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Penguins forwards Evan Rodrigues, Bryan Rust return to lineup
Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust were in the lineup to open Thursday’s home game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. Each player left Tuesday’s 5-4 road shootout loss to the Islanders early because of undisclosed illnesses. In that contest, Rust did not record a shift...
Penguins forwards Evan Rodrigues, Bryan Rust labeled as ‘game-time decisions’
Penguins forwards Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust were each labeled as “game-time decisions” for Thursday’s home game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. Both players left Tuesday’s 5-4 road shootout loss to the Islanders due to undisclosed illnesses. Neither participated in Thursday’s morning skate. Penguins coach Mike...
U mad, bro: Penguins fans are getting cranky with late-season stumbles; Pirates fans won’t fake optimism
For once, it appears that the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be dominating “U mad, bro?” Very few gripes or complaints from football fans lashing out this week. The Steelers seem done — or close to it — in free agency. The draft is still a few weeks away. “Who will the...
Forward Brock McGinn’s return offers depth to Penguins’ lineup when needed most
The Pittsburgh Penguins were missing Evgeni Malkin on Tuesday in their 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. Malkin was serving the first contest of a four-game suspension he received as a result of performing some impromptu (and involuntary) dental work on Nashville...
Penguins to face Bruins in Winter Classic at Fenway Park
The Penguins will face the Boston Bruins in next season’s Winter Classic at Boston’s Fenway Park, the NHL announced Wednesday night. The Penguins are no strangers to outdoor contests, which have become tentpole events for the NHL over the past two decades. In total, they have played in five outdoor...
Tim Benz: Penguins earn a point, but there’s plenty to clean up before rematch with Islanders
For the Pittsburgh Penguins, there were some things to like en route to grabbing a point on the road against the New York Islanders. Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist. Jake Guentzel’s 18 even-strength goals on the road are tied for second in the NHL. pic.twitter.com/QHywV61GdX— Pittsburgh Penguins...
First Call: Dwayne Haskins’ family makes 1st statement; Melvin Ingram visits AFC team; son of Steelers All-Pro in draft
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” multiple services are planned to honor the memory of recently deceased Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Former Steeler Melvin Ingram is making the free agent rounds. The son of a Steelers Pro Bowler is entering the NFL draft at a position of need for his father’s...
Minor league report: Penguins fall, Nailers clinch playoff berthVideo
Forward Filip Hallander scored the only goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Louis Domingue made 25 saves on 28 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (31-29-4-4). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against...
With illness ripping through roster, Penguins fall to Islanders in shootout
There haven’t been many reasons to feel good about the Penguins’ record the past few weeks. Tuesday’s 5-4 shootout road loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. dropped them to 3-6-2 in the past 11 contests. As for the Penguins themselves, many of them simply...
Penguins activate forward Brock McGinn from injured reserve
The Penguins activated forward Brock McGinn from injured reserve on Tuesday afternoon in advance of their road game against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. McGinn has been sidelined the past 15 games due to a suspected right hand or arm injury. Appearing in 56 games...
Tim Benz: Evgeni Malkin’s suspension gives Penguins time to experiment with Rickard Rakell on Sidney Crosby’s wing
During Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and recently acquired Rickard Rakell were only on the ice together for two minutes, seven seconds. But they sure made the most of that time together. All three of the Penguins goals were scored with those two...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin suspended 4 games for cross checkVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was suspended four games by the NHL on Monday night for cross checking Nashville Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki in the mouth Sunday. After the second period of a 3-2 home win by the Penguins, Malkin and Borowiecki became engaged in a physical confrontation near the...
Penguins assign forwards Anthony Angello, Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have assigned reserve forwards Anthony Angello and Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Each transaction was made on Monday. Both players have been healthy scratches in recent games. Angello has appeared in four NHL games this season with no points and two penalty minutes. In...
A year after being traded to the Penguins, Jeff Carter still embraces his challenge
Kasperi Kapanen was despondent. On March 15, in a 4-1 road loss for the Penguins, Kapanen had a wonderful opportunity to pull his team back into the contest in the third period. Trailing by two goals, Kapanen was sprung on a breakaway but was stoned by goaltender Juuse Saros. A...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin to have disciplinary hearing with NHLVideo
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Monday evening in regards to a cross check he delivered to the face of Nashville Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki on Sunday. The league announced the hearing via Twitter on Monday morning....
Mark Madden: Evgeni Malkin heads list of disappointing Penguins with playoffs looming
If you’re talking about the Pittsburgh Penguins, you can currently count on one man and one man only. That’s the captain. Sidney Crosby willed his team to victory over visiting Nashville on Sunday with two goals and an assist, netting the winner in overtime. Evgeni Malkin, meanwhile, is mostly a...
Tim Benz: Another ‘gotta have it’ game for Penguins goes the right way this time
In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ latest “gotta have it” game, they actually got it. They didn’t get it Thursday against the New York Rangers when it felt like the Penguins had to secure a win against an opponent most hockey observers in Pittsburgh have long assumed they would face in the...
Madden Monday: There is no Penguins goalie debate, and Evgeni Malkin should not be suspended
Lately, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been struggling to string together wins. With only three victories in their last 10 games, two of the wins have been with Casey DeSmith in net. Tristan Jarry, meanwhile, has lost five starts in a row and six of seven, and he hasn’t beaten a...
Minor league report: Nailers sink WalleyeVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Cam Hausinger led the Wheeling Nailers to a 3-2 home win against the Toledo Walleye at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Patrick Watling recorded two assists for Wheeling (36-29-4-0) while goaltender Louis-Philip Guindon made 23 saves on 25 shots in...
Sidney Crosby leads Penguins past Predators in OT, snaps losing streak
Rickard Rakell had to make one of two choices. Shoot or pass. He chose wisely. Especially since the recipient of his pass was Sidney Crosby. An overtime score by Crosby off a hiccup-quick feed by Rakell during a furious three-on-three sequence provided the Penguins with a badly needed 3-2 home...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Predators
The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Sunday’s home game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced in a statement. In 19 games this season, DeSmith has a 7-4-4 record, a 2.95 goals against average, a .905 save percentage and two...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Louis Domingue made 30 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (31-28-4-4) was shut out for the fifth time this season. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a home game against the...
Forward Jason Zucker fights in return to Penguins’ lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker returned to the lineup Saturday in a 6-3 home loss to the Washington Capitals. Zucker had missed the previous three games after he presumably aggravated a previous core muscle injury during a 4-3 overtime road win against the Minnesota Wild on March 31. In total,...
Penguins suffer 4th consecutive loss to Capitals
A veteran of 14 seasons, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Brian Boyle is well versed in the traverses and obstacles that are encountered over the course of an NHL campaign. The route from Game 1 to 82 (and beyond) is far from linear. “Every team that I’ve been on has hit a...
Penguins return forward Filip Hallander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Filip Hallander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. That transaction took place immediately after Hallander participated in warmups for the Penguins’ home game against the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena. Hallander was recalled to the NHL roster Thursday under emergency conditions...
