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Former Penguins forward Jussi Jokinen retiresVideo
Former Penguins forward Jussi Jokinen has retired from professional hockey. The 38-year-old announced his retirement through his most recent team, Karpat of the Liiga, the top league in his native Finland. A veteran of 13 NHL seasons, Jokinen spent part of the 2012-13 campaign and the entire 2013-14 season with...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 2, Islanders 1Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-1 win against the Islanders: It wasn’t Bryan Rust’s most elegant moment during his prolific postseason career. As the Penguins were protecting a one-goal lead against a desperate Islanders team, Rust tried to get the puck out of his own zone. And sure enough, he did...
Penguins defeat Islanders in Game 2, even series
If the Pittsburgh Penguins are to enjoy any success in this postseason — in the context of a single victory or the complete set of 16 required to claim the Stanley Cup — there is a baseline level of effort and execution required to gain those desired results. They largely...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin misses Game 2 against Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin remained sidelined for Game 2 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. A presumed right knee injury has kept Malkin out of the lineup, including a 4-3 home overtime loss in Game 1. He was...
Penguins recall 4 from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins recalled forwards Anthony Angello, Kasper Bjorkqvist, Drew O’Connor and defenseman P.O Joseph from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. All four prospects will join a group informally dubbed the “Black Aces,” players who are on the NHL roster during the postseason to practice in the...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith remains sidelined for Game 2
Penguins backup goaltender Casey DeSmith will remain sidelined for Game 2 of his team’s first-round series against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. DeSmith has not played since suffering an undisclosed injury May 3. His status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan via video conference Tuesday...
Penguins prospect watch: Kasper Bjorkqvist scores 1st goal for Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • In the American Hockey League (AHL), forward Kasper Bjorkqvist scored his first goal of the season in overtime for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road win against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms...
Penguins, Islanders pass screen test in Game 1
During the third period of Game 1 of Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round series against the Islanders on Sunday, a 4-3 overtime win by the Islanders, the teams exchanged very similar goals in the span of 31 seconds. First, at the 15 minute, 50 second mark, Islanders forward Brock Nelson took a...
Penguins’, Islanders’ depth already being tested
Evgeni Malkin is a lot of things. An All-Star. An Olympian. A Stanley Cup champion. Obviously, it’s not an easy task trying to replace him in the lineup. As it happens, his replacement, at least in the context of the team’s second line, is all of those things too. Jeff...
Brian Dumoulin, Casey DeSmith absent from Penguins’ practice
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin and goaltender Casey DeSmith were absent from practice in Cranberry on Monday. Coach Mike Sullivan indicated Dumoulin’s absence was a “maintenance day.” Dumoulin appeared to be laboring in the late stages of Sunday’s 4-3 overtime home loss to the New York Islanders after being struck on...
Empty Thoughts: Islanders 4, Penguins 3 (OT)Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 loss to the Islanders in Game 1: It wasn’t the most vital juncture of the game. But it might have been this contest’s most spectacular moment. Late in the first period, the Penguins were operating on a power play and looked dominant doing it. They...
Minor league report: Penguins finish season with loss to BearsVideo
Defenseman Cam Lee had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who concluded their season with a 5-2 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. Forward Drew O’Connor also scored a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-13-4-2) while goaltender Brett Brochu made...
Penguins drop Game 1 in overtime to Islanders
Having qualified for the postseason for 15 consecutive years — the longest such active streak in major North American professional sports — the Pittsburgh Penguins have been blessed with an abundance of goaltending during that span. Whether it be Marc-Andre Fleury, Tomas Vokoun, Matt Murray or even Jeff Zatkoff, the...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin out for Game 1 against Islanders
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will not play in Game 1 of his team’s first-round series against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. Malkin is believed to be laboring with a right knee injury that forced him to miss 23 games during the late stages of the...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith remains ‘day to day’
Penguins backup goaltender Casey DeSmith did not skate Sunday morning prior to his team’s opening playoff game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. Sidelined since suffering an undisclosed injury May 3, he remains “day to day” according to coach Mike Sullivan who stopped short of outright ruling...
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 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 23 saves on 24 shots in the victory for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-12-4-2) while forward Jonathan Gruden also scored...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin’s status remains uncertain; Casey DeSmith day-to-day
Penguins’ forward Evgeni Malkin’s status is uncertain, publicly at least, for his team’s opening playoff game Sunday against the New York Islanders. While Malkin was on the ice for practice Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, he did not participate in line rushes or during power-play drills. When asked about Malkin’s...
What you need to know about the New York IslandersVideo
There isn’t a Mike Bossy, Pat Lafontaine or John Tavares. And, thankfully, Eddie Westfall, John Tonelli and David Volek are long gone. The New York Islanders don’t exactly have a lineup worthy of fear, but don’t you dare disrespect them. “The structure they have is really effective because they all...
Penguins assign goaltender Alex D’Orio to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have assigned reserve goaltender Alex D’Orio to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). D’Orio, 22, has split time this season between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling of the ECHL. In 10 AHL games, he has a 5-3-1 record with a 2.30 goals against average and a .911 save percentage....
Face mask guidelines to remain in place for Penguins’ postseason games
Masks will remain in place for the Penguins’ postseason games. On Friday, the team issued a statement in reaction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) easing mask guidelines for those who are vaccinated against covid-19 on Thursday. The statement reads: “We are very encouraged by the CDC...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry ‘ready to play,’ but Casey DeSmith’s status is uncertain
There’s good news and bad news with regards to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltenders. First, the good news. Starter Tristan Jarry appears to be a sure bet to be in net for Game 1 of his team’s first-round series against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. Jarry...
Penguins GM Ron Hextall: ‘This group has been very resilient’
Ron Hextall is in a different place. The playoffs. To be clear, he’s been to the playoffs a lot, as an all-star goaltender and an executive. But he hasn’t participated in postseason games in any capacity since he was the general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers and saw them get...
Penguins to open playoffs Sunday against Islanders
The Penguins will open the 2021 postseason Sunday when they host the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena in Game 1 of their first round series. On Thursday, the NHL released a partial schedule for the entire first round. The Penguins-Islanders series: May 16 - Islanders at Penguins, 12...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson’s game looks different
Mike Matheson looks different. After all, the Penguins defenseman has a black left eye. That came from a teammate. During a 3-0 road win against the Washington Capitals, Matheson took a puck in the face on an errant clearing attempt by goaltender Tristan Jarry. As a result, Matheson missed the...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby cherishes ‘every opportunity’ in postseason
Practice was over. And Alex D’Orio was doing his “job.” As a mid-level prospect, D’Orio, an undrafted goaltender, was doing what most rookies are “supposed” to do, clearing the ice of pucks and the nets Wednesday in Cranberry after the Penguins had concluded nearly two hours of practicing and scrimmaging....
