PITTSBURGH – Snagging a point against a fellow Eastern Conference foe in the second half of their midweek back-to-back set, the Detroit Red Wings dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night.

The Penguins are in a better place than we could have guessed three months ago, and their report cards say as much.

Between trades and signings, it's been a lot to digest, and there is a lot to look back on. So - as a refresher - here is every trade and signing (training camp transactions aside) that the Penguins made in 2025: - Jan. 3, 2025: Penguins acquire defenseman Colton Poolman from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Bennett MacArthur

Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime of his 1,200th game Thursday, capping a 4-3 home win against the Detroit Red Wings that the Penguins (18-12-9) hope is part of a midseason push. They've won three straight entering a rematch against the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday (12 p.m. ET; ABC, SN, TVAS).

Dubas, the Penguins’ president and general manager, isn’t as transparent as Jim Rutherford, who was the GM from 2014 to 2021. That would be impossible. You could give Rutherford a call, and he’d actually outline his plans with surprising accuracy and honesty, an extreme rarity among sports executives.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins won their third-straight game on Thursday night and also saw their top defenseman hit a huge milestone. Erik Karlsson finished the game with two assists, giving him 900 points for his career. He's the ninth fastest defenseman in NHL history to accomplish that.