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DK's Daily Shot of Penguins

Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic, a lifelong veteran of the Pittsburgh sports scene, delivers a 'Daily Shot' show each weekday morning, covering the Penguins and NHL! It's available bright and early, and timed to match your commute, never longer than 20 minutes!

Too much to ask Penguins' goaltenders to make a save?

12 mins; April 03, 2026

OK, everyone apologize to the Penguins' Rickard Rakell

12 mins; April 02, 2026

A magical night for the Penguins ... and not just here!

15 mins; April 01, 2026

What a knockout that was! And not just for Elmer Soderblom!

11 mins; March 31, 2026

Is the game here tonight on Long Island really it?

13 mins; March 30, 2026

What a team these Penguins have become, huh?

11 mins; March 27, 2026

The Penguins' real enemy now is the Islanders

13 mins; March 26, 2026

Enough of this garbage goaltending that'll drown these Penguins

13 mins; March 25, 2026

What to think of Sam Girard's time with Penguins?

12 mins; March 24, 2026

More hard, hard lessons served to the Penguins

14 mins; March 23, 2026

What the Penguins can do about the Kris Letang problem

17 mins; March 20, 2026

The Carolina divers

15 mins; March 19, 2026

Muse's tender touch

17 mins; March 18, 2026

WOW!

14 mins; March 17, 2026

Big trip, small thoughts

19 mins; March 16, 2026

Leaving Las Vegas

11 mins; March 13, 2026

No. 1 in WHAT category?

13 mins; March 12, 2026

Not one peep, people!

14 mins; March 11, 2026

Chinakhov's ceiling

13 mins; March 10, 2026

All that heart

16 mins; March 09, 2026

Bite back, already!

16 mins; March 06, 2026

The trade deadline

14 mins; March 05, 2026

A positive lesson?

14 mins; March 03, 2026

Why not Kevin Hayes?

11 mins; March 03, 2026

'Total team effort'

13 mins; March 01, 2026

Size, screens, skill

15 mins; February 27, 2026

Life without Sid

15 mins; February 26, 2026

Another Dubas heist

14 mins; February 25, 2026

Avery's a keeper

10 mins; February 24, 2026

No reason for Sidney Crosby to rush back to Penguins

16 mins; February 23, 2026

Why do they do it?

11 mins; February 20, 2026

What if Sidney Crosby's seriously hurt over there?

14 mins; February 19, 2026

How can this group hold up through this grind?

12 mins; February 17, 2026

Three extensions that really need to get done

10 mins; February 17, 2026

Arturs Silovs has had his moments in Olympics, but ...

12 mins; February 15, 2026

Should Kyle Dubas be thinking big or small at the NHL trade deadline?

13 mins; February 13, 2026

Sidney Crosby's international achievements can't be matched

11 mins; February 12, 2026

Erik Karlsson's dream, in shades of yellow and blue

14 mins; February 11, 2026

What about Rickard Rakell's future in Pittsburgh?

16 mins; February 09, 2026

The Avery Hayes miracle sure deserves a sequel

12 mins; February 09, 2026

Avery Hayes, Ben Kindel and the joy of youth on this team!

13 mins; February 06, 2026

Not getting enough, in general, from Sidney Crosby's line

18 mins; February 05, 2026

Stuart Skinner commits some gut-wrenching goaltending

11 mins; February 04, 2026

A legit lesson to be learned from a lousy loss

17 mins; February 02, 2026

All about the impact Ilya Solovyov's already had here

14 mins; February 01, 2026

Heck, why not bring the youth into this, as well?

15 mins; January 30, 2026

Go hard these final five games, and see where it leads!

13 mins; January 28, 2026

Seize the chance to power up Egor Chinakhov

11 mins; January 27, 2026

It’s amazing how many boxes this team’s checked along the way

13 mins; January 27, 2026

Seriously, it's not too soon to start thinking big!

12 mins; January 26, 2026

So, anyone enjoying this season -- for itself -- just yet?

16 mins; January 22, 2026

It's a special -- and arguably overdue -- apology episode

11 mins; January 21, 2026

Let's size up the Metro outlook rather than the entire East

14 mins; January 20, 2026

Hey, boys! Feel free to do this at home, as well!

12 mins; January 19, 2026

Stop rotating crease between Stuart Skinner and Arturs Silovs

12 mins; January 19, 2026

Getting physical? With the Flyers? Oh, my!

15 mins; January 16, 2026

No rush and all, but man, they'd better figure this out ... like, now

12 mins; January 14, 2026

This Erik Karlsson injury could be a real killer

15 mins; January 13, 2026

Why Blake Lizotte's been a model citizen for this build

11 mins; January 12, 2026

One terrible trend, the repeated tiring out, re-emerged this weekend

13 mins; January 12, 2026

The core belief, the confidence of this team ... is really real

14 mins; January 09, 2026

This call Dan Muse made on Evgeni Malkin ... it's fascinating

11 mins; January 08, 2026

This whole thing's doable ... so now, go get it done

13 mins; January 06, 2026

Could rotating the kids be enough for all these forwards?

12 mins; January 06, 2026

This team! This resilience! This streak!

12 mins; January 04, 2026

Team Lizotte? Look, there couldn't be a better template, right?

15 mins; January 02, 2026

Yegor Chinakhov's addition tonight makes for ... sudden depth?

11 mins; January 01, 2026

This is the way this team needs to (resume) playing

14 mins; December 30, 2025

Several strides forward were made in 2025

14 mins; December 29, 2025

Hat trick bodes really well right about now for Justin Brazeau

16 mins; December 28, 2025

The Penguins' slide began with a self-inflicted wound

13 mins; December 23, 2025

Did Kevin Hayes' gorgeous shootout goal save the Penguins?

13 mins; December 23, 2025

What makes Sidney Crosby incredible also makes him incomparable

12 mins; December 21, 2025

Is this team now really as broken as it appears to be?

13 mins; December 19, 2025

What's the reset button in this scenario? Oh, it's simple

11 mins; December 18, 2025

Maybe everyone, inside and outside, could use a couple deep breaths

11 mins; December 17, 2025

Can Stuart Skinner be the savior that's clearly needed?

10 mins; December 15, 2025

Again? AGAIN? How does this keep happening?

13 mins; December 15, 2025

Whither Kris Letang? Or should that be withering?

13 mins; December 12, 2025

No time to 'wallow,' even after soul-crushing loss

11 mins; December 11, 2025

This one's on Dan Muse, the 0.1 that got away

12 mins; December 09, 2025

This five-game homestand's stuffed with speed

11 mins; December 08, 2025

To come away with five of six points on THAT trip? That's a WOW!

13 mins; December 07, 2025

Wins are wonderful, but this can't be the formula forever

12 mins; December 04, 2025

All that’s needed is Garden-variety hockey

14 mins; December 03, 2025

Trade Tristan Jarry away? Wow, why?

13 mins; December 02, 2025

Now THAT'S the way this team should look!

15 mins; December 02, 2025

This team's getting closer to the coveted roster

12 mins; November 30, 2025

The big goaltender shuffle’s on again

12 mins; November 25, 2025

Here's hoping Tristan Broz brings a jolt of energy

12 mins; November 24, 2025

Primary issue right now is poor scoring support

12 mins; November 23, 2025

Are they flying high? Or is this all phony?

15 mins; November 20, 2025

The Harrison Brunicke 'plan' means really one thing

13 mins; November 20, 2025

Tristan Jarry's been the most glaring missing link of late

12 mins; November 18, 2025

Now that Sweden's done, here comes the big grind

12 mins; November 17, 2025

Ultimate souvenir from Sweden? Three of four points

11 mins; November 16, 2025

Evgeni Malkin says the quiet part out loud

14 mins; November 13, 2025

Ville Koivunen seems to be getting closer and closer

13 mins; November 12, 2025

How Swede it'd be to take all four points overseas

14 mins; November 12, 2025

What makes Erik Karlsson great, as he's been so far?

15 mins; November 11, 2025

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