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Tim Benz, Mark Madden recap Super Bowl, Hall of Fame voting, Penguins’ wild weekend
“Madden Monday” this week is jam-packed with Super Bowl reaction, Hall of Fame fallout, the Penguins’ celebration after a win in Washington, and…. …Shakira? Mark Madden and I start by recapping the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers. I consider it a tribute to Kansas...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Capitals 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Capitals: WASHINGTON — The Penguins and Capitals met for the first time this season. And the Capitals largely did what they’ve done to the Penguins for the better part of half a decade. They got rough with them. And won most of...
Sidney Crosby takes strange penalty in Penguins’ win
WASHINGTON — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has put up prolific numbers throughout his career which will land him in the Hockey Hall of Fame eventually. And over 15 seasons, he’s also racked up a fair amount of penalty minutes, 671 to be precise. The two most recent minutes came in...
Sam Lafferty’s goal in first game back helps Penguins defeat CapitalsVideo
WASHINGTON — Sam Lafferty’s hot stretch continued Sunday when he helped the Penguins beat the Washington Capitals, 4-3. He scored the Penguins’ first goal at 11 minutes, 46 seconds of the first period. It was his third goal in four games over a span of 10 days. Granted, two of...
Murray comes up big in 3rd period as Penguins hold off Capitals
WASHINGTON — Debate raged on in the nation’s capital. Should the incumbent remain or be replaced? On Sunday, a sound case was made to those arguing the issue. Goaltender Matt Murray made 29 saves and led the Penguins to a 4-3 victory against the rival Washington Capitals at Capital One...
Penguins to start Matt Murray against Capitals
WASHINGTON — The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Matt Murray for Sunday’s game against the rival Washington Capitals according to head coach Mike Sullivan. Due to the Penguins’ 10-day break in the schedule as well as an ongoing platoon with fellow goaltender Tristan Jarry, Murray has not played since...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Sound Tigers in shootout
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 28 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 shootout loss at home to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Defenseman Zach Trotman recorded two assists for the Penguins (23-16-3-5) who had a five-game winning streak snapped. Highlights: The Penguins...
Alex Ovechkin’s variety of scoring methods impress Sidney Crosby, Penguins
Sidney Crosby didn’t need long to mull over the query. Is Alex Ovechkin the best goal-scorer he has witnessed? “Since I’ve been in the league?” the Penguins captain said. “I think we can expand on that. I think a long time.” Crosby’s notion has been validated this season as the...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan mum on which goalie will start SundayVideo
As he is wont to do, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan shed little light Saturday on which goaltender he might start in Sunday’s road game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena. Tristan Jarry never has played the Capitals, and Matt Murray has not played in roughly two weeks because...
Penguins recall forward Sam Lafferty
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Sam Lafferty from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. This is Lafferty’s third recall of the season. The Hollidaysburg native has appeared in 36 NHL games this season and has 10 points (four goals, six assists). In six AHL games this season, Lafferty, 24, has...
Patric Hornqvist skips Penguins’ practice for dental work
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist was absent from Saturday’s practice in Cranberry for a dental procedure according to coach Mike Sullivan. There was no indication from Sullivan if Hornqvist’s availability for Sunday’s game would be impacted by the procedure, but there was little to suggest the ailment was serious, especially...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Flyers 3 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Flyers: This has been a season of first for Bryan Rust. To wit: • This is the first time he’s reached 20 goals. • This is the first time he’s had substantial time on the top power-play unit. • This is the...
Minor league report: Jake Lucchini leads Penguins past Phantoms
Two goals by forward Jake Lucchini led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 home win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forwards Jan Drozg and Sam Lafferty also scored goals for the Penguins (23-16-3-4), who extended a winning streak to five games,...
Sidney Crosby scores overtime winner as Penguins beat FlyersVideo
Having stumbled into their nine-day respite from the NHL’s grinder of a schedule, the Pittsburgh Penguins profess they are fully aware of how they must perform following the All-Star break. Especially because 17 of their final 32 games come against Metropolitan Division foes. “We’re going to get right into it,”...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Matt Niskanen finds success with Flyers
It was a considerable adjustment for Matt Niskanen this offseason when he was traded from the Washington Capitals to the Philadelphia Flyers. A new team, a new city, a new everything. Even parking for practice was different. With the Capitals, he could not use the garage adjacent to the practice...
Black hockey history celebrated in Hill District with mobile museumVideo
When Kwame Mason was a pre-teen and a high scoring right wing for the Toronto Aeros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League, he wanted to be like Guy Lafleur, the high flying right wing for the Montreal Canadiens. “When you’re playing hockey out with your friends, you always say ‘I’m...
Mark Madden: Penguins could benefit from Tristan Jarry’s puckhandling against Capitals
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ biggest obstacle in the Eastern half of the Stanley Cup playoffs figures to be Washington, and vice versa. Same as it ever was. Last year’s first-round hiccup vs. the New York Islanders was disappointing. But this year’s Penguins have found structure and system and would be legit...
Penguins rookie Anthony Angello set to make NHL debutVideo
Penguins rookie forward Anthony Angello had a solid contingent of loved ones at PPG Paints Arena to watch his NHL debut Friday against the Philadelphia Flyers. They were also well traveled. “I’ve got family driving in from Syracuse,” Angello said after the morning skate. “My sister is flying in from...
Jaromir Jagr feels Mario Lemieux was ‘chafed’ when he signed with Flyers
Penguins owner Mario Lemieux may have been more upset about how Jaromir Jagr spurned his franchise to go to Philadelphia in the summer of 2011 than we thought. And Lemieux may have carried that grudge longer than assumed, as well. Former Penguins player and current team radio broadcaster Phil Bourque...
Tim Benz: 3 crucial points for Penguins to address out of the break
The Penguins’ 10-day break ends Friday night when they host the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. It begins a 32-game stretch to the end of the regular season. They start it in second place of the Metropolitan Division with 67 points, six points back of the division-leading Washington Capitals. They...
Recharged Penguins gear down for grueling stretch
With the possible exception of Anthony Angello on the day of his first call-up to the NHL, introductions between Pittsburgh Penguins players weren’t necessary Thursday. But that didn’t mean UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex didn’t carry something of a long-lost-friends-meet-again vibe. “It was probably the most excitement I’ve seen in the...
Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz closing in on return
Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz appears to be on the verge of returning to the Penguins’ lineup for Friday’s game against the rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Schultz, who was activated from injured reserve last week, was a full participant in practice in Cranberry on Thursday. Sidelined since suffering...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby: Kobe Bryant ‘inspired so many people’Video
When Sidney Crosby first heard the news of the helicopter crash that claimed the life of Kobe Bryant, he didn’t believe it. “I spent a lot of time just trying to search and find out … if it was true,” Crosby said Thursday, four days after Bryant and eight others...
Penguins recall forwards Andrew Agozzino, Anthony Angello
The Penguins have recalled forward Andrew Agozzino and Anthony Angello from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Agozzino, 29, has appeared in nine NHL games this season and has one assist. A selection for this season’s AHL’ All-Star Classic, Agozzino (5-foot-10, 187 pounds) is the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ leading scorer with...
First Call: Terry Bradshaw’s new reality show, Myles Garrett update, Penguins trade talk
Thursday’s “First Call” features a new venture for Terry Bradshaw, updates on the Myles Garrett and the New England Patriots video-taping controversies, and trade talk surrounding the Penguins. Here’s some irony Over the last few decades, I think many Steelers fans have questioned Terry Bradshaw’s views on reality. Now, in...
