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Feisty Penguins forward Michael Bunting out following appendix removal
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...
Penguins forward Michael Bunting sidelined following appendix removal
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...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 3
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...
‘Get back to the basics’: Penguins’ goaltending struggles continue
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...
Penguins place forward Matt Nieto on waivers
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...
Penguins lose another clunker to Flyers, remain winless since break
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...
Penguins activate forward Bryan Rust from injured reserve
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...
Minor league report: Penguins fall in overtime to BruinsVideo
Forward Boris Katchouk had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. Goaltender Filip Larsson made 27 saves on 32 shots as his record fell to 8-4-3. Forwards Emil Bemstrom and...
Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk injured in loss to Rangers
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...
Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist scheduled to start against Rangers
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...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Thunderbirds
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...
Penguins routed by Capitals in 1st game out of 4 Nations break
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...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby set to play against Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is scheduled to play in Saturday’s home game against the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan provided Crosby’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. Crosby skated for Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament and played in Thursday’s championship game...
Penguins assign forward Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Emil Bemstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) Saturday morning. That transaction has yet to be announced by the team but it was reflected on the transaction page of the AHL’s website. If the Penguins are to formally activate forwards Evgeni Malkin and...
Minor league report: Penguins, Rutger McGroarty top Wolf PackVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Rutger McGroarty led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Friday. Defenseman Filip Kral recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (28-12-5-1) while forwards Avery Hayes, Boris Katchouk and Marc Johnstone all...
Mike Lange’s impact endures with Penguins players
Evgeni Malkin did not necessarily have the most direct relationship with Mike Lange, at least not like other franchise pillars such as Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr or Sidney Crosby. But he is certainly aware of Lange’s seismic importance to the Pittsburgh Penguins. “He’s probably the most popular voice in Pittsburgh,”...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby expected to be ‘game-time decision’ against Capitals
Fresh off of helping Canada win the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-off tournament on Thursday, forward Sidney Crosby is expected to be a game-time decision for the Penguins’ home contest against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Coach Mike Sullivan — who guided the United States in the tournament — announced Crosby’s...
Penguins-Flyers game time rescheduled
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ home game against the rival Philadelphia Flyers on Feb. 27 has a new start time. That contest will now begin after 7:30 p.m. It was originally scheduled to open shortly after 7 p.m. The time change was made as the contest became exclusive to the ESPN+ streaming...
Mike Lange’s legacy with the Penguins goes beyond his phrases
When Mario Lemieux joined the Penguins as the franchise’s savior in 1984, there wasn’t an abundance of ways to watch the team’s games outside of the Pittsburgh area. After all, this was decades before the Internet made virtually every sporting contest on Earth viewable through streaming services. But you could...
Legendary Penguins broadcaster, Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Lange dies
Mike Lange didn’t think he would make it in Pittsburgh. Beyond the first week. After arriving in Western Pennsylvania to begin his new job as the play-by-play voice of the Penguins, Lange took up temporary residence with a co-worker and the two went out to a local establishment on his...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin expects to rejoin lineup against Capitals
Michael Bunting objected, a bit, to the premise of the question. His usual linemate Evgeni Malkin is probably not the same player at 38 as he was at 28. What can he still … Bunting interrupted the reporter offering the clumsy query. “Oh … I don’t know,” Bunting said while...
‘It’s a new story, a new page’ for new Penguins defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok
Things were a little irregular during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice Monday in Cranberry. And why wouldn’t it be? Because of the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, NHL squads had been off for more than a week from all team-wide activities, including games and practices. For the Penguins, that idleness manifested...
Penguins recall Emil Bemstrom, Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Emil Bemstrom and rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. In a corresponding transaction, goaltender Tristan Jarry was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. These maneuvers come as NHL teams emerge from a break for the league’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament and...
Former Penguins forward Dominik Kahun signs with Lausanne in Switzerland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dominik Kahun has signed with Lausanne of Switzerland’s National League (NL). That team announced on Tuesday it has agreed to a three-year contract with Kahun that will run through the 2026-27 season. On Monday, his previous team, Bern (also of the NL), terminated his contract at...
Minor league report: Nailers’ losing streak reaches 4Video
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 30 saves on 32 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 loss to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 15-5-1. Forward Kyle Jackson scored the lone goal for Wheeling (30-15-2-0) which has...
