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Penguins will open playoff run against Islanders in New York, schedule released
The Pittsburgh Penguins will open their quest for the Stanley Cup in New York. Game 1 of a Metropolitan Division semifinals series between the Penguins and New York Islanders will open at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum. While waiting for construction of a new arena at Belmont...
Penguins face serious first-round test in ‘stingy’ Islanders
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...
After milestone goal for Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, who keeps the puck?
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...
Guentzel’s goal in 3rd allows Penguins to get point, avoid wild-card spotVideo
With Sidney Crosby coming into the game with 98 points for the season and linemate Jake Guentzel sitting on 39 goals, it was easy to imagine both hitting significant milestones on the same play Saturday night. Crosby would slide a puck to Guentzel for a shot into an empty net...
Penguins get top prospect Calen Addison under contract
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...
No one scores more game-winning goals than Penguins winger Phil Kessel
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...
Penguins’ Jake Guentzel set to cap off remarkably consistent season
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...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has no plans to rest players for regular-season finale
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...
Newest Penguins savor opportunity to make playoff run
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...
Penguins’ Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin ‘feel strong’ after returning from injury
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...
Penguins send Adam Johnson to Wilkes-Barre after successful first stint in NHL
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...
Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang return from injury, contribute to Penguins’ cause
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...
Phil Kessel’s 2 goals help Penguins clinch playoff spotVideo
There are plenty of reasons Phil Kessel has developed untouchable cult-hero status with the Pittsburgh Penguins fanbase over the past four seasons. His sizzling wrist shot. His everyman appeal. His penchant for scoring goals during a two-minute stretch of the game when every fan in attendance receives a free Big...
Penguins’ Marcus Pettersson still going strong after 82 regular-season games
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...
Penguins face playoff bar set higher than ever
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...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang return from injury vs. Red WingsVideo
With two games left in the season and a playoff spot yet to be clinched, the Pittsburgh Penguins took an all-hands-on-deck approach Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings. Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, who are recovering from upper-body injuries, were in the Penguins lineup. Malkin missed eight games with...
Matt Murray’s spectacular save that wasn’t helps Red Wings beat Penguins
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...
Penguins miss chance to clinch playoff spot in loss to Red WingsVideo
DETROIT – The Pittsburgh Penguins had an opportunity Tuesday night to clinch a playoff spot for the 13th straight season. They had a chance to build some late-season momentum, too. All they had to do was go into Detroit and take two points away from a team that is hovering...
Penguins shake up power play before meeting with red-hot Red Wings
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...
On verge of clinching, Penguins don’t take playoff berth for granted
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...
Penguins’ Kris Letang donates $58K to 7-year-old fan with leukemia
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...
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin out with lower-body injury
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...
Three Penguins scorers eyeing up 20-goal seasons
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...
Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist scores another high-stakes goal
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...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan heaps praise on Sidney Crosby after win over Carolina
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...
