Erik Karlsson had the game-winning goal in Sweden's 3-1 win over France at the World Championship on Monday, helping carry Sweden to a 6-0 start to open the tournament in Czechia.
Monday is a relatively quiet day at the world championships for members of the Pittsburgh Penguins, since only two of them — Jesse Puljujarvi and Valtteri Puustinen of Finland — are scheduled to be in action, as their team takes on Denmark.
Erik Karlsson picked up two goals and an assist in Sweden's 5-1 win over Poland on Sunday at the World Championship in Czechia. Karlsson, who is serving
On Wednesday, Sweden announced their official roster for the upcoming 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship. Among the standouts are Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson and Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.
With the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery taking place on Tuesday night the Pittsburgh Penguins know for sure what draft pick is going to the San Jose Sharks to complete the trade.
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson will play for Sweden during the world championship tournament in Czechia May 10-26. The announcement of his
After an offseason that saw the Pittsburgh Penguins and new general manager Kyle Dubas bring in Erik Karlsson to an aging lineup in hopes of another playoff push, they came up just short at the end of the season, albeit a strong push over the last couple of weeks.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ loss is the San Jose Sharks’ gain. The San Jose Sharks acquired Pittsburgh’s 2024 first-round pick, top-10 protected, as part of last August’s Erik Karlsson trade.
The Islanders clinched their fifth playoff appearance in the last six seasons with a 4-1 win over the Devils Monday night at the Prudential Center.
The Pittsburgh Penguins did their part to keep their playoff hopes alive Monday night. By the time they play the regular-season finale Wednesday on Long Island, they’ll know whether it was worth the effort they put into their 4-2 victory against Nashville at PPG Paints Arena.
Erik Karlsson adds a major milestone to the resume. When he took the ice for the Pittsburgh Penguins game against the Boston Bruins, he did so for the 1,000th time in his NHL career.
Erik Karlsson was the Ottawa Senators first-round pick in 2008, 15th overall. By 2009, he made his NHL debut with Ottawa at Madison Square Garden. The young Swedish defenseman registered an assist and was a minus-1 in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers.
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a two-goal lead against Detroit with less than seven minutes remaining in regulation at PPG Paints Arena Thursday night. For most teams, that would mean a victory is imminent.
There are a few NHL games that matter tonight as the Eastern Conference playoff race heats up, and we'll follow a pair of home teams to get some offense going.
PITTSBURGH – During his first season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, a lot of trade speculation has risen over future Hall of Fame defenseman Erik Karlsson.
“That’s Canada for you,” Erik Karlsson said when asked about trade talk sending him back to the Ottawa Senators had surfaced this week. While there’s no link between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Senators to that kind of deal actually happening, the rumors took on a life of their own this week.
The last time the Ottawa Senators were in the playoffs, they were catapulted to within one goal of the Stanley Cup Final in large part by the otherworldly play of star defenseman Erik Karlsson.
PITTSBURGH – With much talk about the Pittsburgh Penguins starting to sell off players outside of their “core,” president and general manager Kyle Dubas made it clear that Erik Karlsson is in that group.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in danger of missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pittsburgh missed last year for the first time in 16 years. You have to go back to the early and mid-2000s to find the last time Pittsburgh missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
PITTSBURGH – While the Pittsburgh Penguins were away on their bye week, it was announced that NHL players would be permitted to represent their countries again at the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano, Italy, and again in 2030.
Now that we’re into the Christmas break, it’s a perfect time to take a look back at the year that was. Over the next few days, we’ll be counting down the most-viewed stories at Oilersnation of 2023.
As per Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now, recent comments by Kyle Dubas might have hinted at his willingness to trade big names if the team doesn’t turn things around.
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Erik Karlsson was arguably the biggest addition of the offseason.
Tyler Yaremchuk and Frank Seravalli discussed whether the addition of Erik Karlsson turns the Pittsburgh Penguins into a contender on the latest episode of "Daily Faceoff Live."
Erik Karlsson defied a lot of odds last season on his way to winning his third Norris Trophy. Despite playing on a San Jose Sharks team that hovered in the bottom of the standings all season, the Swedish superstar registered 101 points (25 goals, 76 assists) in 82 games and was promptly awarded at the end of the year for being the best defenseman in the NHL.
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