Pens Points: Cruise Control

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

The Penguins met the Buffalo Sabres last night in western New York. With the Sabres reeling and already not having the services of Jack Eichel, the team wasn’t in a good place when going up against the surging Penguins. And by night’s end, the Pens took care of business against their inferior foe, winning 5-0. [Recap]

Kris Letang has yet to return to the Penguins’ lineup while still rehabbing his upper-body injury. And with the Penguins’ resident ice-time eater, well, not on the ice, the other Penguins defenders are taking turns by logging the most minutes. [Trib Live]

In other injury and rehab news, Bryan Rust looks to be inching closer to a return, while Zach Aston-Reese’s injury status was updated with some bad news. [Trib Live]

Remember kids, it’s always important to get enough rest! [Post-Gazette]

News and notes from around the NHL...

An NHL game that will be broadcast later this month between the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes will very likely be the first contest to air in the Plains Cree language. [Toronto Star]

Highly touted NHL Draft prospect Kaapo Kakko has set a Finnish scoring record. [Sportsnet]