Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 2
Defending leads has become daunting for the PenguinsVideo
With the benefit of 17 years in the NHL, Erik Karlsson has seen more bad stretches over his career than Reed Richards. So the wily defenseman understands the value of levity in trying times such as the Pittsburgh Penguins are enduring at the moment via a five-game losing streak (0-1-4)....
Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snappedVideo
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 31 saves on 37 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. The result dropped Larsson’s record to 3-2-1. Forwards William Dufour and Philip Tomasino each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (19-6-1-0), which had a...
Penguins again relinquish big lead, lose to Mammoth in overtime
Dan Muse was pensive. But certainly perturbed. For the second time in as many days, the Pittsburgh Penguins had ceded a multi-goal lead in the third period and lost a game. On Sunday, they fell to the Utah Mammoth, 5-4, at PPG Paints Arena in overtime despite holding a three-goal...
Penguins lift suspension of defensive prospect Emil Pieniniemi
The Pittsburgh Penguins lifted a suspension of defensive prospect Emil Pieniniemi after he agreed to report to the ECHL affiliate, the Wheeling Nailers. In October, Pieniniemi declined to report to Wheeling and instead traveled to his home country of Finland and has been training for several weeks with his former...
Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov to start against Mammoth
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is scheduled to start Sunday’s game against the Utah Mammoth at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Murashov’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In four NHL contests this season, Murashov has a 1-1-1 record, a 1.90 goals-against average, a .913...
Minor league report: Valtteri Puustinen scores in overtime as Penguins beat Bruins
An overtime goal by forward Valtteri Puustinen gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 win against the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result extended a winning streak to four games. Defenseman Chase Pietila recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (19-5-1-0) while forward Avery Hayes scored a regulation...
Sharks erase 4-goal deficit as Penguins suffer another 3rd-period meltdown, lose in OT
Sidney Crosby shook his head. Following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ squalid 6-5 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday — in which the home team fell despite holding a four-goal lead midway through the third period — the Penguins’ captain was asked if he could...
Penguins assign defenseman Matt Dumba to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Matt Duma cleared waivers and was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. The team designated Dumba as non-roster on Friday to clear space on the active roster following a trade with the Edmonton Oilers that added defenseman Brett Kulak and goaltender Stuart...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs to start against Sharks
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Saturday’s home game against the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 13 games this season, Silovs has a 4-4-5 record, a 2.98 goals-against average, an...
Penguins recall Sergei Murashov while Brett Kulak, Stuart Skinner remain unavailable
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) under emergency roster conditions. Those conditions exist as newly-acquired defenseman Brett Kulak and goalie Stuart Skinner are not yet available to fully join the team a day after they were brought on via a...
Minor league report: Nailers, Taylor Gauthier shut out ThunderVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 29 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 win against the Adirondack Thunder at the Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glen Falls, N.Y. on Friday. The result was Gauthier’s first shutout of the season and it kept his record perfect at 2-0-0. Forward Matty De St....
Penguins have high hopes for goaltender Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak
Members of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ roster weren’t terribly familiar with the two players they added Friday. Defenseman Brett Kulak and goaltender Stuart Skinner — as well as a second-round draft pick in 2029 — were acquired in a trade that sent goaltender Tristan Jarry and rookie forward Sam Poulin to...
Penguins to waive defenseman Matt Dumba
The Pittsburgh Penguins have designated defenseman Matt Dumba to the non-roster list in order to formally place him on waivers at 2 p.m. Friday. That transaction was made after the Penguins swung a major trade with the Edmonton Oilers that sent goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Sam Poulin to the...
Penguins trade Tristan Jarry, Sam Poulin to Oilers
In June of 2023, a handful of weeks after he was installed as president of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kyle Dubas flew to Edmonton, Alberta, to meet with goaltender Tristan Jarry, then a pending unrestricted free agent, at his offseason home. From that encounter, Dubas felt comfortable enough...
Penguins activate forward Rickard Rakell from injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell was activated from injured reserve Friday morning. He had been sidelined for the past seven weeks because of a left hand injury that required surgery in late October. Often deployed on the left wing of the top line and the top power-play unit, Rakell has...
After delayed start, Penguins stumble vs. Canadiens for 3rd straight loss
The start of Thursday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena was delayed because of an accident on I-279 that snarled traffic entering the city, impacting several players who live in the north suburbs. The contest started about a half-hour later than scheduled, and, in...
Penguins-Canadiens game delayed due to accident on I-279
The start of Thursday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena has been delayed until shortly after 7:30 p.m. due to a vehicular accident that has snarled traffic on I-279 southbound. A number of the Penguins’ players live north of the city and are...
Penguins activate defenseman Jack St. Ivany from injured non-roster list
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated rookie defenseman Jack. St. Ivany from the season-opening injured non-roster list Thursday. St. Ivany was placed on that list once the regular season opened due to a suspected right foot injury he suffered during a preseason game Oct. 1. A right-handed shot, St. Ivany recently completed...
Penguins continue to focus on shootout improvement
Sidney Crosby has dazzled with a collection of iconic moments over his 21 seasons in the NHL. Arguably, the first notable moment of that anthology came fairly early in his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005-06. During a home contest Nov. 10, 2005, against the Montreal Canadiens, the...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to start against Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Thursday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Jarry’s status following a morning skate in Cranberry. In 13 games this season, Jarry has a 9-2-1 record, a 2.54 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage and...
Minor league report: Penguins, Sergei Murashov shut out Wolf PackVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 34 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday. The result was Murashov’s second shutout of the season and boosted his record to 8-2-0. Forward Avery Hayes had a goal and an...
Penguins assign forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. This transaction comes one day after he was recalled from the minor league affiliate. Poulin was a healthy scratch during Tuesday’s 4-3 home shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks. With the NHL...
Penguins forward Tommy Novak is starting to find more offenseVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t necessarily have detailed designs on how to use forward Tommy Novak when they traded for him from the Nashville Predators on March 5. But plenty of intrigue existed over what he could offer as a center. “We like Tommy’s ability to control play, generate scoring chances...
Penguins suffer mind-boggling shootout loss to Ducks after allowing last-second goal
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had losses this season that were far uglier than the 4-3 shootout defeat they suffered at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks in PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. And they’ve certainly been on the wrong end of setbacks that were far more lopsided. There are probably...
Penguins recall Danton Heinen, Sam Poulin to fill gaps at center
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forwards Danton Heinen and Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday on injured reserve. Those transactions were made in conjunction with forwards Evgeni Malkin and Blake Lizotte being placed on injured reserve. Malkin and Lizotte have been labeled as “week-to-week” with undisclosed...
