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Report: Fenway Sports Group signs purchase agreement for Penguins
Fenway Sports Group has signed a purchase agreement to assume a controlling stake in the Penguins, according to Sportico, an outlet that covers sports business. This is the latest step in a multi-faceted transaction. Current co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle are expected to remain a part of the franchise...
Grading the Penguins after a quarter of the season
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has a phrase he’s fond of when discussing the composition of his team. “It’s hard to win (the) Stanley Cup with just 12 forwards and six defensemen and two goalies. It takes a whole lot more than that.” So far this season through 21 games, in...
Penguins place forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve, recall forward Drew O’Connor
The Penguins have placed forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve retroactive to Friday. Rust suffered an undisclosed injury during warmups on Friday prior to a 1-0 road win against the New York Islanders and has missed the past two games. This is Rust’s second stint on injured reserve this season....
Minor league report: Penguins routed by BruinsVideo
Goaltender Louis Domingue made 22 saves on 26 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Radim Zohorna scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-8-0-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against...
Penguins lose to lowly Canadiens; Sidney Crosby gets first multi-point game of the season
There are plenty of reasons Sidney Crosby one day will be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The start of his 2021-22 season will not be one of them. Because of a combination of offseason wrist surgery that sidelined him to open the season and a bout with covid-19...
Penguins notebook: DeSmith gets rare start in goal Saturday
The Penguins started goaltender Casey DeSmith on Saturday. It was his first start since a 6-3 road loss to the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 13. DeSmith made 18 saves on 23 shots in that contest. Appearing in only three of the team’s first 20 games this season, DeSmith largely has...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust remains sidelined due to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust missed his second consecutive game Saturday as his team hosted the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena. Rust, typically the team’s right wing on the top line, suffered an undisclosed injury during warmups Friday prior to the Penguins’ 1-0 road win against the New York...
Minor league report: Justin Almeida, Will Reilly lead Nailers past Heartlanders
Forward Justin Almeida and defenseman Will Reilly, each Penguins prospects, both had two goals and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-4 road win against the Iowa Heartlanders at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Friday. Another Penguins prospect, goaltender Alex D’Orio, made 12 saves on 16 shots...
Tristan Jarry stellar again as Penguins shut out Islanders
The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t miss Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. To be fair, they’re not alone. Anyone with aversions to asbestos, lead-based paint and rodents probably won’t mourn the New York Islanders’ former home. In addition to those … features … the Penguins just weren’t all that successful in that venue....
Does Penguins’ Tristan Jarry have case to make Canada’s Olympic team?
Sidney Crosby isn’t the general manager for Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team. He’s merely the captain. But his endorsement can sway the decisions of those who assemble the roster. The gold medal his former linemate, Chris Kunitz, owns from the 2014 Olympics in Sochi is evidence of that. So while...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to CheckersVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 25 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday. Forwards Jordy Bellerive, Kasper Bjorkqvist and defenseman P.O Joseph each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-7-0-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Penguins end scoring droughts, run win streak to 4 in victory over Canucks
On the eve of a national holiday, Bryan Rust was feeling thankful. He finally scored a goal during the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. But the Penguins forward’s gratitude over netting his first goal since the season opener was binary. “First, of...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel seeing more goals and goaltender collisionsVideo
Entering Wednesday’s home game against the Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel was on a career-best five-game goal-scoring streak. Such a surge allowed him to become the team’s leader in goals (eight) and points (15) this season. He is also is one of the team’s leaders in penalty minutes...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Canucks
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to start Wednesday’s home game against the Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena. This will be Jarry’s sixth consecutive start. In his past five games, Jarry has a 3-2-0 record along with a 1.81 goals against average, a .932 saves percentage and two shutouts....
Minor league report: Filip Hallander leads Penguins to overtime winVideo
An overtime goal by forward Filip Hallander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 road win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday. Forward Michael Chaput had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-6-0-2) while forward Kyle Olson also scored a goal. Goaltender Louis Domingue...
‘It’s just going in right now’ for Penguins forward Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel looked destitute. After a 4-0 home loss to the Calgary Flames on Oct. 28 — arguably, the low point of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season thus far — Guentzel fielded questions from media and didn’t say much. But his body language spoke volumes. His arms were crossed. His posture...
Goaltender Tristan Jarry leads Penguins to road win against Jets
Considering he had played 14 of the team’s first 17 games and the first two stops of a Canadian road trip, Tristan Jarry probably wasn’t expected to play in the Penguins’ 18th game in Winnipeg on Monday. But he more or less forced the coaches to start him. After all,...
Penguins look dominant on penalty kill
Tristan Jarry was credited with the win during the Penguins’ 2-0 road victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. His 26 saves earned him that triumph. And Jake Guentzel scored the winning goal. An insurance tally by Jeff Carter helped secure the result. But in many ways, the Penguins...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen still seeking consistencyVideo
Kasperi Kapanen was supposed to be part of the answer. Not the main component, but an important supplement. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ latest rebuilding project through the middle part of the 2010s was going to be the plan that finally broke the iconic franchise’s inexplicable half-century funk without a Stanley...
Minor league report: Drew O’Connor’s two goals leads Penguins past Bruins
Two goals by forward Drew O’Connor helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins claim a 3-1 road win against the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. on Saturday. Goaltender Louis Domingue made 42 saves on 43 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-6-0-2) while forward Kyle Olson added a goal. Highlights: The...
Tristan Jarry gets 2nd consecutive shutout as Penguins beat Maple Leafs
The Penguins never specifically admitted they considered bringing in a new starting goaltender this past summer. And they never specifically denied it either. “Anywhere we think we that can upgrade and we make it work (salary) cap-wise, we’ll certainly look at,” general manager Ron Hextall said on July 28, the...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Thunderbirds in shootoutVideo
Forwards Filip Hallander and Radim Zohorna each had a regulation goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 road shootout loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on Friday. Defenseman Juuso Riikola recorded three assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-6-0-2) while defenseman Cam Lee...
How will the Penguins be different under Fenway Sports Group?
For Fenway Sports Group LLC, adding the Pittsburgh Penguins, a hockey team that takes pride in the value of its brand, would be another high-profile entity in their realm. Led by billionaire businessman John Henry, Fenway Sports Group owns — to some degree — some of the most iconic sports...
Fenway Sports Group board reportedly approves purchase of Penguins
The board of Fenway Sports Group LLC on Friday approved a purchase of the Pittsburgh Penguins, sports business outlet Sportico reported. The Penguins’ board formally approved the potential sale a few days ago, a source with the team told the Tribune-Review. News of the purposed deal first emerged Wednesday. Fenway...
Penguins rout Canadiens as Sidney Crosby gets 1st goal of season
Even though he was born and raised in Sweden, Montreal Canadiens rookie defenseman Mattias Norlinder’s favorite player as a kid captivated him from an entirely different continent. Sidney Crosby. Making his NHL debut Thursday, the 21-year-old Norlinder — who was 6 when Crosby played his first NHL game in 2005...
