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Pens Points: Off to Long Island

A certain defensive pairing shined in the last game, Kris Letang’s game has changed, and the team is excited to be playing in a familiar arena once again. All that and more in today’s Pens Points!

By Garrett Behanna
Pittsburgh Penguins v New York Islanders Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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

Even though the Penguins dominated their last game against the Ottawa Senators and even got an OT point, they still came away with the 2-1 loss. There were positives to take away from the game, however. One of them being the defensive pairing of Jack Johnson (oh, yes) and Marcus Pettersson. [Trib Live]

All it took was a little tweak to Kris Letang’s game for the defenseman to change his game for the better. [Post-Gazette]

Jean-Sebastien is excited to be back with the big club once again. [Post-Gazette]

The Penguins will resume play tonight by traveling to New York to play the Islanders. But the teams won’t be playing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Pens are excited to be playing in old Nassau Coliseum once again. [Post-Gazette]

Penguins prospect Nikita Pavlychev has earned top billing on SportsCenter’s Top-10 Plays countdown. [PensBurgh]

News and notes from around the league...

Most of the trade talks throughout the league have been going through eight of the same teams. [Sportsnet]

The idea of an expanded playoff format is one that still intrigues some owners. [Sportsnet]

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