Time to predict the playoffs The Penguins won’t be participating in the NHL playoffs once again, but that doesn’t mean the season is over. Our annual Pensburgh bracket challenge through the NHL’s website is back and ready for you to make your selections and join in!
It’s the final day of the season, but that doesn’t mean that this NHL Notebook won’t be jam-packed! It’s official: The National Hockey League will see a team relocate for the first time in 13 years, a cup-winning forward announced his retirement and a historical mark was hit once again.
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Jeff Carter announced his retirement from the NHL after playing his final game for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. Carter, 39, totaled 851 points (442 goals, 409 assists) in 1,321 games across 19 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings and Penguins.
The Penguins played their last game of the season against the New York Islanders on Wednesday, April 17th at the UBS Arena. This had not only been their last game of the season, but it had also been Jeff Carter’s final NHL career game, who’s retiring.
ELMONT, NY — The Pittsburgh Penguins put the ribbon on one of the most disappointing, frustrating, and yet wildly interesting seasons in the franchise’s 56-year history.
Jeff Carter bid farewell to the NHL with a memorable moment on Wednesday night, scoring in what would be his final game. While word of his retirement didn’t come until the end of the game, his official announcing he was hanging up his skates came shortly after.