The Pittsburgh Penguins are in trouble. They lost four of the five games on their crucial homestand despite holding their last two opponents to only two shots each in the first period.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are continuing to battle for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but likely will be sellers at the deadline.

The Penguins blew yet another third-period lead, falling to Seattle 4-2 to finish off a terrible 1-3-1 homestand.

The Penguins suffered a brutal second period and still notched a point but fell in overtime to Carolina 4-3 on Sunday.

Pittsburgh has now lost eight of its 10 games since the holiday break and has fallen to seventh in the wild card race

"At this point, we just feel it's best in the long run for the team and for Tristan to allow Joel [Blomqvist] to come up here," Dubas said. "We think over the past year and a half

The Pittsburgh Penguins are embroiled in frustration leading to a lack of commitment in the most important parts of the game. They’ve played well enough

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in need of wins. Their recent run of strong play has tapered just slightly, and just enough to be on the wrong side of seven of their last nine games, including three that went beyond regulation.