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Despite flashing potential, Penguins’ new-look power-play unit still a work in progressVideo
Evgeni Malkin didn’t even crack a smile. After scoring a power-play goal during the second period of Friday’s preseason finale against Buffalo, Malkin looked to be all business. A brief embrace with his teammates and some fist bumps with the Penguins bench was the extent of Malkin’s celebration. After all,...
Minor league report: Penguins close out preseason by beating PhantomsVideo
A pair of goals by forward Jordan Frasca helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins conclude their preseason with a 5-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jagger Joshua and Lukas Svejkovsky each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while defenseman...
Penguins sign forward Colin White to 1-year, 2-way contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Colin White to a one-year, two-way contract that carries a salary cap hit worth $775,000. White, 26, came to the team’s training camp on a professional tryout contract before signing his one-year contract Saturday. In four games this preseason, the right-hander had no points and...
Former Penguins forward Matt Cooke hired to coach ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been hired as coach of the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers. That team announced the hiring via release on Saturday. A 14-year veteran who spent five seasons with the Penguins and was a member of the franchise’s Stanley Cup championship in 2009, Cooke spent the...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Jeff Carter offers Plan B for Penguins’ power play
The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be ready for the season. At 36, Sidney Crosby has become the crazy old man who fights in an exhibition game. (See Trottier, Bryan.) The Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres, 7-4, on Friday in their final preseason contest. There will be lots of games like...
Over 3 years after covid’s onset, there’s hardly a mention of it in pro, college circles
During a brief stretch last month, the Cincinnati Reds must have felt as if the clock had been turned back three years. In the midst of a pennant race, a flurry of roster moves was necessary to address a pitching staff that was being depleted not by injury or trade...
There’s only 1 Erik Karlsson, and the Penguins have himVideo
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. It’s about the time the Pittsburgh Penguins lost their way and were in dire need of a course correction. So, they were prompted to make a seismic, franchise-altering trade to bring in an offensive dynamo who could fundamentally alter the organization on...
Penguins defeat Sabres in preseason finale
Two goals by forward Drew O’Connor led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-4 win in their preseason finale Friday against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. O’Connor opened the scoring all of 20 seconds into regulation with his third goal of the preseason. Off a backhand pass...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by BearsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 24 saves on 25 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out by the rival Hershey Bears, 1-0, at the Giant Center in Hershey Friday. Bears goaltender Clay Stevenson made 12 saves to record the shutout. Highlights: The Penguins will conclude the preseason with a...
Sidney Crosby fights for 1st time in 4 years in exhibition game at Buffalo
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby fought Buffalo Sabres forward Peyton Krebs during a 7-4 road preseason win Friday by Pittsburgh at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. The fight occurred at 3:50 of the second period when Crosby objected to a hit Krebs and Tyson Jost delivered to Penguins defenseman Kris...
Penguins look for better results after rebuilding penalty kill
It’s probably a little over the top to think of Chad Ruhwedel as a designated survivor. After all, he’s not the Secretary of the Interior being asked to skip the State of the Union address. He’s just an NHL defenseman. But he is one of the scant returnees to the...
New Penguins forward Jansen Harkins makes strong 1st impressionVideo
Jansen Harkins didn’t waste much time getting acclimated to his new team. On Wednesday, a little more than 48 hours after the Pittsburgh Penguins claimed him off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets, Harkins appeared in his first game with the Penguins, a 2-1 preseason loss to the Detroit Red Wings...
Penguins assign 3 to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Andreas Johnsson, Joona Koppanen and Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday. All three went unclaimed after being placed on waivers Thursday. Last season, Nylander appeared in nine NHL games and scored two points (one goal, one assist) for the...
Former Penguins coach Kevin Constantine fired by WHL’s Wenatchee Wild
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Former NHL coach Kevin Constantine was fired as coach of the Wenatchee Wild on Thursday, a day after he was suspended indefinitely by the Western Hockey League for making “derogatory comments of a discriminatory nature.” In its first season in Washington after moving from Winnipeg, Manitoba, the...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason finale against Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their lineup for their preseason finale, a road contest against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. Forwards — Noel Acciari, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jansen Harkins, Evgeni Malkin, Matt Nieto, Drew O’Connor, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Reilly Smith, Colin White, Radim Zohorna Defensemen — Ryan...
Penguins assign 6 to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Avery Hayes, Rem Pitlick, Sam Poulin and Valtteri Puustinen as well as defensemen Xavier Ouellet and Ty Smith to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday. The 22-year-old Poulin was the Penguins’ first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft and missed...
Penguins waive forwards Andreas Johnsson, Joona Koppanen, Alex Nylander
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forwards Andreas Johnsson, Joona Koppanen and Alex Nylander on waivers Thursday. Should all three go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Friday, they will be eligible to be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Nylander is the most prominent member of the trio. A first-round...
P.O Joseph rejoins practice, re-entering competition for Penguins’ 3rd defensive pairing
In a stroke of good fortune, a lower-body ailment suffered by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph on Monday against Ottawa ended up sidelining him for only two days. After missing practice Tuesday, Joseph skated with the Penguins players who did not partake in Wednesday’s preseason game against Detroit before rejoining...
Penguins forward Sam Poulin’s pursuit is ‘just to be happy’
Sam Poulin looks a bit different these days. He has grown his hair out, and it’s a bit blonder. Plus, he’s smiling. That might be the most profound change in his appearance. Approximately 10 months ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect took a leave of absence from the organization and...
SportsNet Pittsburgh hires Bryan Trottier, Matt Bartkowski as analysts
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Trottier and former NHL defenseman Matt Bartkowski have been hired as analysts for SportsNet Pittsburgh. The network announced their appointments via a release Thursday. Trottier is one of the most prolific players in NHL history. An enshrinee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Trottier is...
Power-play struggles hurt Penguins again in preseason loss to Detroit
Simon Edvinsson scored the winning goal with less than seven minutes left in the third period Wednesday as the Pittsburgh Penguins dropped their penultimate preseason game 2-1 to the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. About 30 seconds prior, the Penguins were on their fifth power-play opportunity of the...
Penguins forward prospect Valtteri Puustinen keeps shooting for an NHL job
Valtteri Puustinen has a hiccup-quick one-timer. And one-liners. During an interview after a morning skate Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena, a Pittsburgh reporter complimented the Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect, a native of Finland, on his improved command of English. It was relayed to Puustinen that his English was much better...
Minor league report: Goaltender Taylor Gauthier, Penguins shut out BearsVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 20 saves and directed the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-0 shutout of the rival Hershey Bears in a preseason contest at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Wednesday. It marked the second shutout in as many days for the Penguins who blanked the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in...
After short stint with Flames, Maple Leafs, ‘everything is perfect’ for Penguins forward Radim Zohorna
Even if it was hard to hear, it wasn’t hard to understand. When Pittsburgh Penguins forward Radim Zohorna scored a goal in his first career NHL game, a 4-0 home victory against the Buffalo Sabres on March 25, 2021, his verbiage in explaining the moment was limited. Not just because...
Minor league report: Joel Blomqvist earns shutout as Penguins open preseason
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 11 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who opened their preseason with a 4-0 shutout of the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown Tuesday. Forwards Matt Filipe and Lukas Svejkovsky each collected a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while forwards Justin Addamo...
