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NHL releases full schedule for Penguins-Flyers playoff series
The NHL released the full schedule for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs early Friday morning. The Pittsburgh Penguins will open their series against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. The schedule for the best-of-seven series: Saturday, April 18 – Flyers at Penguins, 8 p.m....
Penguins place defenseman Matt Dumba on unconditional waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Matt Dumba on unconditional waivers Thursday afternoon for the purposes of a contract termination. Should he go unclaimed by the NHL’s other 31 teams by 2 p.m. on Friday, he will be free to sign elsewhere. Dumba, 31, has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the...
Penguins forwards Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte likely to ‘go’ against FlyersVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte didn’t exactly offer much variance — or detail — in explaining their statuses after missing the final games of the regular season because of injuries. “I’m ready to go,” Dewar said. “Good to go,” Lizotte offered. If they actually go into the...
‘This is what you play for’: The Penguins relish return to the Stanley Cup playoffs
Everyone held their breath, even if just for a moment. Roughly 25 minutes into practice Thursday in Cranberry, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin crashed into the wall after colliding with a teammate. Of all the players on this roster who could least afford any kind of mishap, it was the...
Penguins forwards Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte return to practice
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte, each of whom missed several of the final games of the regular season due to injuries, proclaimed themselves ready for their team’s first game of the postseason against the rival Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Both players were full participants during a practice...
Penguins-Flyers playoff series opens Saturday
Game 1 of the first-round playoff series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers will happen on Saturday. The NHL announced a start time of 8 p.m. but in reality, the opening faceoff at PPG Paints Arena will happen a handful of minutes after that. As for the rest of...
Minor league report: Penguins, Sergei Murashov fall to BearsVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 24 saves on 27 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 23-9-4. Forward Atley Calvert scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (44-17-7-2), which dressed an irregular...
Forward Anthony Mantha finishes as Penguins’ leader in regular season goalsVideo
ST. LOUIS — Forward Anthony Mantha capped off his first regular season with the Pittsburgh Penguins in a surprising fashion. He led the team in scoring. During the Penguins’ regular season finale, a 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center, Mantha scored his 33rd goal of...
Penguins assign 5 forwards to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Avery Hayes, Ville Koivunen, Joona Koppanen and Rutger McGroarty to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. The team did not announce the transactions but they were reflected on the NHL’s media website and the AHL’s website. Harvey-Pinard was recalled to...
Penguins prospect Brady Peddle signs amateur tryout contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect Brady Peddle has signed an amateur tryout contract (ATO) with the American Hockey League’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the remainder of the season. A third-round selection (No. 91 overall) in last year’s draft, Peddle, 18, just completed his season at the junior level with the Charlottetown Islanders...
Penguins coach Dan Muse’s focus is clear as playoffs approach
ST. LOUIS — Dan Muse has never coached a playoff game at PPG Paints Arena. But he has been behind the bench and won postseason contests at that venue. Back when it was called Consol Energy Center. In 2013, as an assistant with the Yale Bulldogs, he helped that program...
With playoffs ahead, Penguins close out regular season with loss in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Dressing a lineup that offered the urgency of a preseason contest, the Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the St. Louis Blues, 7-5, at the Enterprise Center in their regular season finale Tuesday. Despite holding a three-goal lead after the first period, the Penguins concluded the campaign with a...
‘We just don’t like them. They don’t like us’: Penguins ready for playoff matchup with FlyersVideo
ST. LOUIS — Jack St. Ivany doesn’t necessarily have any hard or bitter feelings about the Philadelphia Flyers. After they selected him in the fourth round (No. 112 overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, the parties did not come to an agreement on a contract, and when his NHL rights...
Penguins defenseman Jake Livanavage makes NHL debut against Blues
ST. LOUIS — After signing a two-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, Jake Livanavage was a healthy scratch Saturday during a 6-3 home loss to the Washington Capitals. And for good reason. After concluding his NCAA career following his junior year at North Dakota, Livanavage trekked to...
Penguins expected to scratch several top players in regular season finale
ST. LOUIS — The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to rest a number of their top players for their regular season finale, a road contest against the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center. Forwards Egor Chinakhov, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust, as well as defensemen Sam...
Penguins recall forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
ST. LOUIS — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard from Wilkes-Bare/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday in advance of their season finale, a road contest against the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center. Harvey-Pinard, 27, was recalled to the NHL roster briefly Jan. 10 but...
Penguins to face rival Flyers in 1st round of playoffs
Entering the season, few expected the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers to be participants in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But each member of one of the NHL’s most enduring rivalries will be playing meaningful hockey in the next handful of days. After claiming a 3-2 home shootout win against the...
Penguins executive Jason Spezza named to Hockey Canada’s management group
Pittsburgh Penguins assistant general manager Jason Spezza was appointed to an unspecified role with Hockey Canada’s management group for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship. On Monday, Hockey Canada announced Spezza will head the group along with Brad Treliving, recently fired as general manager of the Toronto Maple...
Minor league report: Nailers win North DivisionVideo
The Wheeling Nailers clinched first place in the ECHL’s North Division with a 2-1 overtime win against the Reading Royals at Santander Arena in Reading on Sunday. Forward Blake Bennett scored the winning goal at 6:03 of overtime. Bennett and forward Ryan McAllister each had a goal and an assist...
Penguins shut out by Capitals as Crosby, Ovechkin face each other for perhaps final time
For 20 years, it has been the most captivating show in hockey. Whether the teams were battling to advance in the playoffs or each bound to miss the postseason, any matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and rival Washington Capitals was appointment viewing. At least whenever Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin...
Minor league report: Penguins clinch byeVideo
A pair of goals by forward Aidan McDonough led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 win against the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Atley Calvert contributed a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (44-16-7-2) while defenseman Alex Alexeyev recorded two assists. Goaltender Joel Blomqvist boosted...
Penguins scratch stars, fall to Capitals in home finale
Dressing a lineup that looked as if it could be a dark horse candidate to win the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup, the Pittsburgh Penguins scratched a number of their more prominent players Saturday during a 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena. While the team officially...
Penguins to scratch several players in home regular season finale against Capitals
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to scratch a number of their more prominent players for the final home game of the regular season, a meeting with the rival Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Citing undisclosed injuries, the team announced the following players will not be in the...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Royals
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 30 saves on 33 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 loss to the Reading Royals at Santander Arena in Reading on Friday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 20-8-5. Defenseman Brent Johnson recorded two assists for Wheeling (44-18-3-3) while forwards Matthew Quercia and Matt...
Penguins sign former North Dakota defenseman Jake Livanavage
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed undrafted defenseman Jake Livanavage to a two-year entry-level contract Friday. According to Puckpedia, the deal carries a salary cap hit of $975,000. The contract begins with the current season and could allow Livanavage to make his NHL debut in one of the Penguins’ final three games...
