The Florida Panthers were hoping to carry the momentum of their win at the Boston Bruins on Tuesday - the lone highlight of an otherwise disappointing five-game road trip - into their homestand opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. It didn't happen, although they made a push late.

The Florida Panthers were back on home ice Tuesday following a frustrating five-game road trip. With the Pittsburgh Penguins in town, Florida couldn’t keep up with Sidney Crosby and Co., falling to the Pens 5-3. The first penalty of the game, a tripping call on Jeff Petry, led to the first goal of the game.

Back on the power play early in the third period, the Panthers briefly made it a one-goal game when Sam Reinhart roofed a shot over Jarry’s shoulder to make it 3-2 at 2:24. But just over two minutes later, Connor Dewar responded for the Penguins to make it 4-2 at 4:49. Reinhart makes it 3-2 in the third period.

Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas and his decision-making team chose to make a switch behind the bench after another year without playoff hockey in the Steel City, moving on from long-time head coach Mike Sullivan and making an off-the-board hire in Dan Muse.

We are eight games into the 2025-26 season, and this Pittsburgh Penguins' team is certainly no joke right now.

Josh Yohe answers questions about Jarry showing signs of life, Lemieux's visit creating quite a stir and much more.

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A group of Pittsburgh Steelers — including quarterback Aaron Rodgers — showed up to support their fellow Black and Gold. At the Tuesday night Penguins game, the group of guys from the team attended and were shown on video.

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