Pens Points: Victory In Vegas

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

The Penguins clashed with the Golden Knights in Sin City last night, looking to rebound from their 4-1 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. The Pens held the lead for the entire night, going up 3-0, then sweating out the end of the game, but still getting the W by a score of 4-3. [Post-Gazette Recap]

Sidney Crosby’s return isn’t too far off. [Pensburgh]

Kris Letang and Tristan Jarry are headed to the NHL All-Star Game. [Pensburgh]

The son of Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle was found dead in his Beverly Hills home on Monday night. [Trib Live]

News and notes from around the NHL...

The Nashville Predators have hired former New Jersey Devils head coach John Hynes as the franchise’s replacement for the recently-fired Peter Laviolette. [On The Forecheck]

The Carolina Hurricanes have made a last-ditch effort to bring back Justin Williams after Williams stepped away from the game earlier in the season. [Sporting News]

Deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he is concerned that players missing the All-Star Game for rest may become an unwanted trend for the league. [ESPN]