Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 13

With just about most milestones he reaches, Sidney Crosby will usually deflect to team-wide results instead of ruminating on individual accomplishments. Crosby’s focus remains on the group and not himself. And, presumably, he was not burdened with a surplus of elation after what happened to his team Thursday. Despite Crosby...

Joona Koppanen will usually stand out in just about any room he enters. At 6-foot-5, he is a hard fellow to miss. But even in the realm of the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room, which is stocked with a handful of future members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Koppanen is...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was scratched from his team’s lineup for a 6-1 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. There was no substantive word on his status. The team announced he would not be playing prior to the game in a social media...

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins encountered a pretty stacked lineup deployed by the Florida Panthers in a 4-3 shootout loss at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Because of the depth they have accrued in recent years, the Panthers have participated in the past two Stanley Cup Finals, winning the...

The Pittsburgh Penguins need a lot that is outside of their domain to go right if they are to even flirt with qualifying for the postseason. As far as what they control with the remainder of the regular season, their approach is simple. “We’re doing everything we can to try...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Sebastian Aho to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. Recalled to the NHL club March 11 under emergency roster conditions, Aho (5-foot-10, 176 pounds) had been shuffled between the NHL and AHL rosters repeatedly in paper transactions before Saturday’s assignment. A healthy...

Mike Sullivan wants to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets each and every time he encounters them. After all, he coaches the Pittsburgh Penguins and they are Metropolitan Division rivals. But like just about anyone with a soul, Sullivan harbors veneration for the Blue Jackets in how they’ve mustered up enough...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Matt Nieto to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday. Recalled to the NHL club on March 11 under emergency roster conditions, Nieto had been shuffled between the NHL and AHL rosters repeatedly in paper transactions before Friday’s assignment. The 2024-25 campaign has...

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is scheduled to start Friday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status during an optional morning skate in Cranberry. Nedeljkovic has not played since a 4-0 road loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on March...

Injured Pittsburgh Penguins forward Tommy Novak skated prior to a practice session in Cranberry on Friday. It was his first time on the ice since suffering an undisclosed ailment March 9, according to coach Mike Sullivan. Acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators on March 5, Novak has missed...

There is potentially plenty of benefit for the Pittsburgh Penguins to meekly close out the remainder of the 2024-25 season with as few victories as possible. Presumably, a poorer record would increase the chances of better selections in the NHL’s draft this June. But the players on the current roster...

The Pittsburgh Penguins will face the Nashville Predators for a pair of games in Sweden next season. Both contests will be held at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Nov. 14 and 16. The NHL typically stages games in Europe with a focus on countries such as Sweden, Finland, Czechia...

With just over a month remaining in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t been formally eliminated from postseason contention just yet. That said, the arithmetic required to figure out how they can play meaningful games this spring would require a doctorate in combinatorics and a device manufactured by Texas...