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Minor league report: Nailers edged by Admirals
Forwards Justin Almeida and Cam Hausinger each had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 home loss to the Norfolk Admirals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Saturday. Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 18 saves for Wheeling (15-10-1-0). Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is a...
A new year brings new opportunity for Penguins forward Drew O’Connor
Spatially, Drew O’Connor is exactly where he was at the start of 2021. On the ice at PPG Paints Arena. Metaphorically, he is light years away from that point at the start of his 2022. When the Pittsburgh Penguins gathered for a brief training camp Jan. 3, 2021 in advance...
John Marino, Mike Matheson, Dominik Simon rejoin Penguins for practice
The Pittsburgh Penguins ushered in a new year with a rare bit of positive news. Defensemen John Marino, Mike Matheson and Dominik Simon were removed from the NHL’s protocols for covid-19 and rejoined their teammates for practice Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan indicated they are available to...
Minor league report: Josh Maniscalco’s 2 goals lead Nailers to winVideo
Defenseman Josh Maniscalco, in the second-year of a three-year entry-level contract with the Penguins, scored two goals and led the Wheeling Nailers to a 5-2 home win against the Norfolk Admirals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forwards Felix Pare and Patrick Watling each collected a goal and...
Penguins backup goaltender Casey DeSmith is ready to be the starter (again)
Casey DeSmith doesn’t quite know when his next start will come. But that’s generally the case for any backup goaltender. The rest of his teammates (and much of the NHL) are sharing that experience at the moment. At the moment, the schedule says the Penguins’ next game is at home...
Penguins place forward Jeff Carter on list for covid-19 protocols
Penguins forward Jeff Carter has been placed into the NHL’s list for covid-19 protocols. The Penguins announced his status a few minutes before they opened practice at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. This is the second time Carter has been placed into protocols this season. He missed three games in...
Minor league report: Jan Drozg gets 1st goal as Penguins fall to BearsVideo
Forward Jan Drozg scored his first goal of the season for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in a 6-1 road loss to the Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Wednesday. Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 28 saves on 34 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-12-1-2) which dressed a depleted lineup due to issues related...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan endorses new covid-19 protocols
On Wednesday, the NHL announced changes to its protocols for covid-19 and lowered the isolation time for individuals who tested positive for the virus in certain conditions. The change, which mirrors recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, calls for an isolation period of five days instead of...
Evgeni Malkin still believes the Penguins are Stanley Cup contenders
Evgeni Malkin apologized Wednesday. Walking into the media room of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ facility in Cranberry to speak publicly for the first time in six months, Malkin expressed remorse over not wearing a face mask to the assembled but socially distanced reporters in front of him. But he had a...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen placed into covid-19 protocols
Forward Kasperi Kapanen is the Pittsburgh Penguins’ latest player to be placed into protocols for covid-19. The team announced his status shortly before practice began Wednesday in Cranberry. He is the eighth member of the team in protocols. He joins forwards Teddy Blueger, Evan Rodrigues and Dominik Simon; defensemen P.O...
Friday’s Penguins-Senators game postponed
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ postponement streak is almost as long as their winning streak. On Tuesday, the NHL announced the Penguins’ road game against the Ottawa Senators on Friday was postponed. This was one of nine games in Canadian cities in the upcoming days that were postponed. In a statement, the...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust appears close to a return
Bryan Rust enjoyed a new experience this past Christmas. It was his first as a father. As a rookie to the holiday, 7-month-old Hunter Rust was a little unsure of the details, however. “Just to see him kind of enjoy the boxes and the wrapping paper way more than his...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph tests positive for covid-19
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph has tested positive for covid-19, according to coach Mike Sullivan. He was withheld from practice in Cranberry on Tuesday and placed into the NHL’s protocols for the virus. The Penguins recalled Joseph as well as three other players from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League...
Penguins recall 4 from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for taxi squad
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defensemen P.O Joseph and Juuso Riikola, forward Kasper Bjorkqvist and goaltender Louis Domingue from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assigned them to their taxi squad. This comes two days after the NHL reinstituted the taxi squads as a roster management tool to deal...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores Penguins’ lone goal in loss to BearsVideo
Forward Sam Poulin scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 4-1 home loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Goaltender Louis Domingue made 30 saves on 34 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-11-1-2), which has lost three consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Penguins forge on through a changing landscape for covid-19
Mike Sullivan lost what could have been a dream job on Wednesday. But he hasn’t lost perspective. With covid-19 impacting seemingly every granular detail of the NHL’s business, the league opted to pull out of participating in the upcoming Olympics last week and as a result, Sullivan won’t be able...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker sidelined on a week-to-week basis with injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Zucker’s status following a practice session in Cranberry on Monday and indicated Zucker has been dealing with this “nagging” ailment for an unspecified amount of time. Before the Penguins’...
Penguins place 6 into covid-19 protocols
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed six players into the NHL’s protocols for the coronavirus. Those players include forwards Teddy Blueger, Evan Rodrigues and Dominik Simon, defensemen John Marino and Mike Matheson and goaltender Tristan Jarry. Rodrigues was initially placed into protocols Sunday. The team announced the statuses of all six...
Wednesday’s Penguins-Maple Leafs game postponed
The Penguins have had yet another game postponed due to covid-19. On Sunday night, the NHL announced the Penguins’ road contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs was postponed. It marks the fourth consecutive game the Penguins have had postponed including the following: Dec. 21 - vs. New Jersey Devils Dec....
Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues placed into covid-19 protocols
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues has been placed into the NHL’s protocols for covid-19, a team spokesperson said. He is not currently part of the Penguins’ active roster. This is the first time the Penguins have had a player in the protocols since Nov. 13. The NHL as a whole...
NHL returning to taxi squads as Penguins remain in holding pattern
The NHL entered 2021 with taxis squads. It will exit 2021 with taxi squads. On Sunday night, the league announced a handful of operational changes to combat the still-present realities of covid-19. Over the past two weeks, well over 100 players — including Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues on Sunday —...
Monday’s Penguins-Bruins game postponed
Monday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins at Boston’s TD Garden was postponed. With the NHL inundated with well over 100 players testing positive for covid-19 over the past two weeks, the league postponed all games for Monday and essentially extended its ongoing holiday break by one...
The hits keep coming for Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese
When they signed him out of Northeastern in March of 2017, Pittsburgh Penguins management suggested Zach Aston-Reese could be a replacement for power forward Patric Hornqvist. Today, he’s looking more like a replacement for forechecking forward Brandon Tanev. Through 28 games, Aston-Reese is tied for fourth in the NHL with...
Ex-Penguins coach Dan Bylsma thankful for opportunity in AHL
From the moment he was named coach of the United States’ men’s Olympic hockey team in late July to the day before the NHL formally pulled out of the 2022 Games on Tuesday, Mike Sullivan spoke with reverence of the opportunity afforded him. Over the past five months, he leaned...
Penguins enter holiday break ready to ‘expect the unexpected’
It was the shortest and darkest day of the year. And it might have been the most fun day of the year for the Penguins. Or the past nine days, at least. On the eve of an impromptu four-day break for the holidays, the Penguins engaged in an enthusiastic practice...
