NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – October 28, 2025
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby reaches more milestones, the three stars of the week are revealed, and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.
RECAPS OF MONDAY’S NHL GAMES
NHL.COM: Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to surpass the 1,700-point milestone in a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Bryan Rust tallied twice and picked up an assist for the 7-2-1 Penguins, who sit second in the Metropolitan Division with 15 points. Nick Bjugstad had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who dropped to 3-5-1.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby (NHL Images).
SPECTOR’S NOTE: With 1,701 points, Crosby is the ninth player to reach 1,700 career regular-season points. He needs 23 points to overtake Mario Lemieux for eighth overall and the franchise points lead. He surpassed Lemieux for the franchise record for multi-point games (498).
Blues forwards Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours missed this game, listed as day-to-day with injuries.
Early in the first period, a Penguins fan fell from the upper deck in section 234 at PPG Paints Arena and is in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Another fan also suffered injuries.
The Ottawa Senators got their third straight win by thumping the Boston Bruins 7-2. Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle each scored twice and collected an assist as the Senators improved to 5-4-1. Morgan Geekie and Viktor Arvidsson replied for the 4-7-0 Bruins.
HEADLINES
NHL.COM: San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, Utah Mammoth center Logan Cooley, and New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes are the three stars for the week ending Oct. 26.
THE PROVINCE: Former NHL forward Ryan Kesler has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual misconduct in Michigan. He has pleaded not guilty to both misdemeanour charges.
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS: The Dallas Stars recently placed defenseman Nils Lundkvist (lower body) on long-term injury reserve.
COLORADO HOCKEY NOW: The Avalanche signed minor-league forward Tristen Nielsen to a two-year contract.
Congrats Sid on 1,700 points (regular season) and 1,900 points (regular season and playoffs) and for passing Mario into 6th place all time for most multi-point games; a goal and 2 apples last night
Great career already; but here are Some of the upcoming milestones for Sid:
1 more assist to reach 1,200 (total in regular season and playoffs)
2 more multi-point games to reach 500
10 more assists (reg season) to catch (11 to pass) Oates for 8th all time in assists
31 Assists away from 1,100 (reg season) for his career
22 points (regular season) to catch (23 to pass) Mario for 8th all time in points
40 assists (reg season) to catch (41 to pass) Thornton for 7th all time in assists
54 points (reg season) to catch (55 to pass) Stevie Y for 7th all time in points
38 games (reg season) away from 1,400
The Pens fans critics of Dubas have been strangely silent so far this season.
You must have missed some of my posts.
I, like many Pens fans, were (and still are) very pro on the Brazeau , Wotherspoon, Mantha , Slivos acquisitions.
That said, I personally don’t know anybody that likes that Dubas couldn’t move Karllson to get some more fresh talent this summer.
Have Pens turned the corner? Anybody would be a fool to claim that we have already done so. The season is young. Only time will tell.
Great (and certainly unexpected ) start so far, for sure. But we can’t in good conscience think this pace continues.
I’ve said all along that we are not getting McKenna. We need to put that to rest.
There were players still available in late August and in September that Dubas should have and could still have pursued but didn’t.
The Caps signed Leason yesterday(brilliant move BTW) that I’ve been very vocal about (about Dubas signing him). League min is no risk at all.
Let’s wait on judgement until his next key decision (one of which is when Kevin Hayes comes off LTIR). Dubas has publicly stated that veterans are not guaranteed a spot and that merit/ability/performance would be the decision factor on roster choices.
If Dubas does allow Hayes to play; he (Dubas) once again, will have done a bone-head decision counter to what is best for Pens
He sent Graves to WBS; which was a correct move. That said; he’s also has the youngster Pickering (LD) wrongfully wallowing in WBS, while playing 4 righties and pairing righties that cause big time errors(need only cite Clifton).
Let’s first see how Pens do on this 4 game road trip; and then look at the standings come Thanksgiving.
Really? I thought that the outrage he didn’t trade a third round pick for a failed 1st round pick was clearly documented !!
Chrisms
We never knows what goes on behind those glasses.
It’s like Bits ‘ n Bites
Every handful is a whole new ball game
he should have signed Leason
Cute win by the Sens over a pretty ho-hum Bruins squad.
but still having a pair of defense at minus 2 in a 7-2 win should be a concern
Like I said all summer the Penguins will be a contender for a playoff spot….
They have added speed, more youth is coming, new coach, Karlsson has returned to form, goaltending has been solid scary.
Crosby is well Crosby like a fine wine…
A trade is also coming.
Look if they are in the hunt for at least a playoff spot thats a win from last year.
Malkin too who woke him the f****k up another goal last night 14 points.
3 game roadie coming tonight at Philadelphia followed by Minnesota and Winnipeg.
7-2-1 not too bad.
only one blowout loss.
Boston seems to be missing the boat with the architects of this group.11 games in and this team is already running out of excuses. Surly the loss of Hampus Lindholm is but a speck of what ails this group.The Providence Bruins being 6-0 doesn t look good to the evaluations coming from the big club. This front office failing to start a rebuild puts this organization already behind.The clock is ticking on Pasta and Mcavoys careers.
Sens made them look slow last night. Nice seeing the Sens starting to play that shutdown, hard forchecking game again. Their goalies have come around as of late.