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Top Michael Bunting News
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Heating up
Bunting put up two assists in a 3-2 overtime win over the Kings on Tuesday.
It was his 300th NHL game. Bunting has just 16 points in 32 games in 2024-25, but nine (three goals, six assists) of those and 25 shots have come in his last eight games -- and four of the points in that span were recorded on the power play. Bunting can help right now, and who knows -- he could even keep this going for a bit. Remember, he put up 54 points last season between the Canes and Pens, and that included 19 points in 21 games once he arrived in Pennsylvania.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Tallies in Tuesday's loss
Bunting scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Avalanche.
Bunting has three goals and three assists over his last five contests. The 29-year-old winger brought the Penguins within a goal Tuesday before the Avalanche pulled away again. While he's confined to a third-line role with power-play time, Bunting has been moderately productive with 13 points, 56 shots on net, 38 hits, 20 PIM and a minus-7 rating. He'll maintain decent value in deeper fantasy formats, but he'll be near a must-have forward if he gets back into the top six.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Tallies on power play
Bunting scored a power-play goal on three shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Bunting has five points, including three on the power play, over his last four contests. The 29-year-old remains in a third-line role at even strength for now, but he could play his way into the top six if he keeps this up. He's contributed six goals, 12 points (five on the power play), 53 shots on net, 37 hits, 18 PIM and a minus-6 rating through 28 appearances so far, but his streaky scoring can be tough to trust in fantasy.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Three-point effort in win
Bunting scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Flames.
It was the first multi-point performance of the season for Bunting. The 29-year-old winger had a brutal start to the campaign, but he's turned things around in November. Bunting has five goals and nine points over the last 13 games, and all four of his power-play points (three goals, one assist) have come in the last eight contests.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Prevents shutout Friday
Bunting scored a power-play goal on two shots and added five hits in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Jets.
Bunting broke up Connor Hellebuyck's shutout bid at 5:49 of the third period. Typically, Bunting is on the second power-play unit, but he got the look on the first unit because Sidney Crosby was stuck in the penalty box waiting for a stoppage after serving his fighting major. After a terrible October, Bunting has turned things around partially with four goals and two assists over his last nine outings. He's at seven points (two on the power play), 40 shots on net, 30 hits, 14 PIM and a minus-8 rating over 21 appearances this season.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Scores in loss to Blue Jackets
Bunting scored a power-play goal in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.
Bunting recorded just one point -- an assist in the 6-3 win over Montreal on Oct. 14 -- in 11 games in October. However, he's turned things around now that the calendar has flipped to November with four points (three goals and a helper) in seven contests this month. The slow start seems to be a thing of the past now, and if Bunting remains consistent with his scoring, he could experience an uptick in his fantasy upside, particularly since he holds a top-six role in the lineup.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Scores in Friday's win
Bunting scored a goal on three shots and added two hits in Friday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.
Bunting has scored twice in the last three games, adding six shots on net and nine hits in that span. It's perhaps the first thaw after a cold start to the year cost the winger his spot in the Penguins' top six. He has just three points to go with 34 shots on net, 22 hits, 14 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 15 outings. Bunting is playing on the third line, but a strong stretch of offense could help him regain a better position in the lineup.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Finds twine in loss
Bunting scored his first goal of the season in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders.
Bunting put the Penguins up 3-1 in the third period by snapping a wrist shot past Ilya Sorokin. Bunting added two PIM, one shot, two hits and a plus-1 rating in 11:29 of ice time. The 29-year-old has had a slow start to the 2024-25 campaign with one goal, one assist and a minus-4 rating through 13 games. The left-shot forward is serving in a third-line capacity while working with the No. 2 power-play unit.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Records assist in win
Bunting had an assist, two shots on goal and one hit in Monday's 6-3 win over Montreal.
Bunting teamed up with Evgeni Malkin to set up Rickard Rakell, giving Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead in the first period. It was the first point of the season for Bunting, who recorded 19 points over 21 games after being traded from Carolina to Pittsburgh in 2023-24. His spot on the second line with Malkin and Rakell could be a productive gig.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Two helpers in season finale
Bunting recorded a pair of assists in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Islanders.
Bunting had five multi-point efforts over the course of his 21-game stint in Pittsburgh. The winger thrived while playing in a second-line role for the Penguins, a spot he will likely continue to hold down heading into the 2024-25 campaign. The 28-year-old Ontario native fell one tally shy of reaching the 20-goal threshold, a mark he should be capable of getting back to with a full season on Evgeni Malkin's wing next year.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Gets back to 20-goal mark
Bunting scored twice and went minus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Bruins.
Bunting netted a power-play goal in the second period and scored late in the third, but it was too late to make a difference. The winger has four goals and five assists through seven outings in April. That surge has helped him get back to the 20-goal mark for the third time in four years. He's added 32 assists, 164 shots on net, 48 hits, 57 PIM and a minus-19 rating through 79 appearances between the Penguins and the Hurricanes.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Three points including GWG
Bunting scored the game-winning goal and added two assists in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Lightning.
The 28-year-old winger completed his big night by tapping home a slick feed from Evgeni Malkin on Andrei Vasilevskiy's doorstep with a little over five minutes left in the third period. Bunting has racked up four goals and 12 points over the last 12 games, and he sits two tallies short of his third straight 20-goal campaign with five games left on the schedule for Pittsburgh.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Scores in Thursday's win
Bunting scored a goal on a team-high six shots in Thursday's 4-1 victory over Washington.
Bunting extended Pittsburgh's lead to 3-0 in the second period, beating Charlie Lindgren with a slapshot off the rush midway through the frame. The 28-year-old Bunting now has three points (a goal and two assists) in his last two contests. He's up to 17 goals and 46 points through 75 games between the Penguins and Hurricanes this season.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Will play Monday
Bunting (illness) will be in the lineup to face the Rangers on Monday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Bunting was forced to leave Saturday's matchup with the Blue Jackets due to an illness but appears to be back to 100 percent ahead of Monday's matchup. Since joining the Penguins at the trade deadline, the 28-year-old winger has slotted into a top-six role, racking up three goals and four assists, including a pair of power-play points, in 12 outings.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Leaves game due to illness
Bunting left Saturday's game versus the Blue Jackets due to an illness.
Bunting played just 9:54 in the contest, posting a minus-1 rating and no other fantasy-relevant statistics. The winger should be considered day-to-day ahead of Monday's game versus the Rangers.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Two-point effort Friday
Bunting scored a goal and added an assist in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Stars.
The 28-year-old winger opened the scoring early in the first period, but the game quickly slipped away from Pittsburgh afterward. Bunting has a four-game point streak, and in eight contests since getting traded to the Pens, he's produced three goals and six points.
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Penguins' Michael Bunting: Headlines package to Pittsburgh
Bunting, Ville Koivunen, Vasily Ponomarev, Cruz Lucius, a conditional 2024 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick were traded from the Hurricanes to the Penguins on Thursday in exchange for Jake Guentzel and Ty Smith, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
Bunting was held out of Thursday's game versus the Flyers for trade-related reasons. The gritty winger will take a roster spot for the Penguins and could see a fairly big boost in production while playing in the top six and on the power play once he joins the team. The 28-year-old had 36 points over 60 outings with the Hurricanes prior to the trade.
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Hurricanes' Michael Bunting: Sitting for trade reasons
Bunting (not injury related) won't play Thursday against Montreal for trade-related reasons.
Bunting is a new name in the trade mix. He's been solid this season with 36 points, including 16 on the power play, over 60 appearances. The Hurricanes waived both Brendan Lemieux and Tony DeAngelo on Thursday, but one of them will play versus the Canadiens since Bunting will be sitting out.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-0, 186 lbs |
| Birthplace: Scarborough, ON |
| Age: 29 |
| Experience: 5 |
| Shoots: Left |