Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL category, Page 91
Mark Madden: Trading Tristan Jarry would bring value, lay groundwork for Penguins’ future
As the NHL’s March 8 trade deadline approaches, a few obvious moves beckon for Kyle Dubas, the Penguins’ president of hockey ops/GM. Trade winger Jake Guentzel. It will be a shame to see him go, but Guentzel is a free agent at season’s end. He can’t be allowed to walk...
Tim Benz: Adding context to Penguins’ latest win — since that’s what we’re supposed to do now
I’ll admit I felt a little silly asking the questions in the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room after their 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Was I baiting the hook a little bit? Eh, maybe. Defense counsel might have a hard time protecting me on this one. But...
Penguins reassign goalie Magnus Hellberg to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Moments before their game at PPG Paints Arena vs. the Montreal Canadiens got underway Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a roster move, reassigning netminder Magnus Hellberg to Wilkes-Barre-Scranton of the American Hockey League. Hellberg, 32, was called up to Pittsburgh on Feb. 19 under emergency conditions, when either Tristan Jarry...
Kris Letang scores twice as Penguins earn much-needed win over Canadiens
Kyle Dubas has given the flawed Pittsburgh Penguins the next two weeks to figure out what they are. A playoff team or … otherwise. On Thursday, they took a step, albeit an incremental one, toward being the former and not the latter with a 4-1 victory against the Montreal Canadiens...
Penguins acquire forward Emil Bemstrom in trade with ColumbusVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas orchestrated a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the first period of his club’s game vs. Montreal on Thursday night, acquiring 24-year-old forward Emil Bemstrom in exchange for forward Alex Nylander and a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2026. Bemstrom, 24,...
Penguins forward Colin White claimed off waivers by Montreal
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Colin White won’t have to go very far to find his new team, the Montreal Canadiens. A few hours in advance of Thursday’s 7 p.m. puck drop at PPG Paints Arena between the Penguins and Canadiens, Montreal claimed White off waivers. White, 27, was placed on...
Tim Benz: Yes, Kyle Dubas has many options. No, none of them are any good
If you tried to follow the flowchart of messaging from Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager Kyle Dubas, it got pretty confusing. • At one point during his media availability in advance of the March 8 trade deadline, Dubas made it sound like the Penguins may have to trade All-Star winger Jake...
Penguins’ Valtteri Puustinen strives for more regular offensive contributionsVideo
If one thing has eluded Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen during his pair of stints at the NHL level this season, it’s been a consistent knack for scoring. To be sure, Puustinen is far from alone among the Penguins’ corps of bottom-six forwards in failing to contribute goals and...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to start against Canadiens
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Tuesday’s home game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 36 games this season, Jarry has a 14-17-4 record, a 2.50 goals against average, a .914...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms in overtimeVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 33 saves on 36 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 16-7-5. Forwards Jagger Joshua and Alex Nylander scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
For Penguins president Kyle Dubas, nothing is off the table as the trade deadline approaches
Kyle Dubas was surprised Tuesday. Disappointed by the Penguins’ 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders? Absolutely. But the team’s president of hockey operations was very surprised by what he saw in PPG Paints Arena. Coming off an emotional weekend in which the franchise celebrated the legacy of icon...
Penguins’ Noel Acciari nearing return after recovering from concussionVideo
When injured players are able to suit up and get back to practicing with teammates minus any restrictions, it’s usually a pretty good sign that they’re trending in the right direction with regards to recovering from whatever sidelined them. That’s the spot Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari appears to be...
Penguins place forward Colin White on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Colin White on waivers Wednesday afternoon, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. White, 27, has appeared in 11 games this year for the Penguins but hasn’t recorded a point. Injuries and inefficiency among the club’s forwards had led to White’s deployment in various roles since he...
Tim Benz: The Penguins’ nostalgia buzz can only last so long
The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost three times over the past seven days, yet it still feels like they had a pretty good week. When you welcome back a franchise icon like Jaromir Jagr for the first time in almost a quarter century to retire his jersey, those emotions resonate beyond...
Mark Madden: Coaching isn’t the Penguins’ biggest problem, but it impacts major flaws
Firing Mike Sullivan wouldn’t matter now, nor would a coaching switch have changed the course of the Penguins’ season had it happened earlier. This isn’t 2009 0r 2016. These Penguins were going to go splat at some point, and that time is upon us. But it’s fair to say that...
Penguins’ resolve is not enough to overcome errors in loss to Islanders
If the Penguins are to salvage what remains of their final 29 games of the regular season, they’ll need every bit of the resolve they showed Tuesday in their 53rd contest of 2023-24. They’ll also need to avoid all of the mistakes that led to them suffering a disheartening 5-4...
Penguins defensemen P.O Joseph, Kris Letang could be reunited
Before Tuesday, P.O Joseph’s most recent appearance in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup came in a 5-2 home loss to the Florida Panthers on Feb. 14 when he served as a seventh defenseman. The team was dealing with some injuries and limited salary cap space limited it to dressing 11 forwards...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic against Islanders
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic for Tuesday’s home game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate. In 18 games this season, Nedeljkovic has a 9-4-3 record, a 2.54 goals against average, a...
Jaromir Jagr on Sidney Crosby: ‘He can play for another 5 or 6 years’
When it comes to hockey longevity, few can rival Jaromir Jagr. He is 52 and still playing in his seventh post-NHL season with Kladno for his own team in Czechia. That’s on top of playing at least part of 24 seasons in the NHL and four other full seasons in...
Minor league report: Peter Laviolette III, Nailers tame GrizzliesVideo
Forward Peter Laviolette III scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-2 road win against the Utah Grizzlies at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah on Monday. Defenseman Justin Lee had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (29-18-1-1), which snapped a two-game losing streak, while...
Struggling Penguins make more changes to lines, defensive pairings
Matthew Phillips experienced a first in his still-brief tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins. A day without Jaromir Jagr. After being claimed off waivers from the Washington Capitals on Friday, Phillips parachuted into the delirium of the Penguins’ weekend-long celebration of Jagr that included the icon practicing with the active players...
Penguins recall goaltender Magnus Hellberg
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Magnus Hellberg from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Hellberg was initially summoned to the NHL roster Sunday under emergency conditions. On Monday, coach Mike Sullivan explained one of his team’s incumbent goaltenders — he did not identify which one — was not feeling...
Mark Madden: Which Penguins will be next to have their numbers retired?
No. 68 is in the rafters at PPG Paints Arena. Sunday’s ceremony to honor Jaromir Jagr was among the best of its kind, as was Jagr’s charismatic speech. Jagr’s return to Pittsburgh was everything that could have been hoped for. His legend was heightened. The question now: Who’s the next...
Michel Briere’s family remains a part of the PenguinsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated their past in glorious fashion on Sunday as they retired the No. 68 of Jaromir Jagr at PPG Paints Arena. So many of his teammates were included, ranging from luminaries such as Mario Lemieux and Ron Francis to role players like Randy Hillier or Jean-Sebastien Aubin....
Tim Benz: Emotions surrounding Jaromir Jagr’s jersey retirement were as unique as the player himself
In most situations, the jersey retirement process is a pretty easy one. By the very nature of the honor, the presumption is that whoever is getting their jersey retired in whatever city they used to call home is probably so beloved by the fans that the organization and the player...
