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Minor league report: Adam Smith’s overtime goal leads Nailers past KometsVideo
Defenseman Adam Smith scored an overtime goal and recorded an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-5 comeback road win against the Fort Wayne Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Friday. Forward Justin Addamo hat a hat trick and an assist for...
Former Penguins forward Riley Sheahan signs in Switzerland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Riley Sheahan has signed with EHC Biel-Bienne in Switzerland’s National League. The team announced his signing on Thursday. Earlier in the week, the 30-year-old Sheahan had his NHL contract terminated by the Buffalo Sabres. A native of St. Catherines, Ont., Sheahan Spent parts of two seasons...
Winning goal offers relief, vindication for Penguins forward Kasperi KapanenVideo
After Pittsburgh Penguins winger Kasperi Kapanen scored the winning goal in the third period Thursday night against Vegas, the celebration displayed a month’s worth of emotions. With the score tied 3-3 and under 11 minutes to play in regulation, Kapanen buried a short-range wrister from just outside the crease on...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ work deep in offensive end biggest reason for comeback victory
For the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, it was their work beneath the goal line that eventually resulted in pucks crossing it. The Pens came back from a 3-2 third-period deficit to grab a 4-3 decision from the Las Vegas Golden Knights at PPG Paints Arena. Their work beyond the...
3 takeaways: Penguins beat best of the WestVideo
Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena: Conference leader conquered Few NHL teams have had a better start to the season than the Vegas Golden Knights. In the West, none have, as the Knights entered Thursday evening in Pittsburgh...
Penguins rally to beat Golden Knights as Kasperi Kapanen nets winner
The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t replace Kris Letang. There just aren’t any in-house options to account for the profusion of attributes the six-time All-Star defenseman provides — on and off the ice — for however long he is sidelined while convalescing from the second stroke of his remarkable NHL career. But...
Penguins teammates express relief as defenseman Kris Letang recovers from stroke
The Pittsburgh Penguins were in a no-good, rotten mood Tuesday night. Then, came the bad news. And perspective. At 9:36 p.m., they were furious following a 3-2 overtime home loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. The source of their rancor was the lack of a penalty over...
Days after stroke, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang skates briefly
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took part in some light skating at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Thursday morning, three days after he was diagnosed with a stroke. Speaking after his team’s optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan revealed Letang...
Stroke in people Kris Letang’s age, condition not as rare as one might think, experts say
Medical experts Wednesday were not surprised to hear the details of Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang’s stroke, saying it might even be considered commonplace for people built as he is. Dr. M. Shazam Hussain, a board- certified neurologist and the director of Cleveland Clinic’s Cerebrovascular Center, estimates one in every...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang suffers 2nd stroke, out indefinitely
Kris Letang said it in a very casual manner. But with undeniable confidence. On July 7, during the first night of the NHL Draft at the Bell Centre in his hometown of Montreal, the All-Star defenseman was asked about the six-year contract extension he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ Sidney Crosby making deserved case for 3rd Hart Trophy
Sidney Crosby doesn’t split the defense as often as he used to. If you’re looking for things the Pittsburgh Penguins captain doesn’t do at 35, that’s it. Everything else is business as usual. Crosby has maintained his skills and style at the same level he has kept up his conditioning....
Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snapped by Bears in shootoutVideo
Forwards Drake Caggiula and Valtteri Puustinen each had a regulation goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road shootout loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Tuesday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 40 saves on 43 shots in regulation and overtime...
Penguins seethe over non-call in overtime loss to Hurricanes
Bryan Rust largely sat silently in his locker stall Tuesday night. Still wearing roughly half of his equipment, the Pittsburgh Penguins winger appeared to be still processing and ruminating over what had happened to him roughly five minutes earlier. He didn’t have much to say about the matter. And for...
There’s more to the Penguins’ improved penalty kill than just Teddy Blueger’s return
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ penalty kill had been perfect in eight consecutive games. Over that span, they denied all 19 opposing power-play opportunities they faced. It’s a trend Teddy Blueger has noted. Especially because they’re the only eight games he has played this season. “That coincidence has worked out nicely for...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang sidelined due to illness
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang missed Tuesday’s home game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena because of an undisclosed illness. He was replaced in the lineup by reserve defenseman Chad Ruhwedel. In 21 games this season, Letang leads the team’s defensemen with 12 points (one goal, 11 assists)...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Hurricanes
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Tuesday’s home game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 13 games this season, Jarry has an 8-3-2 record, a 2.90 goals against average, a .914...
Tim Benz: First quarter grades and a look at calendar produce hazy forecast for Penguins
Every year, hockey outlets love to throw out the stats about how much the season-ending playoff bracket tends to mirror what we see by the time the calendar hits “American Thanksgiving.” That one was for you, Sportsnet and TSN.Ca. Last week, former Penguin Mark Recchi penned a piece as a...
First Call: Early odds on Steelers-Falcons; Aaron Donald injury; ex-Steeler cut to make room for Deshaun Watson in Cleveland
Tuesday’s “First Call” has the early line for the Steelers-Falcons game on Sunday. We also have some injury news about former Pitt star Aaron Donald. A former Steeler is out in Cleveland. We take a look at Tuesday night’s game for the Penguins, and Duquesne’s seventh game of the season...
Penguins practice at Hunt Amory to spotlight efforts to grow hockeyVideo
Monday was not convenient for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Anytime you dress in one building and then need to take a bus to practice in another venue, it’s nothing near convenient. But it might have been the most fun day the Penguins have enjoyed this season. Trekking via chartered buses from...
After stint as a healthy scratch, Penguins’ Kasperi Kapanen will likely return to the lineup
It’s been a while since Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen produced offensively. His last offensive contribution came in the form of two assists during a 6-3 road win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 22. Then again, it’s been awhile since he was even in the lineup. Kapanen’s last...
Madden Monday: ‘It’s too early to say that Kenny Pickett is a bust. It’s not too early to say that’s possible.’
For Mark Madden of 105.9 The X, there is only one true angle to track the rest of the way as the Pittsburgh Steelers take their 3-7 record through the last seven weeks of the regular season. “I think the overriding story for the Steelers the rest of this year...
Minor league report: Nailers beat WalleyeVideo
A goal and two assists by forward Cedric Pare led the Wheeling Nailers past the Toledo Walleye, 4-1, at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Cedric Desruisseaux had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (7-8-0-0) while goaltender Ryan Bednard made 22 saves on 23 shots in the...
Penguins forward Ryan Poehling is producing as a left wingerVideo
In recent weeks, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ryan Poehling has been playing some of the most productive hockey of his career as a left winger. Also, he has been playing some of the first hockey of his professional career as a left winger. Listed as a center, Poehling primarily has been...
Mark Madden: Penguins have shown they can be good but also inconsistent and stubborn
The Penguins had won five straight going into Saturday’s home game vs. Toronto. They reminded us that they could still be a good team. Then, in that game, they reminded us that they could be a bad team. They lost handily, 4-1. A mangled line change gifted Toronto’s Mitch Marner...
3 takeaways: Despite loss to Toronto, Penguins’ penalty-kill is perfect for 7th straight game
Three takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 loss to Toronto Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Strong PK Entering Saturday evening’s game against the Maple Leafs, the Penguins’ penalty-kill unit was tied for 10th-best in the NHL with at 80.6%, not a bad spot to be in considering the team’s struggles...
