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Penguins assign defenseman Caleb Jones to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Caleb Jones to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) for conditioning purposes on Monday. Jones is currently designated to injured reserve due to a suspected left foot injury that has sidelined him since Oct. 23. Following a practice session in Cranberry on Friday, Jones...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Lions for 5th consecutive winVideo
A pair of goals by forward Craig Armstrong led the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-2 win against the Trois-Rivières Lions at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result extended a winning streak to five games. Forward Randy Hernandez had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (25-7-1-0) while...
Penguins shut out by Bruins as Bryan Rust remains sidelined
Bryan Rust isn’t the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most valuable player. Chances are, his regular linemate, Sidney Crosby, will command that designation for as long as he wears the franchise’s logo on his chest. But Rust sure is hard to replace if he is absent. And the Penguins haven’t found any suitable...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by CheckersVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 20 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 5-3-2. Defenseman Ryan Graves scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-10-1-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next...
Sidney Crosby disputes interference call as Penguins’ winning streak is halted
There are a variety of reasons the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season-best six-game winning streak came to a conclusion on Saturday with a 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena. To wit, giving up the opening goal within the first three minutes of regulation and allowing a game-winning score...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will be absent for Saturday’s game against the Calgary Flames due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Dan Muse announced Rust’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff and labeled him as “day to day.” With Rust hobbled, the team recalled forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard from...
Penguins recall forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard from Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday, a handful of hours before their home game against the Calgary Flames. Speaking with reporters approximately two hours before the opening faceoff, coach Dan Muse indicated forward Bryan Rust, typically stationed on the...
Minor league report: Penguins, Tristan Broz beat CheckersVideo
A goal and three assists by forward Tristan Broz led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-1 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. The result snapped a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Linemate Atley Calvert and Valtteri Puustinen each had a goal and an assist...
Injured Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones hopeful to be healthy by ‘next weekend’
Caleb Jones was home for the holidays. A lot. The Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman hasn’t been at the office too often for the past two-and-a-half months. A suspected left foot injury he suffered during a 5-3 road win against the Florida Panthers has sidelined him for the bulk of the season,...
Penguins beat Devils for 6th consecutive win as Evgeni Malkin returnsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the breach of the second half of their 2025-26 season Thursday, facing the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena in their 42nd contest of the campaign. And they did so with a marvelous reinforcement in the form of the spectacular Evgeni Malkin. The superstar forward...
Jack McGregor, state senator who founded Penguins, dies at 91Video
Jack McGregor, a former Pennsylvania state senator who founded the Pittsburgh Penguins, died on Tuesday. He was 91. The Penguins announced his death Thursday before a game against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena. No further details were provided. A native of Kittanning, McGregor, a Republican, served the...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin expected to play against Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is expected to rejoin his team’s lineup for a game against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. After Malkin participated in an optional morning skate in Cranberry, coach Dan Muse indicated Malkin will likely be in the lineup, pending clearance from...
Penguins assign forward Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forward Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday. In 27 NHL contests this season, Koivunen has five points (two goals, three assists) while averaging 12:41 of ice time per contest. He has primarily been deployed as a right winger on...
Penguins experiment with Evgeni Malkin, Ben Kindel and Egor Chinakhov as a second line
Ben Kindel has experienced a handful of firsts as an 18-year-old rookie in the NHL. First game, first goal, first road trip, etc. But getting to skate on a line with someone who eventually will have a plaque on a wall in the Hockey Hall of Fame? The Pittsburgh Penguins...
Where are the Penguins midway through the season?
The milestone caught Arturs Silovs off guard. When informed the Pittsburgh Penguins are at the midway point of the regular season — 41 games in, 41 games to go — the rookie goaltender was surprised. “It’s been 41 already?” Silovs remarked Tuesday in Cranberry. The season has progressed at a...
Penguins return defenseman Harrison Brunicke to his junior team
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie defenseman Harrison Brunicke to his junior team, the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League, on Wednesday. Brunicke, 19, appeared in nine NHL games this season and scored one goal while averaging 15:43 of ice time. He was predominantly deployed on the third pairing. A...
Penguins place forward Rutger McGroarty on injured reserve due to concussion
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed rookie forward Rutger McGroarty on injured reserve on Wednesday morning due to a concussion. This transaction comes after McGroarty was injured during a practice session in Cranberry on Tuesday. While battling for a puck during a two-on-two drill, McGroartry collided with a teammate and immediately experienced...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin appears close to rejoining the lineupVideo
It was like old times for Evgeni Malkin. The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar bulled his way past Nick Bonino down the slot during the opening stages of a practice Monday in Cranberry, as was often the case a decade ago. The only difference was Bonino wasn’t wearing a practice jersey. Instead,...
Penguins rookie forward Rutger McGroarty leaves practice with apparent injury
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Rutger McGroarty left a practice session in Cranberry early Tuesday because of an apparent injury. During a two-on-two drill, McGroarty collided with a teammate and was in immediate discomfort. As the drill continued, he retreated to a bench and was examined by an athletic trainer. McGroarty...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson retires, takes scouting job with CanucksVideo
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson has retired as a player and has been hired as a professional scout with the Vancouver Canucks. His hiring was announced by the Canucks on Monday. Johnson, 38, retires following a 19-year career in the NHL. He attended the Minnesota Wild’s training camp in...
Penguins waive defenseman Egor Zamula for contract termination
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Egor Zamula on waivers for the purposes of a contract termination on Monday afternoon. Provided no other team claims him, Zamula and the Penguins can officially part ways by 2 p.m. Tuesday. He would become an unrestricted free agent. Puckpedia first reported the transaction. The...
Ryan Shea and Jack St. Ivany are an odd couple holding down the Penguins’ 3rd pairing
It’s almost like a production Neil Simon would have created. One is a low-key surfer from California with a tan to match his vibes. The other is a slightly high-strung Massachusetts native sporting a Boston accent, along with an East Coast edge. And together, they are in Pittsburgh, skating on...
Penguins come back to beat Blue Jackets in overtime
New Pittsburgh Penguins forward Yegor Chinakhov isn’t terribly eager to explain what went wrong for him in parts of five seasons as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets. “It’s pretty hard times,” Chinakhov said in Cranberry on Thursday, three days after he was acquired in a trade from Columbus....
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made six saves on 11 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-0 loss to the Syracuse Crunch. The loss was charged to Murashov, whose record fell to 11-4-0. He was replaced after the first period by Filip Larsson, who made 19 saves on 20 shots. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins suspend newly acquired defenseman Egor Zamula
The Pittsburgh Penguins suspended defenseman Egor Zamula for not reporting to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. A team spokesperson confirmed the punitive measure — which followed club policy — but did not elaborate further. Zamula’s agent, Daniel Milstein, did not respond to a message seeking comment. The...
