Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 15

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost. Again. This time, they were defeated by the powerful Colorado Avalanche, 4-1, at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday. It was their third consecutive loss and their eighth loss in their past 10 games (2-6-2). But members of the team expressed satisfaction with how they lost...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph was placed on injured reserve Monday afternoon. An undisclosed ailment caused Joseph to be scratched during a 6-5 overtime home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Joseph was injured during a 3-2 home loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday when he was...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Tristan Jarry from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday. In a corresponding transaction, rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Jarry has largely struggled this season and, as a result, he has split the 2024-25 season between the NHL and...

Erik Karlsson still likes it in Pittsburgh. And he still sees his station as a defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins as providing a viable route to a Stanley Cup championship. But certainly not this season. Following a wild 6-5 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena...

Even if for a fleeting moment, it felt like a bygone era in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ wild 6-5 overtime win at PPG Paints Arena resembled something that would have happened more than two decades ago across Centre Avenue in the venue formerly known as Mellon Arena....

It wouldn’t be fair to suggest goaltending was the primary reason the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. In fact, it’s probably pretty accurate to say Alex Nedeljkovic – who stopped 23 of 25 shots - offered his team the cliched “a chance...

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic has a pretty predictable pattern. In the event of a loss, he blames himself. In the event of a win, he credits his teammates. That approach has made him one of the most popular individuals in the team’s dressing room. “We know how hard he...

Whatever the Pittsburgh Penguins hope to accomplish with the remainder of their season, they’ll have to do it without the services of forward Michael Bunting for the foreseeable future. The vexing, gritty net-front presence will be sidelined indefinitely following surgery to remove his appendix. Further details of his ordeal were...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michael Bunting will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Bunting’s status Thursday morning in advance of a home contest against the rival Philadelphia Flyers. No further details were provided on Bunting’s status. In 58 games this season, Bunting has...

Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 31 saves on 35 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 loss to the Rochester Americans at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. on Wednesday. The result dropped Jarry’s record to 6-5-0. Forwards Boris Katchouk and Rutger McGroarty each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (28-14-6-1), which...

It was time for Andy Chiodo to drop his gloves. To be clear, the time was 11:43 a.m., approximately 17 minutes before the Pittsburgh Penguins formally opened their practice Wednesday in Cranberry. And the goaltending coach’s gloves were on the ice. Specifically, they were placed just above the hashmarks in...

The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Matt Nieto on waivers Wednesday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Thursday, the team could assign Nieto to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 31 NHL games this season, Nieto has scored three points (one goal, two assists). Primarily utilized on...

Coming out of the nearly two-week break for the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off exhibition tournament, the Pittsburgh Penguins had nothing but games that could be categorized as “must wins” on their remaining regular-season schedule if they were to mount anything resembling a push for the postseason. But based on their...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust was activated from injured reserve Tuesday afternoon in advance of a road game against the Philadelphia Flyers. He has missed the past three games due to and undisclosed injury (Feb. 8) and an illness (Saturday and Sunday). Typically deployed on the right wing of the...

It’s generous to say the Penguins made progress on Sunday. However, they did manage to avoid giving up a touchdown’s worth of goals for the first time this weekend. So, yes, their play in a 5-3 defeat to the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday was a...

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist is scheduled to start Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced via a statement from the team approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 12 games this season, Blomqvist has a 3-8-0 record, a 3.68...

Forward Ville Koivunen had a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (28-13-5-1) also got goals from forwards Boris Katchouk and Valtteri Puustinen while goaltender Tristan Jarry saw his record fall to...

It wasn’t a hockey night in Pittsburgh. After all, Saturday’s game started at 3:21 p.m. (And a bit later for anyone forced to take in the contest on ABC’s delayed telecast, which missed approximately the first two-and-a-half minutes of regulation.) But the Penguins celebrated Mike Lange, the man who made...