Penguins/NHL category, Page 86
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Marlies, Nailers’ winning streak reaches 6Video
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 18 saves on 20 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 13-7-3. Forward Jonathan Gruden returned to the lineup after missing five games due to an...
Former Penguins forward Matt Cooke finds his way in Newfoundland
Matt Cooke wears a lot of hats these days. He’s something of a navigator, a nutritionist and even dabbles in human resources. Such is life as a coach in the ECHL. “As the head coach, I’m doing travel, I’m doing meals, I’m doing trades and lineup and roster and all...
Lars Eller remains 1 constant on Penguins’ oft-changing 3rd lineVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has had no difficulty in assessing the play of forward Lars Eller this season. “I think Lars has played extremely well for us,” Sullivan said after a recent practice in Cranberry. Eller, the Penguins’ third-line center, has skated in all of the club’s 46 games,...
TV Q&A: Why more than 1 color analyst on Penguins games?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I was sorry that Pens ownership dropped Bob Errey as a color analyst on TV broadcasts. This season has rotated at least three different announcers....
Mark Madden: More changes needed for Penguins to contend after All-Star break
The Pittsburgh Penguins have nine days between games and are five points out of a playoff berth as the NHL All-Star break beckons. They have won 21 games, lost 23. They have games in hand on seven of the eight teams they’re chasing. The Eastern Conference is mostly rotten. The...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic finds the right temperature
On Wednesday at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ facility, the mood was serious. After all, the team had just returned from the American Southwest with nothing but a pair of unappetizing road losses to the Vegas Golden Knights and Arizona Coyotes. When a reporter asked several of the team’s prominent players about...
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby doesn’t have to follow in anyone’s footsteps — not even Tom Brady’s
On TSN last week, Bryan Hayes made an impassioned plea to get Sidney Crosby out of Pittsburgh so he’d have a better chance to win more championships. He asked Crosby to do it himself by “following in the footsteps” of former NFL quarterback Tom Brady. In other words, leave the...
Penguins forward Lars Eller at 1,000 games: ‘He’s a pro’s pro’
Lars Eller wasn’t comfortable Saturday. A lot of what happened that night went against his constitution as a hockey player. Before a 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena, Eller was recognized for appearing in his 1,000th career game in a ceremony that included his family,...
Penguins assign Valtteri Puustinen, Ryan Shea, John Ludvig to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen and defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. Additionally, rookie defenseman John Ludvig was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning assignment. These transactions come on the first day of the Penguins’ seven-day break from team activities...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Bears, Nailers extend winning streakVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 25 saves on 28 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 home loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 13-6-3 while forwards Vinnie Hinostroza and Radim Zohorna each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Unlikely OT hero Marcus Pettersson propels Penguins into All-Star break with momentumVideo
Late in the first period Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins were burned by an old friend. With 4 minutes, 7 seconds remaining before intermission, former Penguin Mike Matheson, now an alternate captain for the visiting Montreal Canadiens, assisted on the game’s opening goal, setting up teammate and...
Lars Eller scores in 1,000th NHL game, helps Penguins to OT win over Canadiens
Saturday opened with a celebration for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And ended with a badly needed boost of hope. In lavish fashion, they recognized hale and hearty third-line center Lars Eller for appearing in the 1,000th NHL game of his career before a contest against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints...
Penguins expected to start Tristan Jarry in net vs. Montreal
The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start Tristan Jarry in net Saturday night vs. the Montreal Canadiens, coach Mike Sullivan announced a few hours before puck drop. Over 30 starts this year, Jarry is 12-14-4 with a 2.56 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Alex Nedeljkovic got the call Friday,...
Following own-goal gaffe, Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin draws confidence from late-game scoreVideo
Evgeni Malkin had not enjoyed being the butt of jokes around the NHL over the last several days as a result of an embarrassing incident in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-2 road loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday. That night, with about 16 minutes left in regulation, a delayed penalty...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores twice as Penguins beat Phantoms
Two goals and an assist by forward Sam Poulin led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. Forwards Marc Johnstone and Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-14-5-0) which has won...
Penguins’ Kris Letang at center of physical, emotionally charged matchup with Florida
Following a second-period collision Friday night with Florida captain Aleksander Barkov, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang played the remainder of the game with a target on his back. Or perhaps more accurately, his face. Later in the period, by which point Letang had become involved in more physical interactions with...
Penguins rally in final minute but lose to Panthers in shootout
The Florida Panthers do not instill fear in the Pittsburgh Penguins. They inspire. Mired in the middle of the melancholy mediocrity that is the Eastern Conference’s playoff race, the current edition of the Penguins can look to the 2022-23 edition of the Panthers for a blueprint on postseason success. The...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic against Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Friday’s home game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate. In 15 games this season, Nedeljkovic has an 8-3-2 record, a 2.66 goals against average, a .916...
First Call: Falcons’ coaching hire could impact Steelers’ OC plans; ex-Steeler wants to join Mike Tomlin’s staff
Friday’s “First Call” sees how some things falling elsewhere in NFL coaching circles may impact the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive coordinator hire. A former Steeler may want to rejoin the team on the coaching staff. We examine the local college basketball scene this weekend, and the Penguins’ contest against Florida Friday...
Penguins acquire forward Maxim Cajkovic from Wild
The Pittsburgh Penguins exchanged minor league players with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, acquiring forward Maxim Cajkovic while dealing defenseman Will Butcher to the Wild. Cajkovic, 23, has spent the majority of the 2023-24 season at the ECHL level with the Iowa Heartlanders, posting 18 points (12 goals, six assists)...
Penguins forward Colin White hopes to make most of top-6 opportunity
If the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season was a movie, Colin White’s role over the first half would be as an extra. But with the Penguins having passed the midway point, White has earned a promotion to the main cast. Over the last two days of practice, White, who joined the Penguins...
Minor league report: Jesse Puljujarvi, Jack St. Ivany lead Penguins past Wolf PackVideo
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi and defenseman Jack St. Ivany each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Ty Smith recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (22-14-5-0) while forwards Alex Nylander...
Penguins try to regulate themselves after back-to-back road lossesVideo
Taking to the ice for practice Wednesday in Cranberry, the Pittsburgh Penguins were serenaded by the iconic 1990s hip-hop anthem “Regulate,” which was blaring over the public address system. As the song’s composer, Warren G, said, “rhythm is life, and life is rhythm.” The Penguins dismiss any notion there is...
Sidney Crosby ties former Penguins teammate as he ascends NHL’s all-time goal-scoring listVideo
The NHL’s all-time goal-scoring list has received plenty of publicity as the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin chases Wayne Gretzky for the top spot. While Ovechkin’s pace has slowed with just eight goals in 2023-24 and 830 for his career, he still could catch the Great One (894 goals) over the next...
Own goal dooms bumbling Penguins in loss to Coyotes
Thanks in part to a brutal own-goal in the third period, the Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated 5-2 by the Arizona Coyotes at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Ariz. on Monday. During a delayed penalty with the Penguins trailing 3-2, defenseman Kris Letang and forward Evgeni Malkin botched a seemingly mundane simple...
