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Penguins forward Drew O’Connor looking for way back into lineup
Having been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Sunday, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Drew O’Connor has been a healthy scratch the past two games despite veteran forwards Brian Boyle and Bryan Rust each being sidelined with undisclosed injuries. Regardless, he is happy to be back on the NHL...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ games postponed due to covid-19 protocols
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ games this weekend have been postponed for what the team has deemed “covid-19 protocols.” No specifics were offered. A team spokesperson declined to comment when reached via e-mail. Previously, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had a road game against the Syracuse Crunch on Friday and a home contest against the Charlotte...
Penguins wouldn’t mind a return of 2-game ‘series’ in regular season
Brian Boyle had a funny way of describing the Penguins’ flight to Calgary on Sunday to kick off the team’s four-game swing through Western North America this week. “It’s nice to get together, hop on the ‘bird’ and check in and go for dinners if you can,” the veteran Penguins...
Connor McDavid’s 4-point night leads Oilers past Penguins
With a meeting of Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid providing combined star power worthy of Galileo’s gaze, Wednesday’s matchup of the Penguins and Edmonton Oilers was broadcast to a national audience on TNT. Or, at least as large of a national audience that a contest beginning at 10:17 p.m. on...
NHL stars Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid laud one another
Wednesday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Edmonton Oilers in the Rogers Centre in Edmonton was the eighth meeting between forwards Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid, arguably, the greatest players of the 21st century. The self-effacing Crosby rarely likes to discuss his place in the hierarchy of the sport,...
Penguins dip into the 1990s for latest 3rd jerseyVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced yet another “third” jersey for home games Wednesday. It is a replica of a jersey the team wore for road games in the early- to mid-1990s with “Pittsburgh” spelled diagonally across the chest. Unlike the original, this jersey will have the team’s current “skating” Penguins on...
Tristan Jarry has done plenty to help Penguins this season. His skaters need to help him against the Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry has been excellent lately. In his last seven starts, Jarry has allowed two goals only once and one goal three times and has posted three shutouts. Five of those starts have resulted in victories. But the team would be best served to lean on him...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin rejoins teammates on ice
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin participated in his team’s morning skate at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta on Monday. This marked the first time Malkin has joined his teammates in such a setting since he underwent surgery on his injured right knee this past summer. Coach Mike Sullivan stressed Malkin...
Mark Madden: Every game counts for the Penguins, even in November
The Pittsburgh Penguins recently won five straight. But they sandwiched those victories with home losses to the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens, two of the NHL’s worst teams. In the middle of last decade, that wouldn’t matter. The Penguins were a lock to make the playoffs. November was just a...
Mario Lemieux to oversee hockey operations as Fenway Sports Group deal with Penguins almost done
For Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle are much more than the people who have owned his employer. They’re “Mario and Ron.” He has a personal relationship with each of them. And he’s happy for them. That’s because they’re still going to be involved with the...
Penguins Prospect Watch: P.O Joseph scores his 1st goal of the seasonVideo
An occasional look at how the Penguins’ prospects have performed over the previous seven days: • In the American Hockey League (AHL), forward Filip Hallander had an overtime goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road win against the Charlotte Checkers on Tuesday. A second-round pick (No. 58 overall)...
First Call: Mike Hilton says Steelers’ familiarity aided pick-6; significant injury for upcoming Steelers’ foe; Penguins head west
An ex-Steeler talks about how knowledge of his former team helped during a showdown Sunday. We look at a significant injury concern for an upcoming team on the Steelers schedule, odds for the ACC championship game and some similarities between the Penguins and their next opponent. All that in Monday’s...
Penguins fall to Flames in shootout despite goaltender Tristan Jarry’s strong play
Tristan Jarry has been good this season. That notion was validated Monday afternoon when the NHL named the Penguins goaltender the league’s second star of the week due to his strong play over the previous seven days. Entering the day, he was tied for second in the NHL with three...
Report: Fenway Sports Group signs purchase agreement for Penguins
Fenway Sports Group has signed a purchase agreement to assume a controlling stake in the Penguins, according to Sportico, an outlet that covers sports business. This is the latest step in a multi-faceted transaction. Current co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle are expected to remain a part of the franchise...
Grading the Penguins after a quarter of the season
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has a phrase he’s fond of when discussing the composition of his team. “It’s hard to win (the) Stanley Cup with just 12 forwards and six defensemen and two goalies. It takes a whole lot more than that.” So far this season through 21 games, in...
Penguins place forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve, recall forward Drew O’Connor
The Penguins have placed forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve retroactive to Friday. Rust suffered an undisclosed injury during warmups on Friday prior to a 1-0 road win against the New York Islanders and has missed the past two games. This is Rust’s second stint on injured reserve this season....
Minor league report: Penguins routed by BruinsVideo
Goaltender Louis Domingue made 22 saves on 26 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Radim Zohorna scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-8-0-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against...
Penguins lose to lowly Canadiens; Sidney Crosby gets first multi-point game of the season
There are plenty of reasons Sidney Crosby one day will be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The start of his 2021-22 season will not be one of them. Because of a combination of offseason wrist surgery that sidelined him to open the season and a bout with covid-19...
Penguins notebook: DeSmith gets rare start in goal Saturday
The Penguins started goaltender Casey DeSmith on Saturday. It was his first start since a 6-3 road loss to the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 13. DeSmith made 18 saves on 23 shots in that contest. Appearing in only three of the team’s first 20 games this season, DeSmith largely has...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust remains sidelined due to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust missed his second consecutive game Saturday as his team hosted the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena. Rust, typically the team’s right wing on the top line, suffered an undisclosed injury during warmups Friday prior to the Penguins’ 1-0 road win against the New York...
Minor league report: Justin Almeida, Will Reilly lead Nailers past Heartlanders
Forward Justin Almeida and defenseman Will Reilly, each Penguins prospects, both had two goals and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-4 road win against the Iowa Heartlanders at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Friday. Another Penguins prospect, goaltender Alex D’Orio, made 12 saves on 16 shots...
Tristan Jarry stellar again as Penguins shut out Islanders
The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t miss Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. To be fair, they’re not alone. Anyone with aversions to asbestos, lead-based paint and rodents probably won’t mourn the New York Islanders’ former home. In addition to those … features … the Penguins just weren’t all that successful in that venue....
Does Penguins’ Tristan Jarry have case to make Canada’s Olympic team?
Sidney Crosby isn’t the general manager for Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team. He’s merely the captain. But his endorsement can sway the decisions of those who assemble the roster. The gold medal his former linemate, Chris Kunitz, owns from the 2014 Olympics in Sochi is evidence of that. So while...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to CheckersVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 25 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday. Forwards Jordy Bellerive, Kasper Bjorkqvist and defenseman P.O Joseph each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-7-0-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Penguins end scoring droughts, run win streak to 4 in victory over Canucks
On the eve of a national holiday, Bryan Rust was feeling thankful. He finally scored a goal during the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. But the Penguins forward’s gratitude over netting his first goal since the season opener was binary. “First, of...
