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Penguins Prospect Watch: Lukas Svejkovsky emerges as WHL’s top scorerVideo
An occasional look at how the Penguins’ prospects have performed over the previous seven days: • In the Western Hockey League (WHL), forward Lukas Svejkovsky scored in overtime and recorded three assists for the Medicine Hat Tigers in a 5-4 home win against the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday. A...
Minor league report: Valtteri Puustinen scores twice for Penguins in overtime winVideo
Forward Valtteri Puustinen scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 overtime road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Sunday. Goaltender Louis Domingue, in his debut for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (3-1-0-0), made 28 saves on 29 shots in the victory. Highlights: The...
Evan Rodrigues has earned trust as the Penguins’ No. 1 centerVideo
Like most kids growing up in suburban Toronto, Evan Rodrigues was a fan of the Maple Leafs. Rooting for his favorite player, prolific goal-scorer Alexander Mogilny, Rodrigues watched some good — but not great — Maple Leafs squads in the early 2000s routinely fall short of reaching a Stanley Cup...
Analysis: Penguins forward Drew O’Connor figures out how to use his sizeVideo
Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ 7-1 win against the Maple Leafs: With seemingly any center of note sidelined due to various medical concerns, the Penguins elevated rookie Drew O’Connor to the second line on Saturday and he responded with two goals. On each occasion, he used his robust 6-foot-3, 200-pound...
Minor league report: Nailers fall in season openerVideo
Forward Sean Josling had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a season-opening 4-3 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Saturday. Wheeling also got goals from forwards Nick Hutchinson and Patrick Watling while goaltender Joe...
Penguins’ reserves rout Maple Leafs at home
Even if they were at home at PPG Paints Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins were not the marquee team in their encounter Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. When you’re missing roughly $31.58 million of salary cap space in the form of forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Jeff...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen not worried over little offense
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen entered Saturday’s home game against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, without a goal in the first four games of the season. Despite such futility, Kapanen, who had nine shots before Saturday, has been somewhat sated in just creating scoring opportunities. “Obviously, you want...
Penguins recall defenseman Juuso Riikola from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Juuso Riikola from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 27-year-old Riikola has appeared in three AHL games this season and has two assists. During the NHL preseason, Riikola played in four games and did not record a point. In 75 career NHL games,...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang placed in covid-19 protocol
Already missing a handful of all-stars and other vital members of their forward ranks, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be without another essential piece of the franchise when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Defenseman Kris Letang was placed into NHL’s protocol for covid-19 on...
Minor league report: Kasper Bjorkqvist leads Penguins to overtime winVideo
An overtime goal by forward Kasper Bjorkqvist gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Filip Hallander in regulation for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (2-1-0-0) while forward Jordy Bellerive recorded two assists. Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 30 saves...
Penguins star Sidney Crosby’s return remains uncertain, appears close
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ second power-play unit looked a little different during practice Friday in Cranberry. Sidney Crosby was on it. The franchise icon participated in the practice session, albeit in a reserve role during five-on-five rushes for the lines and defensive pairings. So to get Crosby a bit more involved,...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry removed from NHL’s covid-19 protocol
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry was removed from the NHL’s protocol for covid-19 and joined his teammates for practice Friday in Cranberry. On Thursday, Jarry was placed into the protocol and withheld from practice. Friday afternoon, coach Mike Sullivan indicated Jarry had a false-positive test for the virus. “That’s certainly...
Matt Cullen’s role comes into focus with the PenguinsVideo
There aren’t many people within the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nest who can show forward Brian Boyle something he hasn’t already seen. After all, he has been in the NHL for 14 seasons. Matt Cullen, a veteran of 21 seasons, is one of those people. Currently a player development coach with the...
Penguins forward Jeff Carter, goaltender Tristan Jarry placed in NHL’s covid-19 protocol
Having already had two players sidelined for a handful of games because of covid-19, the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t need any reminders that the virus is still a considerable impediment. But they received a fairly blunt aide-memoire Thursday. Forward Jeff Carter and goaltender Tristan Jarry — easily two of the team’s...
A reunion of John Marino and Marcus Pettersson is getting results for the PenguinsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins coaches have tinkered with breaking up the defensive pairing of John Marino and Marcus Pettersson before. Their first divorce came early in the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season. Partyly because of an undisclosed injury to Pettersson, the right-handed Marino was teamed with left-hander Mike Matheson to mixed results. Eventually, Marino...
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman sidelined on a day-to-day basis
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman missed practice in Cranberry on Wednesday because of an undisclosed injury. Assistant coach Todd Reirden, who oversees the team’s defensemen, labeled Friedman’s status as “day to day.” Friedman last practiced Monday, leaving mid-way through that day’s session. On Tuesday, he did not participate in an optional...
Analysis: Remembering Feb. 14, 2007 and what it means to the PenguinsVideo
Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ recently concluded streak of 633 consecutive games with a sellout and their 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars: It might be hyperbole to say Tuesday brought the end of an era. Because as long as Sidney Crosby is an active member of the roster,...
Short-handed Penguins struggle to muster offense in shootout loss to Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins knew things would be difficult to open the 2021-22 season without the services of superstar centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. That dilemma was amplified with forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Jake Guentzel each being sidelined for a game or two because of covid-19. And defenseman Mike Matheson’s...
Penguins’ sellout streak ends after 14 years
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ sellout streak of 633 consecutive games came to an end Tuesday night with the team’s home contest against the Dallas Stars. Attendance for the game was listed as 16,440. Full capacity for hockey at PPG Paints Arena is 18,187. The streak began and ended with the Chicago...
Fast start helps Danton Heinen make history with Penguins
Still in the embryonic stages of his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, forward Danton Heinen already has carved out a small place in history with the franchise by scoring in each of his first three games as a member of the team. The only Penguins player to do better in...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson slated to return against Stars
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson is expected make his season debut in Tuesday’s home game against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan said Matheson “going to play” on Tuesday morning. The left-handed defenseman has been sidelined since suffering an undisclosed injury during the preseason. During practice on...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to CheckersVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 28 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Forward Felix Robert scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (1-1-0-0). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against...
Veteran Jeff Carter brings his ‘A’ game to PenguinsVideo
Of the 400 career goals Jeff Carter can boast of, the first 399 are probably the best-looking ones. After all, he didn’t even put his most recent score into the net himself. During a 5-4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla., the veteran Pittsburgh Penguins...
Penguins assign defenseman P.O Joseph to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned defenseman P.O Joseph to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. With Mike Matheson hobbled by an undisclosed injury, Joseph was recalled to the NHL roster on Wednesday and was a healthy scratch for two games. Joseph, 22, is considered one of the organization’s top prospects. In 16...
Penguins notes: Forward Bryan Rust goes on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve retroactive to Thursday with an undisclosed ailment. During a 5-4 overtime road loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday, Rust was injured 13 seconds into the third period on a check from Panthers defenseman MacKenzie Weegar. Coach Mike Sullivan did...
