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Penguins’ penalty kill continues to falter in loss to Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Sunday was not strictly because of their penalty kill. No, there were far too many malfunctions to their overall game to blame this setback on any one segment of players. In many ways, this ugly...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Sabres
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Sunday’s road game against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. His status was announced via statement from a team spokesperson. In 17 games this season, DeSmith has a 10-5-0 record along with a 2.40 goals against average, a .912 save...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Sabres 2Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 win against the Sabres: Jared McCann has scored some pretty goals this season. The goal he scored on Saturday was not one of them. But it might have been the craftiest. Chasing down a rebound in the left corner of the offensive zone, McCann just...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 13 saves on 16 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at the Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday. Forward Tim Schaller scored the only goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-10-3-2). Highlights: The Penguins’...
Penguins notes: Forward Jared McCann scores from a bad angle
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann often is praised for having a “shoot-first” mentality. Blessed with a heavy wrister, he rarely hesitates to put a puck on net on the occasions he has a clean look. During Saturday’s 3-2 road win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center, McCann collected his...
Penguins hold off Sabres, move into second place
Evan Rodrigues claimed ignorance when the subject was broached Saturday evening. After his current team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, defeated his former team, the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Penguins forward was asked if he was aware the ex-employer formally was eliminated from postseason contention for the...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against Sabres
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Saturday’s road game against the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center. The team announced Jarry’s status via a statement on Saturday morning. In 29 games this season, Jarry has a 17-8-3 record along with a 2.77 goals against average and a .909...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Devils
Forward Josh Currie had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 home loss to the Binghamton Devils at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Defenseman P.O Joseph and forward Drew O’Connor each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-9-3-2) while defenseman Jon Lizotte and forward...
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin enjoying an offensive surge
Brian Dumoulin never will be a point-per-game producer. At least not again. There was a time in his existence as a hockey player Dumoulin could boast he generated offense at such a rate. Heck, he was nearly a three points-per-game player a little more than a decade ago during his...
Empty Thoughts: Flyers 2, Penguins 1 (SO)Video
Observations from the Penguins 2-1 shootout loss to the Flyers: Brian Dumoulin extended a career-best scoring streak to a modest six games Thursday as he recorded a secondary assist on the Penguins’ lone regulation goal. Beyond that, he had an unsuccessful breakaway attempt following a penalty kill and even drew...
Penguins fall to Flyers in Jeff Carter’s debut
Considering he last participated in a postseason during spring 2018, Jeff Carter harbors ample appreciation of what being a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins can offer him. “Having a chance to win,” said Carter, who was acquired via trade from the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. “That’s the ultimate goal,...
Penguins among NHL leaders in fewest covid absences
Considering the likes of Evgeni Malkin, Brandon Tanev, Teddy Blueger, Brian Dumoulin and others have missed weeks at a time, the Penguins have had one of the NHL’s most pockmarked lineups this season. Through Wednesday, their total of 107 man-games lost is the eighth-highest total in the NHL this season,...
The Penguins’ success prompted the acquisition of Jeff Carter
Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake probably didn’t need to do much to convince Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall to swing a trade for veteran forward Jeff Carter in the wee hours of Monday morning. After all, Hextall, a former Kings executive, has a strong history with Carter....
Injured Penguins forward Brandon Tanev not expected to return before playoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Brandon Tanev is not expected to return to the team’s lineup before the end of the regular season according to general manager Ron Hextall. The team placed Tanev on long-term injured reserve Sunday, retroactive to April 3. He has missed the past four games with an undisclosed...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Devils 2Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 win against the Devils: First things first, there was no update on forward Frederick Gaudreau following the game. He left the contest late in the second period due to an undisclosed injury. The Penguins might have found a pretty solid replacement should Gaudreau be sidelined...
Penguins acquire forward Jeff Carter from KingsVideo
The Penguins appear to have found some help for their bottom-six forwards in a face that is familiar to general manager Ron Hextall. Late Sunday night, the team agreed to a trade with the Los Angeles Kings that will net forward Jeff Carter. While terms of the deal were agreed...
Penguins defeat Devils on eve of trade deadline
Colton Sceviour is pragmatic about his job security. When you’ve played for three teams over a 10-year career in the NHL, there really is no other way to operate. So when the Penguins placed the reserve forward on waivers Saturday, Sceviour acknowledged the realities of his situation. Namely, not many...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by BearsVideo
Goaltender Max Lagace made 20 saves on 21 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out by the rival Hershey Bears, 2-0, at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. It was the second time this season Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-8-2) has been shut out. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Penguins activate forward Teddy Blueger from injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Teddy Blueger from injured reserve Sunday. He has missed the past 13 games because of an undisclosed injury. In 28 games this season, Blueger has 15 points (four goals, 11 assists). Coach Mike Sullivan labeled Blueger as a “game-time decision” for Sunday’s road game against...
Juuso Riikola, Colton Sceviour clear waivers, remain with Penguins
Defenseman Juuso Riikola and forward Colton Sceviour cleared waivers Sunday and will remain members of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Having cleared waivers, each can be assigned to the taxi squad or even Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) in order to provide roster flexibility for management to potentially activate a...
Minor league report: Jordy Bellerive, Penguins beat Devils in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Jordy Bellerive gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 comeback home win against the Binghamton Devils at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Felix Robert had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-7-3-2) while forward Jonathan Gruden added two assists. Goaltender Max Lagace...
Penguins rookie forward Radim Zohorna has shown big promise thus far
Kris Letang is a little bit jealous. “I would love to have those long legs,” the Pittsburgh Penguins’ All-Star defenseman said with a wry grin. Before your mind wanders any place scurrilous, there’s a lot of context to that quote. Like 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds worth of context. Radim Zohorna....
Penguins place Juuso Riikola, Colton Sceviour on waivers
The Penguins have placed defenseman Juuso Riikola and forward Colton Sceviour on waivers. Should each player clear by noon Sunday, the Penguins would be free to move each of them to the taxi squad or even Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Such transactions would create roster flexibility needed to...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 6, Devils 4Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 6-4 win against the Devils: Jared McCann getting a power-play goal is almost becoming as routine as the Penguins wearing an alternate jersey. That’s to say it happens almost every other game. Inserted into the top power-play unit March 25 in the absence of forwards Evgeni...
Minor league report: Nailers’ winning streak snapped by StingraysVideo
Goaltender Shane Starrett made 25 saves on 27 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 home shootout loss to the South Carolina Stingrays at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. The loss snapped a season-best three-game winning streak for Wheeling (14-23-5-1). Defenseman Dylan MacPherson recorded two assists for...
