Pens Points: Montreal Mashing

Penguins best the Canadiens once again.

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning...

The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled north of the border to world-famous Montreal on Thursday night. One of the few teams Pittsburgh has had success against this season, the Penguins erupted for 9 of the 11 goals scored, including a Bryan Rust hat trick. [PensBurgh]

Sidney Crosby has not scored a goal in eight consecutive games and going back to early November has just two goals in his past 17 games, but there remains reason for optimism that the Penguins captain can find his way out of this slump. [PensBurgh]

News and notes from around the NHL...

In his latest edition of 32 Thoughts, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the NHL and NHLPA have begun ‘soft talks’ over the next collective bargaining agreement. [Sportsnet]

Another topic addressed at the Board of Governors meetings? Expansion. But it appears those who still long for the return of the Nordiques are left in the cold again. [YardBarker]

A tough blow for the Anaheim Ducks: Trevor Zegras will be out six weeks after having surgery on Thursday for a torn meniscus in his right knee. [NHL]

The NHL on Thursday announced it is creating an alternate broadcast for the Winter Classic that features analysis in American Sign Language. [ESPN/AP]