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Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Hurricanes
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Sunday’s home game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced by the team roughly two hours before the contest opened. Jarry has appeared in 40 games this season — third-most in the NHL — and...
Minor league report: Alex Nylander leads Penguins to first shootout winVideo
A shootout goal by forward Alex Nylander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 home win against the Springfield Falcons at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. It was the Penguins’ first shootout victory of the season in four attempts. Nylander and defenseman Mitch Reinke each scored regulation goals for...
Penguins sign defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to two-year contract extension
Chad Ruhwedel had quite a week. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman set a career high for games in a single season by appearing in his 45th contest during a 4-2 road win against the New Jersey Devils. Then by Tuesday, he scored his first goal of the season, a...
After nearly 2 years, Penguins ready for a big challenge in the HurricanesVideo
Quite a bit has happened since the last time the Pittsburgh Penguins stepped on the ice with the Carolina Hurricanes. And much of it has nothing to do with hockey. March 8, 2020, was less than two years ago. In some ways, it feels like it was two dozen centuries...
NHL upholds suspension of Bruins forward Brad Marchand
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the six-game suspension of Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand for attacking Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry during a game Feb. 8. Marchand appealed the suspension and had a hearing with Bettman on Wednesday. The league announced Bettman’s decision Friday. Marchand already has served four games of...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson finds more confidenceVideo
For all the obvious physical attributes that have led to him having an NHL career for seven seasons, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson’s steadiest trait might be one that is far less tangible than his slick skating or sturdy shooting. It’s his honesty. About himself. The 23rd overall selection in...
Penguins fall in lethargic loss to Maple Leafs
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan isn’t overly eager to offer the granular details of how his team conducts business. But he will offer something of a basic framework of what he expects from those he deploys on the ice. For example, how should they defend against an opponent with a potent...
After Sidney Crosby’s 50th goal vs. the Flyers, a former linemate recalls how that rivalry began
As the Penguins look to extend their winning streak to five games Thursday night in Canada against the Toronto Maple Leafs, many fans are still basking in the afterglow of Tuesday’s victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Not only was it an enjoyable 5-4 comeback win for the Metropolitan Division-leading Penguins...
Minor league report: Nathan Legare scores Penguins’ only goal in loss to CheckersVideo
Forward Nathan Legare scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ only goal in a 4-1 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 19 saves on 23 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (19-21-2-3). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against the Springfield Thunderbirds on...
Penguins getting significant contributions from 4th line
Entering this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins knew they would be missing some major components of their roster with franchise centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin sidelined as they recovered from offseason surgeries. That led them to bring in steady veteran Brian Boyle to training camp on a tryout basis. By...
Looking for ‘more sustained offense,’ Penguins shuffle 2nd, 3rd lines
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ middle two lines were shuffled during practice Wednesday in Cranberry. With Evgeni Malkin centering the second line, he was flanked by Jeff Carter on the left wing and Danton Heinen at right wing. Meanwhile, Evan Rodrigues pivoted the third line with Brock McGinn to his left side...
Mark Madden: With extreme focus on winning, Sidney Crosby is an anomaly
Sidney Crosby scored goal No. 500. No big deal. At a glance, sure, it’s impressive. He’s only the 46th player to do it. (He still trails Pat Verbeek by 22.) It was his 50th goal against Philadelphia, the old enemy. It came in a win, which is paramount to Crosby....
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby wrote the perfect script, Kris Letang authored the perfect ending
It felt like a perfect night of Penguins hockey at PPG Paints Arena. Sidney Crosby scored his 500th goal in front of a raucous crowd of 18,385. A Sid-sational moment for a sensational player.Congratulations, Sidney! ???? pic.twitter.com/WrPh5R4qDx— NHL (@NHL) February 16, 2022 He did so against the hated Philadelphia...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to CheckersVideo
Forward Valtteri Puustinen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday. Defenseman P.O Joseph recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (19-20-2-3) while forwards Anthony Angello, Michael Chaput and Jonathan Gruden all...
Penguins beat Flyers in overtime as Sidney Crosby gets 500th career goalVideo
There’s little Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby can show off that would surprise the Philadelphia Flyers. They are fully aware that he is the focal point of the Penguins’ attack. It has mostly been that way since 2005 when he made his NHL debut. And it will likely be that...
By the numbers: With 500 goals, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby climbs many lists
On the occasion of his 500th career goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, here are 10 top five lists involving Penguins captain Sidney Crosby: Most goals, Penguins 1. Mario Lemieux 690 2. Sidney Crosby 500 3. Jaromir Jagr 439 4. Evgeni Malkin 429 5. Jean Pronovost 316 •...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scores 500th career goal
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal during Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The goal came at 16:34 of the first period on a power-play opportunity and supplied the Penguins with a 2-1 lead. A Sid-sational moment for a sensational player.Congratulations, Sidney! ???? pic.twitter.com/WrPh5R4qDx— NHL...
Penguins staffer Matt Cullen fills in for injured assistant coach Todd ReirdenVideo
Matt Cullen was in a familiar place Tuesday morning. Standing over a faceoff dot at PPG Paints Arena. One after another, the pucks smacked off the ice for a faceoff drill. “Clap! Clap! Clap!” The only difference between the 18,373 draws Cullen took during his career and the faceoffs he...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Flyers
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. In 11 games this season, DeSmith has a 4-3-2 record, a 3.03 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage and two shutouts. His most recent game came in a 2-0...
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby getting No. 500 against the Flyers would be perfect in so many ways
We can only assume that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has done this on purpose, right? During the first game back from the All-Star break on Feb. 8, Crosby scored career goal No. 499 of his career as part of a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins. Crosby then picked...
Penguins prospect P.O Joseph’s steady journey to the NHL continues
There are a lot of similarities between the journey Brian Dumoulin took to the Penguins’ blue line and the trek P.O Joseph is undertaking. Each defenseman was a fairly high draft pick with another organization. Dumoulin was a second-rounder (No. 51 overall) with the Carolina Hurricanes, and Joseph was selected...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel sets career high for games
While forward Sidney Crosby’s ongoing pursuit of his 500th career goal has drawn the most attention of just about anyone with a vested interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins, one of his teammates reached a much less heralded milestone during Sunday’s 4-2 road win against the New Jersey Devils at the...
Forward Brian Boyle leads Penguins to 3rd consecutive win
Brian Boyle’s time with the New Jersey Devils was profound. Not necessarily for anything he did on the ice. But for simply being on the ice. In 2017, the staunch defensive forward was stricken with chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of cancer, but played through his ailment before it went...
Minor league report: P.O Joseph scores again as Penguins snap losing streakVideo
Defenseman P.O Joseph scored the game-winning goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road win against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. In his past seven games, Joseph has scored five goals. Defenseman Taylor Fedun and forward Nathan Legare also scored goals for...
Knee injury sidelines Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden
Injuries and illness have pockmarked the Penguins roster of players all season. The coaching staff hasn’t escaped that misfortune either. Assistant coach Todd Reirden, who oversees the team’s defensemen as well as the power play, will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a knee injury during the All-Star break. The ailment...
