NHL Tuesday: Penguins remain winless after loss to Habs in home opener

Those things could still happen. It’s been one week and the Penguins have only played three games. But they haven’t won any of them, and it’s abundantly clear that none of those things have happened yet. It’s a little jarring.

Pittsburgh has scored just three goals in its first three games, matching their lowest total ever. While Kessel registered his first goal in Phoenix the other night, Crosby hadn’t recorded as much as a shot on goal until Tuesday. And even though its early, the Penguins admit they’ve already started to feel the pressure.

He was clearly in serious pain on the Capitals bench afterwards, but he had to wait a few minutes before he could earn his revenge.

It earned him a few minutes in the penalty box, while Thornton got off with a verbal warning from the referee. Credit to Chimera for trying something new in the “hockey roughhousing” department, at the very least.

That was terrible news. The good news? “Wiz” got out of surgery on Tuesday morning and felt well enough to put stickers on his face, apparently.

Something tells us his daughter Sadie is to blame for both the sticker and the hair.

For the most part, the NHL’s new rules (3-on-3 overtime and limited coach’s challenges) have been successful. And NHL coaches have not been hesitant to utilize the latter rule to their benefit so far this season.

It might’ve been the slightest of arguments, as Beagle definitely did make contact with Jones’ glove but not enough to make it clear whether Jones was impeded on the play. It was indeed overturned, with the referees claiming Jones wasn’t given a chance to stop the shot. The NHL explained: