The Pittsburgh Penguins are continuing to battle for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but likely will be sellers at the deadline.

The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Buffalo to face the Sabres in a pivotal Eastern Conference matchup at KeyBank Center. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here on Last Word on Hockey!

The Penguins (44 points) are 18-20-8, ranking sixth in the Metropolitan Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference wild-card race. They trail the Columbus Blue Jackets, owners of the second wild-card berth, by four points in the standings.

As it stands, the Penguins are in fourth-to-last place in the Eastern Conference and carry a goal differential of minus-36. It's a Penguins season that is on pace to be the worst since Sidney Crosby's rookie year in 2005-06.

The Penguins begin a seven-game road trip with a game on Friday night, Jan. 17, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a critical five-game homestand and collected just three points thanks to a 1-3-1 record. They wrapped it up on Tuesday night by losing to the Seattle Kraken 4-2. Although the Penguins remain in the thick of the Eastern Conference wildcard race, something has to give up, especially on the upcoming seven-game road trip.

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Wednesday that they are placing goalie Tristan Jarry on waivers. Jarry, 29, signed a five-year, $26.875 million

The 38-year-old isn’t having one of his better offensive seasons, but he remains a capable second-line center for Pittsburgh and the drop-off with him out of the lineup will be substantial.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin says his struggling team needs to start playing harder if it wants to return to the playoffs.

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Tristan Jarry was placed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.

Let's take a look at what big decisions face Kyle Dubas, Mike Sullivan and the Penguins over the next couple of weeks.