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Penguins forward Rickard Rakell rejoins teammates for morning skate
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell rejoined his teammates for Monday’s morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. It marked the first time Rakell had participated in a morning skate or practice since he suffered a presumed head injury in Game 1 of his team’s first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears in overtime, advance to semifinal
An overtime goal by forward Alex Nylanders gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a series-clinching 4-3 home win against the rival Hershey Bears in Game 3 of their Atlantic Division first-round matchup at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton claimed the best-of-three-series, 2-1 and will face the Springfield Thunderbirds in...
Minor league report: Penguins drop Game 2 to BearsVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 30 saves on 32 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road loss to the Hershey Bears in Game 2 of an Atlantic Division first-round series at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. The best-of-three series is tied, 1-1. Forward Felix Robert scored the...
Penguins notebook: Forward Jason Zucker makes immediate impact in his return
After missing three consecutive games because of an undisclosed injury, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker returned to the lineup in Saturday’s 7-4 home win against the New York Rangers in Game 3 of a first-round playoff series at PPG Paints Arena. And he made a pretty immediate impact. At least...
Penguins goaltender Louis Domingue continues to grow his legendVideo
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson was one of the relatively few people in Pittsburgh who was familiar with Louis Domingue’s story when Penguins management opted to sign the journeyman goaltender to a one-year, two-way contract late in the 2021 offseason. And Matheson’s scouting report on Domingue wasn’t all that focused on...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Walleye in Game 2Video
Goaltender Louis-Philip Guindon made 25 saves on 29 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-2 road loss to the Toledo Walleye in Game 2 of a Central Division final series at the Huntingdon Center in Toledo, Ohio on Sunday. The Walleye lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0. Forwards Matt Alfaro...
Penguins find vital secondary scoring to beat Rangers in Game 3
The Penguins knew they needed to find some secondary scoring entering Game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. To be clear, that notion isn’t an exclusive strategy for overcoming the Rangers. It’s a convention that applies to virtually every...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry works out before morning skate
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry skated with goaltending coach Andy Chiodo prior to Saturday’s optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. It is believed to be the first time Jarry has skated in full gear since he suffered a right foot injury that has kept him sidelined since April 14....
Minor league report: Penguins shut out Bears in Game 1Video
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 23 saves and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-0 shutout victory at home against the rival Hershey Bears in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Radim Zohorna had a goal and an assist for...
Penguins’ Jeff Carter enrages Rangers by colliding with star goalie Igor Shesterkin
In the third period of the New York Rangers’ 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of their first-round series Thursday night, forward Jeff Carter stirred up a bit of a hornet’s nest. With less than three minutes left in the game, Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin, the favorite...
Penguins’ offense shut down in Game 2 loss to Rangers
NEW YORK — Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has an axiom he leans on quite a bit when discussing the composition of his lineup. He is inclined to point out that a successful team needs more than 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders to compete for the Stanley Cup. And...
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin scratched from Game 2
NEW YORK — Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin was scratched from Game 2 of his team’s first-round postseason series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Before the contest opened, the team announced Dumoulin was “day to day” because of an undisclosed injury he presumably suffered during...
Penguins activate defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from long-term injured reserve
NEW YORK — The Penguins activated defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from long-term injured reserve on Thursday, a few hours before Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Acquired from the Winnipeg Jets at the trade deadline on March 21, Beaulieu has yet...
Penguins F Jason Zucker a ‘game-time decision’ for Game 2; Domingue to start
NEW YORK — Penguins forward Jason Zucker appears to be in line to return to the team’s lineup for Game 2 of their first-round series with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. After Zucker participated in an optional morning skate on Thursday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan labeled Zucker...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith, forward Rickard Rakell labeled as ‘day to day’
NEW YORK — Injured Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith and forward Rickard Rakell were labeled as “day-to-day” by coach Mike Sullivan on Wednesday. Both players were injured during Tuesday’s 4-3 win in three overtimes against the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round series at Madison Square Garden....
Penguins forward Bryan Rust nominated for King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Penguins forward Bryan Rust was named as his team’s nominee for the NHL’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is presented “to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.” All 32 teams present a nominee. Per...
Penguins goalie Louis Domingue relishes ‘dream’ role in overtime win
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins reserve goaltender Louis Domingue was chased out of his seat twice Tuesday during Game 1 of a first-round series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The first time came at the Penguins bench. As the league’s oldest venue, Madison Square Garden has...
Minor league report: Nailers claim series with overtime win
An overtime goal by forward Matthew Querica gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 series-clinching road win against the Fort Wayne Komets in Game 6 of a Central Division semifinal round at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Tuesday. The Nailers won the series, 4-2. Forward Sean...
OT goal provides highlight for Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin during ‘tough time’Video
NEW YORK — Five-on-five scoring has been somewhat rare for Evgeni Malkin as of late. Of the 20 goals he scored during the regular season, only nine came at even strength. And sure enough, it took him a while to score his first five-on-five goal of the postseason. But then...
Penguins recall goaltender Alex D’Orio from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
NEW YORK — The Penguins recalled goaltender Alex D’Orio from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. This transaction comes less than 24 hours after incumbent goaltender Casey DeSmith left Tuesday’s 4-3 road win against the New York Rangers in triple overtime in Game 1 of their first-round...
Penguins win Game 1 on Evgeni Malkin goal in 3rd OT with 3rd-string goalie in net
NEW YORK — Prior to Tuesday, there had not been a playoff game in Madison Square Garden for nearly five years. On Tuesday, the Penguins and New York Rangers staged a contest that felt like it took roughly half a decade to complete. A goal by forward Evgeni Malkin at...
Penguins to bring back ‘big screen’ for outdoor viewing
The Penguins have brought back back the “big screen” for outdoor viewing of home games in their first-round series against the New York Rangers. Because of the pandemic, such public gatherings had been on hiatus for the past two postseasons. For this round, the screen will be located on the...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby: ‘We believe in our game’
NEW YORK — A handful of hours before he opened the 15th postseason of his nonpareil career, Sidney Crosby took a moment to recognize the significance of the venue he was in on Tuesday morning. Madison Square Garden. Supposedly, the world’s most famous arena. Perhaps the world’s most famous hockey...
What you need to know about the New York RangersVideo
Whether it be Bill Cook, Bryan Hextall, Andy Bathgate, Rod Gilbert, Brian Leetch or Henrik Lundqvist, the New York Rangers typically have been built on star power. The current edition of the Rangers doesn’t necessarily have any players who are sure-fire bets for the Hockey Hall of Fame — at...
Penguins find themselves in unusual role as underdog to Rangers
Throughout the course of their ongoing 16-year streak of playoff appearances, the Penguins haven’t been underdogs all that often. The first year? Against the veteran Ottawa Senators in 2007? Sure, that group of teenagers and 20-somethings were underdogs and were bounced out of the first round in five games. And...
