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Penguins assign goaltender Emil Larmi to Wheeling
The Penguins assigned goaltender Emil Larmi to the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL on Sunday, one day after recalling him. On Saturday, Larmi served as the backup to Matt Murray in a 3-2 overtime road win against the Montreal Canadiens. The Penguins had initially intended to recall former backup Casey...
Empty thoughts: Penguins 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 win against the Canadiens: Over the past two months, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has had a standard reply for the query. No matter how it was asked, Sullivan reply was pretty consistent. Has Tristan Jarry become the No. 1 goaltender? Is Tristan Jarry taking over...
Minor league report: Penguins lose third straight to Thunderbirds
Forwards Adam Johnson and Sam Miletic each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds at WesBanco Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 24 saves for the Penguins (17-14-3-2) who have lost three consecutive games. Highlights: The...
Penguins recall ECHL goalie Emil Larmi after Casey DeSmith loses passport
Casey DeSmith’s return to the NHL will have to wait. The Penguins recalled goaltender Emil Larmi from the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL a day after coach Mike Sullivan said DeSmith would be recalled to serve as backup for Saturday’s game at the Montreal Canadiens. Those plans went askew, however,...
Minor league report: Agozzino scores twice for Penguins in loss to Bears
Forward Andrew Agozzino scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Anthony Angello and defenseman Jon Lizotte each recorded two assists for the Penguins (17-13-3-2) while goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 14 saves...
Penguins at midway point: What’s working and what isn’t?
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ road game Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens will be their 41st of the season. It will be the halfway point of their 82-game schedule. On the surface, it’s easy to figure out where they are as they approach that juncture. Before Friday, they were third in the...
Penguins to recall Casey DeSmith, Thomas Di Pauli
The Penguins will recall goaltender Casey DeSmith from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League in advance of Saturday’s road game against the Montreal Canadiens, according to coach Mike Sullivan. The transaction will allow goaltender Tristan Jarry to remain in Pittsburgh on Saturday and prepare to start Sunday’s home contest against...
Empty Thoughts: Sharks 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Sharks: The Penguins did just about everything right within the confines of their scheme and the limits of their lineup on Thursday but win the game. They went to overtime and took something of a poor penalty and got beat on...
Patric Hornqvist carries Penguins’ offense in loss to SharksVideo
In late December 2029, when the Roaring ’20s are coming to an end, lists of the best or the worst or the top or whatever adjective you want to use to describe people or things or events will be compiled. And over the next 3,650 days, chances are Patric Hornqvist...
Penguins forward Dominik Simon finds more offense
With two goals in his first three games after Christmas, Dominik Simon doesn’t think there’s any elaborate or multifaceted reason for his recent success. He suggests his approach has been pretty simple. “What worked for me?” Simon asked rhetorically. “That I hit the net probably.” Two things Simon never has...
Penguins forward Sam Lafferty hopes to learn from healthy scratch
After being a healthy scratch on Monday, Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Sam Lafferty could find himself back in the lineup for Thursday’s home game against the San Jose Sharks. On Wednesday, with forward Jake Guentzel sidelined following surgery on his right shoulder, Lafferty skated on the right wing of the...
How do the Penguins replace Jake Guentzel’s offense?Video
Alex Galchenyuk knows he can’t replace Jake Guentzel. After all, Guentzel is an All-Star and leads the Pittsburgh Penguins with 20 goals. But someone has to be the team’s top left winger. Based on the team’s practice Wednesday in Cranberry, Galchenyuk will get the first crack at that daunting assignment....
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Thunderbirds in shootout
Forwards Thomas Di Pauli and Sam Miletic each had a regulation goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. Forwards Anthony Angello and Jordy Bellerive each had two assists for the Penguins (17-12-3-2)...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin fined for high sticking
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL for high sticking Ottawa Senators forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau during the Penguins’ 5-2 win at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. With 20 seconds remaining in regulation, Senators forward Brady Tkachuk and Malkin began wrestling on Ottawa’s end boards and were quickly...
Sidney Crosby participates in Penguins’ practice; 1st time since November
The Penguins didn’t need anyone to ride into practice on a white horse to save the day during Monday’s practice. But they certainly could have used an emotional boost. After all, it had only been approximately 14 hours since all-star forward Jake Guentzel left the ice after crashing violently into...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel out 4-6 months after shoulder surgeryVideo
Joseph Blandisi hasn’t been a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins that long. He sporadically has been a part of the roster for less than a year. That’s too brief a tenure to have witnessed how this organization has been impacted directly by maladies such as strokes, cancer or blood clots....
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Senators 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 win against the Senators. First things first, there was no update on Penguins forward Jake Guentzel. After scoring his 20th goal of the season at 6:55 of the third, he was tripped up by Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot and crashed violently into the end boards....
Penguins defeat Senators but lose Jake Guentzel to injuryVideo
Monday was an occasion to celebrate for Jake Guentzel. Having largely carried the Penguins through the first three months of the season while several of his higher-profile teammates recuperated from various maladies, Guentzel’s productive efforts were recognized Monday afternoon when he was named the Penguins’ lone representative to the NHL’s...
Alex Galchenyuk’s new look is helping the PenguinsVideo
Alex Galchenyuk looked different on Friday night in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Sure, he shaved away that off-color Brillo pad of a beard he had been growing since the summer in order to “freshen up a little bit.” But there was a far more significant reason his appearance was so divergent....
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel selected for All-Star Game
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel has been selected for the NHL’s All-Star Game exhibition next month. It is the first time Guentzel has been selected for the event. He has emerged this season at the Penguins’ leading scorer with 40 points (19 goals, 21 assists) in 38 games. The game...
Joseph Blandisi expected to return to Penguins’ lineup vs. Senators
It appears the one of the few changes the Pittsburgh Penguins will make to their lineup for Monday’s game against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena will involve dressing forward Joseph Blandisi in place of Sam Lafferty. Blandisi skated on a line at center with Patric Hornqvist and Dominik...
Minor league report: Emil Larmi leads Nailers past Fuel
An overtime goal by forward Christopher Brown gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 win against the Indy Fuel at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis on Sunday. Goaltender Emil Larmi made 35 saves for the Nailers (14-12-4-0) while forward Ryan Scarfo recorded three assists. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is...
Minor league report: Dustin Tokarski leads Penguins past Bears
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey. Forwards Anthony Angello and Thomas Di Pauli each scored for the Penguins (17-12-3-1). Angello has seven goals in his past seven games. Highlights: The Penguins...
Ex-Penguins forward Nick Bonino finding more goals with PredatorsVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Bonino shook his head while tabulating an impromptu inventory. Sitting in his stall in the Nashville Predators’ dressing room at Bridgestone Arena on Friday morning, Bonino looked to his left at a dry-erase board on the wall with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lines and defensive pairs scribbled...
Penguins to activate Patric Hornqvist from injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to activate forward Patric Hornqvist from injured reserve in advance of Saturday’s game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena. Sidelined for the past 10 games, Hornqvist has not played since suffering a right knee injury on Nov. 30. He was a full participant...
