Jonathan Bombulie stories, Page 23

Moments after their regular season ended with a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins immediately turned their attention to a more pressing matter. How are they going to score enough goals to beat the New York Islanders in the first round of...

When Sidney Crosby set up Jake Guentzel for a third-period goal Saturday night, it answered a lot of questions. Where would the Pittsburgh Penguins finish in the Metropolitan Division standings? Third place after a 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Rangers. Who would their first-round playoff opponent be? The...

The Pittsburgh Penguins got top prospect Calen Addison under contract Saturday, signing the 18-year-old defenseman to a three-year entry level contract. Addison is the team’s No. 2 prospect, according to The Hockey News, trailing only Providence College winger Kasper Bjorkqvist. With 65 points in 67 games for Lethbridge, Addison was...

Despite having what he himself called a cold season in the goal-scoring department, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Phil Kessel is on track to lead the league in an interesting offensive category this season. Coming into Saturday night’s finale against the New York Rangers, 10 of Kessel’s 27 goals have been game...

During training camp, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel said his goal for this season was to improve his consistency. He’s accomplished that goal in a number of ways. First, he hasn’t gone more than two consecutive games without recording a point. If he scores in the regular-season finale Saturday night...

Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff spot with a win over Detroit on Thursday, expect an all-hands-on-deck approach to continue for their regular-season finale against the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Matt Murray is expected to start in goal, and coach Mike Sullivan said after morning skate...

Jared McCann is finding it hard to sleep at night. Erik Gudbranson gave his mother a late-night phone call Thursday to let out a celebratory yell. For many players on the Pittsburgh Penguins roster, clinching a playoff spot – like the team did with for the 13th straight season with...

The Pittsburgh Penguins held an optional practice Friday afternoon in Cranberry, giving key players some time off after the team clinched its 13th straight playoff berth the night before. Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang were among the players who did not skate, but coach Mike Sullivan said both made it...

The return of Evgeni Malkin from a rib injury bumped rookie winger Adam Johnson to 13th on the forward depth chart for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Given his youth and relative inexperience, the Penguins didn’t want Johnson sitting around as a healthy scratch, so they assigned the 24-year-old Minnesota native to...

Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin didn’t have a Willis Reed moment Thursday night. They didn’t drag themselves out of the trainer’s room and immediately hit the scoresheet like the New York Knicks center did in legendary fashion in the 1970 NBA Finals. Still, their impact on a 4-1 win over...

When preparing for an NHL season, players aim to make sure their bodies can stand up to an 82-game grind. For Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson, that won’t be enough. The 22-year-old Swede is set to play in his 83rd game of the season when the Pittsburgh Penguins take on...

The NHL season is a six-month, 82-game marathon. Using history as a guide, the Pittsburgh Penguins probably should have crossed the finished line already. The Penguins came into a home game against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night with 97 points in the standings, needing to secure two more...

DETROIT – At first, it looked like perhaps the most spectacular save of Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray’s career. Upon further review, it was a goal for Detroit Red Wings winger Tyler Bertuzzi. It was a pivotal moment in the game as the Red Wings scored a 4-1 victory Tuesday...

DETROIT – Having gone 2 for 20 on the power play over their previous eight games, the Pittsburgh Penguins could be shaking up their special-teams personnel for a Tuesday night meeting with the Detroit Red Wings. Nick Bjugstad, who has points in three straight games, was bumped up to the...

DETROIT — Nick Bjugstad was on some pretty good teams in Florida before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in February. Counted Aleksander Barkov, Aaron Ekblad, Vince Trocheck and Roberto Luongo among his all-star teammates. Yet in his six full seasons with the Panthers, the team made the playoffs...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is doing what he can to help a 7-year-old fan with T-cell leukemia. After practice last Thursday, Letang delivered a check for $58,000 to help defray medical expenses incurred by 7-year-old Ian Rosenbaum of Stoystown in Somerset County. Rosenbaum was in Pittsburgh for an appointment...

DETROIT – Already playing without Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be missing another key performer, defenseman Brian Dumoulin, when they visit the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Dumoulin is day to day with a lower-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan said after morning skate. Dumoulin did...

Playing perhaps their biggest game of the year Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins got no points from Sidney Crosby or Phil Kessel. Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang didn’t play because of upper-body injuries. Yet, they beat the Carolina Hurricanes anyway, securing a 3-1 victory thanks to goals from fourth-line forwards...

There was no doubt in Patric Hornqvist’s mind. Sunday night’s matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes, a game with third place in the Metropolitan Division on the line, was a high-stakes encounter. “It was the biggest game of the season by far,” Hornqvist said. In the third period, Hornqvist took a...

Sidney Crosby’s name appeared nowhere on the scoresheet after Sunday night’s 3-1 Pittsburgh Penguins victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. He had no goals or assists. He wasn’t on the ice for a goal scored by either the Penguins or the Hurricanes. He attempted five shots, with two of them reaching...