Pens Points: Downed on the island

ELMONT, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 03: The New York Islanders celebrate after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 during overtime at UBS Arena on February 03, 2026 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Steven Ryan/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…

New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat scored twice on Tuesday night, including his game-winning goal 52 seconds into overtime, as the Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 and Pittsburgh dropped its second straight game. [Recap]

The Penguins placed goaltender Filip Larsson on unconditional waivers for a contract termination on Tuesday. [Trib Live]

It appears life in Oil Country isn’t going too well for former Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry. And recent postgame comments will likely do him no favors to endear him to teammates or the Edmonton faithful. [Trib Live]

Updates from around the NHL…

The NHL is rightfully getting flamed on social media for reducing its donation amount to cancer research following a moment during Sunday’s Stadium Series game where a cancer survivor was brought onto the ice to make a shot at a small opening in the net from center ice. [Sporting News]

The main ice hockey arena for the Winter Olympics is finally ready. However, some NHL players might feel as if they’re skating on a lake. [Associated Press]

The Columbus Blue Jackets reshuffled some of their front office personnel on Tuesday, giving promotions to former players Chris Clark and Rick Nash. [TSN]

Young Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvei Michkov has had his troubles in what would be generously described as a sophomore slump campaign. His head coach, Rick Tocchet, even offered some blunt criticism of the 21-year-old on a podcast on Sunday, saying he came into training camp out of shape. However, it appears the organization has not lost faith in the former seventh overall pick. [Sportsnet]

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