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Penguins recall defenseman Juuso Riikola, goaltender Louis Domingue
Juuso Riikola’s return to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton did not last that long. Barely even one day, in fact. On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they recalled the reserve defensemen less than 24 hours after he was assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate. Riikola’s recall is on an emergency basis. Such a...
Ex-Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist welcomed back to PittsburghVideo
Patric Hornqvist was back in a familiar spot Thursday. Near the crease of one of the net in PPG Paints Arena. Thursday’s contest between the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins was the first in Pittsburgh since Hornqvist was traded to the Panthers in exchange for defenseman Mike Matheson and forward...
Jubilant Tristan Jarry leads Penguins to shootout victory against Panthers
Tristan Jarry isn’t the most loquacious member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He’s fairly stoic and usually just gets directly to the point when queried on any matter. But the Penguins’ starting goaltender doesn’t dodge responsibility. After his squalid performance during the 2021 playoffs, he pledged, “I will be better next...
Ex-Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist welcomed back to Pittsburgh
Patric Hornqvist was back in a familiar spot Thursday. Near the crease of one of the net in PPG Paints Arena. Thursday’s contest between the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins was the first in Pittsburgh since Hornqvist was traded south to the Panthers in exchange for defenseman Mike Matheson and...
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel activated from covid-19 list
Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel returned to the lineup Thursday after being activated from the NHL’s list for covid-19 protocol Thursday. To make room for them, defensemen Taylor Fedun and Juuso Riikola were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team initially announced Pettersson...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Panthers
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start his fifth consecutive game on Thursday against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. This season, Jarry has played in nine games and has a 4-2-3 record along with a 2.28 goals against average and a .926 save percentage. Jarry’s career numbers...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores lone goal for Penguins in loss to AmericansVideo
Forward Sam Poulin scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 5-1 home loss to the Rochester Americans at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 27 saves on 32 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-5-0-1) which has lost four consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry seeks improvement in shootoutsVideo
On the surface, Tristan Jarry’s base numbers are pretty good. Through nine games this season, the Penguins’ starting goaltender’s goals-against average of 2.28 and .926 save percentage are very sturdy. If nothing else, each figure represents an improvement over the 2.75 goals-against average and .909 save percentage he compiled during...
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel labeled as ‘game-time’ decisions for Thursday
Marcus Pettersson was limited in what he could do physically during his recently completed 10-day isolation after testing positive for covid-19. A highly intensive workout suitable for a professional athlete was out of the question. Even relatively light activities were a bit of a challenge. But he did find something...
Penguins start slow in Chicago, lose in shootout
Jeff Carter really liked how his team played in the final 20 minutes of regulation on Tuesday. Especially since the veteran Penguins forward scored his team’s only two goals during that stretch. But the first 40 minutes? Ick. The last five minutes weren’t terribly great either. The result of such...
Penguins defenseman Juuso Riikola trying to maximize a rare opportunityVideo
Tuesday’s road game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center wasn’t all that significant in the grand scheme of things for the Penguins and reserve defenseman Juuso Riikola. It was Game 11 of 82 for the Penguins. And for Riikola, it merely was his fourth game of the season....
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel clear covid-19 protocol
Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel have resumed skating after being in isolation for covid-19. Assistant coach Todd Reirden announced their statuses to media in Chicago on Tuesday. “Chad and Marcus both went through their final stages of their protocol (Tuesday) morning which included the cardiac screening,” Reirden said....
Penguins reach settlement with former minor league coach, wife over sexual assault allegations
The Pittsburgh Penguins reached a settlement with a former minor league assistant coach and his wife over an alleged sexual assault said to have occurred in November 2018. On Tuesday, the franchise and lawyers representing Erin and Jarrod Skalde issued statements indicating a settlement was reached involving two separate lawsuits....
Penguins extend support to Mars goaltender
The Pittsburgh Penguins extended an invitation to the Mars hockey team to host their game Monday against South Fayette at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. The gesture comes nearly two weeks after Mars’ goaltender, a girl, was the target of vile taunts from an opposing fan base. On Oct....
Minor league report: Alex D’Orio gets 1st win as Nailers beat Fuel
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 24 saves on 26 shots to record his first win of the season for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-2 home victory against the Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Patrick Watling had a hat trick for Wheeling (3-3-0-0) while forwards...
Todd Reirden continues to deliver Mike Sullivan’s message to the PenguinsVideo
The message was the same on Friday during the Penguins’ practice session. And just as loud. Perhaps even louder. Sure, it might have been delivered with a hint of a Midwestern twang instead of Boston bluntness. And it came from a slightly higher elevation. But it was Mike Sullivan’s message....
Analysis: Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen finally cashes inVideo
Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ 5-4 shootout loss to the Wild. The story of this game should have been Kasperi Kapanen. It was a marvelous story. But there was a twist of an ending that M. Night Shyamalan would have thought was too bizarre. The Penguins gave up two goals...
Minor league report: Penguins edged by Wolf Pack, Nailers drop home openerVideo
Goaltender Louis Domingue made 29 saves on 33 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday. Forwards Felix Robert, Jody Bellerive and Sam Poulin each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-4-01) which has lost a...
Penguins blow lead, fall to Wild despite Kasperi Kapanen’s hat trick
It would be a stretch to say the Penguins have developed any kind of noteable trend in the early portion of the 2020-21 season. That’s assuming you overlook their habit of seemingly having a different lineup for nearly every game this season due to medical maladies of all sorts, even...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker off to better start this season
There was one member of the Pittsburgh Penguins who was dismayed when they traded for forward Jason Zucker in February of 2020. Assistant coach Todd Reirden. Then again, at that time, he was head coach of the rival Washington Capitals. “Personally, I was not happy that he was joining the...
Penguins hire ex-Olympian Krissy Wendell-Pohl as amateur scoutVideo
The Penguins have hired former Olympian Krissy Wendell-Pohl as an amateur scout. She is the first woman to serve in a scouting capacity in the franchise’s history. Her duties will have her primarily scout in the Minnesota region. Wendell-Pohl, 40, was a member of the United States Olympic team in...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Wild
The Penguins are slated to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Saturday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena. In seven games this season, Jarry has a 4-2-1 record, a 2.12 goals against average and a .930 save percentage. On Thursday, Jarry made 36 saves on 38 shots...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bruins, 6-2Video
Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 16 saves on 20 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 home loss to the Providence Bruins at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Following the Bruins’ fourth goal, Lindberg was replaced by backup Louis Domingue who stopped 15 of the 16 shots...
Penguins have long planned for Mike Sullivan’s absence
During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice Friday in Cranberry, assistant coach Todd Reirden filled in as the team’s temporary head coach while Mike Sullivan continued to rest at home after testing positive for covid-19. It marked the second consecutive day Reirden served in that capacity after Sullivan began to experience symptoms...
Forward Bryan Rust is closing in on a return to Penguins’ lineupVideo
Bryan Rust looked different Friday. At least compared to the last time he played in a game for the Penguins. He had a mustache. In recognition of “Movember,” an initiative that raises awareness for men’s health, Rust has engaged fellow forward Jason Zucker in a competition to grow the best...
