres in the annual Thanksgiving Eve game. Hunter and Patrick begin the show by giving you a look at tonight's opponent, the Sabres (2:00). Despite their struggles for a long time, they come to Pittsburgh on a bit of a heater, and the Penguins can't take them lightly. As the Penguins prepar...

Tristan Broz has officially been recalled by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and head coach Dan Muse confirmed he will debut on Wednesday night! While exciting, Patrick and Hunter start the show discussing the goaltending situation and how Tristan Jarry is inching closer to a return, which means that Sergei Murashov is likely to be sent back down to the AHL in the coming days. They talk about how, while...

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Muse didn't hold back after a weekend of two losses, and put his team on notice! Hunter and Patrick start the show by discussing Muse's comments. calling this past weekend unacceptable (2:00). They get into how he picked the right moment to make his comments (3:23) and how it shows that the Penguins are keeping a culture of winning and high expectations alive, pl...

The Penguins' long layoff is over as they'll take on the Minnesota Wild and then the Seattle Kraken this weekend! Patrick and Hunter begin the show, previewing the Penguins vs. Minnesota Wild game tonight at PPG Paints Arena. The Wild are coming into this one the exact opposite way they came into the last one - on a hot streak. Winners of seven of their last eight, the Penguins will have to work t...

After back-to-back scratches in Anaheim, it appears 21-year-old defenseman Pavel Mintyukov could be on the market, so should the Penguins go for it? Hunter and Patrick begin the show discussing potential deals the Penguins could offer the Anaheim Ducks for 21-year-old, first-round pick Pavel Mintyukov, but will those potential deals be enough to pry him out of Orange County? (0:00) Next, with some...