Justin Guerriero stories, Page 22
Penguins acknowledge penalty kill requires improvement
In a change of pace, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ penalty kill was not a liability Sunday evening against the Tampa Bay Lightning. That was partly because it didn’t get any opportunities to struggle, as Tampa Bay did not embark on a single 5-on-4 power play in its eventual 5-2 victory. While...
Penguins’ Michael Bunting involved in car accident outside PPG Paints Arena, won’t play vs. Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Michael Bunting was involved in a car accident outside of PPG Paints Arena on Sunday afternoon ahead of the club’s game vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. The incident took place at the intersection of Washington Place and Centre Ave. Coach Mike Sullivan indicated that Bunting and all...
Post-car accident, Penguins glad Michael Bunting is OK
Some Pittsburgh Penguins fans may have noticed a significant vehicular jam near PPG Paints Arena as they made their way to the rink for Sunday’s contest vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. In this case, usual game traffic was not to blame, but rather a car crash at the intersection of...
With 2nd goal in 4 games, Penguins’ Kevin Hayes gets back on radarVideo
The third line currently being deployed by the Pittsburgh Penguins features a concentration of size unlike any other combination of forwards on the club. Centered by Kevin Hayes, with Drew O’Connor and Jesse Puljujarvi at left and right wing, it boasts an average frame of just over 6-foot-4 and 213...
Penguins’ Quarter-Century team unveiled: Who made the cut?
The NHL is honoring its best players over the past 25 years with a Quarter-Century Team for each club, and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup was revealed Thursday evening. Featuring a first- and second-team of three forwards, two defensemen and one goalie, all players considered had to have appeared in a...
Management Q&A, autograph sessions planned for PiratesFest 2025
PiratesFest is just around the corner. The annual event will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 18-19, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Admission is free and open to the public, although registration is required at pirates.com/piratesfest. Both 2025 regular-season and spring training game tickets will be available...
‘It’s a mindset’: On Sidney Crosby becoming the NHL’s all-time leader in faceoff winsVideo
Everyone is in place but Sidney Crosby. It’s a game night at PPG Paints Arena and all defensemen are in position, as are the wingers at the top and bottom of the neutral zone faceoff circle. As the referee and opposing center await his arrival for the opening faceoff, Crosby...
Penguins’ Cody Glass deputizes as 2nd-line center on short notice with Evgeni Malkin out
Cody Glass doesn’t stress out when, abruptly, the Pittsburgh Penguins task him with switching positions. Changes to deployment and skating with different wingers is part of everyday life in the NHL, which Glass accepts and has already navigated through during his first campaign in a Penguins sweater. That said, Tuesday’s...
Penn State players staying vigilant about managing bodies as long season continues
Penn State has enough experience on its extended coaching staff and roster to feel confident regarding preparation. Yet there’s no denying that, as they prepare to face Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Nittany Lions are swimming in uncharted waters. Players are staying vigilant as an already-long...
Penguins scheduled to start Tristan Jarry in net vs. Columbus
The Pittsburgh Penguins plan to start Tristan Jarry in net when the Columbus Blue Jackets visit PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night. Coach Mike Sullivan announced his starting netminder following the club’s morning skate in Cranberry. Through 18 games this year, Jarry is 8-6-3 with a 3.47 goals-against average and...
Penn State WR Omari Evans reaching full potential as CFP run continuesVideo
Despite staunch internal support, especially from quarterback Drew Allar, ongoing critiques of their collective performance have not escaped the attention of Penn State’s wide receivers. Dating to last year, the receivers arguably have been the team’s most maligned position group. As the 2024 campaign got underway, those players wanted to...
Penn State, Notre Dame take stock of one another as Orange Bowl prep intensifies
In boxing, there’s usually a brief delay before the fighters close in on one another and start exchanging punches. Steadily, they will close the distance from opposite ends of the ring, feeling each other out for a bit until that inevitable moment when it’s time to begin delivering blows. Ahead...
Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen power hot Penn State rushing attack into CFP semifinalsVideo
Any time Penn State tight end Tyler Warren moves in motion, opposing defenses take notice. Warren, the undisputed starring actor within opponents’ film preparations for the Nittany Lions, has earned that kind of attention. Through 15 games, as Penn State continues its College Football Playoff run, no team has fully...
Penguins acquire blueliner Colton Poolman from Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins swung a minor-league trade Friday afternoon, acquiring defenseman Colton Poolman from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Bennett MacArthur. Poolman, 29, has appeared in five games for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League and is signed through 2024-25 at $775,000 annually. He will report...
As CFP run continues, Penn State aims to bounce back from season high in penalties during Fiesta BowlVideo
When he sits down with reporters after games, Penn State coach James Franklin is known to dive into a multitude of statistical categories he deems “battles” as he delivers an opening statement before taking questions. “Turnover battle? We won that.” “Explosive play battle? Lost that.” And so Franklin will go,...
Sebastian Aho embracing leadership role with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Sebastian Aho probably would admit this season has taken a different turn from what he had in mind last summer when inking a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $775,000 annually. At the time, the Penguins bringing Aho — a veteran of 190 NHL games — aboard with modest...
As CFP run continues, Penn State hopes to get passing game on track
UNIVERSITY PARK — Few bettors would have lined up for the proposition of Penn State marching to a lopsided victory in the College Football Playoff with under 150 passing yards and zero touchdowns through the air. Yet, while quarterback Drew Allar was limited to 127 passing yards and did not...
‘This is a grind’: Penn State celebrates 1st CFP win, preps for new workload, opponent
UNIVERSITY PARK — Before this season, all previous iterations of coach James Franklin’s Penn State football program failed to reach the promised land of the College Football Playoff. A good chunk of the past decade saw the Nittany Lions stymied by the former four-team CFP field when a national title...
Penn State pummels SMU in 1st round of CFP, using pick-6s to reach quarters
UNIVERSITY PARK — For as much as James Franklin likely subscribes to the coach-talk cliche of disregarding outside noise, he had to be aware of the major reputational implications Saturday’s College Football Playoff game held for him and his Nittany Lions program. Finally, Penn State was in the CFP, but...
SMU coach Rhett Lashlee downplays Penn State’s cold-weather competitive advantageVideo
Under normal circumstances, the current weather in University Park, Texas, seems quite favorable for conducting football practice or any sort of strenuous activity. But as the SMU Mustangs have been enjoying sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s this week, an awareness exists that conditions are about to change drastically...
Penguins reassign defenseman Nate Clurman to AHL
Shortly after trading for P.O Joseph Wednesday evening, the Pittsburgh Penguins reassigned fellow defenseman Nate Clurman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Clurman, who earned his first recall to an NHL roster Tuesday in light of Marcus Pettersson’s placement on injured reserve, was a healthy scratch for the Penguins...
Recovered from trade whirlwind, new Pirates 1B Spencer Horwitz excited for opportunity
Dec. 10 was shaping up to be a fairly routine offseason weekday for Spencer Horwitz, who had made plans with his girlfriend to go see “Gladiator II” in theaters. Then, news broke of Andres Gimenez’s trade from the Cleveland Guardians to the Toronto Blue Jays. Minutes later, Horwitz, who played...
With assist from Sidney Crosby, Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk finally nets goal of his ownVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk has had little difficulty in setting up teammates this season. Heading into Tuesday’s puck drop vs. the Los Angeles Kings, Grzelcyk’s 15 assists ranked fourth on the club, trailing only Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson. However, finding the back of the net himself...
Mobile SMU QB Kevin Jennings has Penn State’s attentionVideo
It’s possible, if not likely, that one offensive play of SMU’s from the recent ACC championship game is featuring prominently in Penn State’s film preparations for Saturday’s College Football Playoff game. It came with just about seven minutes left in the first quarter and went for SMU’s opening touchdown vs....
Penguins place Marcus Pettersson on injured reserve, recall Nathan Clurman from AHL
With Marcus Pettersson placed on injured reserve Tuesday morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins added reinforcements to their blue line, recalling Nathan Clurman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. If and when he does suit up, Clurman would be in line to make his NHL debut. A 26-year-old right-handed shot, Clurman...
