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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...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust nominated for King Clancy Memorial TrophyVideo
Forward Bryan Rust was selected as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. This award recognizes “the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.” The NHL announced nominees for all 32 teams Friday....
Why are the Penguins fighting more this season?
It wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say it was an easy target. But it was definitely a tempting target. During a 5-2 home win by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, one of the most vexing players in the entire NHL, struck Penguins forward Connor Dewar...
Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snapped in overtime
Forward Gabe Klassen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, whose six-game winning streak was snapped with a 6-5 overtime loss to the Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Thursday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (43-16-7-2) also got goals from forwards Atley Calvert and Tanner Howe, as...
Penguins defeat Devils, clinch 1st postseason berth since 2022
When Bryan Rust speaks, he isn’t prone to ambiguity. He gets to the point. On the first day of Pittsburgh Penguins training camp, Sept. 18 in Cranberry, the versatile top-six winger was asked what his goals were for the 2025-26 season. “Dragging this team that nobody thinks can make the...
Penguins assign goaltender Sergei Murashov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday. The team did not announce the transaction but it was reflected on the NHL’s media website and the AHL’s website. Murashov was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday and practiced with the NHL...
Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner to travel for Thursday’s road game against Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner appears likely to rejoin his team for Thursday’s road contest against the New Jersey Devils after being scratched for a contest due to a facial injury. During a practice session in Cranberry on Wednesday, Skinner worked out with teammates in a full capacity with few...
Penguins assign forward prospect Mikhail Ilyin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward prospect Mikhail Ilyin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. A fifth-round draft pick (No. 142 overall) in 2023, the 21-year-old Ilyin had been skating with Cherepovets Severstal of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The Russian-born Ilyin was that team’s second-leading scorer...
Forward Anthony Mantha selected as Penguins’ nominee for Masterton TrophyVideo
Life is quite different for Anthony Mantha than it was a year ago. Last April, he only had two children. This past April Fools’ Day, wife Caitlyn gave birth to a daughter, Estelle, joining big sisters Naomie and Vivianne. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Caitlyn Mantha...
Minor league report: Nailers’ winning streak snapped as Gabriel D’Aigle debuts
In his professional debut, goaltender Gabriel D’Aigle made 16 saves on 19 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-2 loss to the Cincinnati Cyclones at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday. The result snapped a season-best 10-game winning streak for Wheeling (44-17-3-3). A third-round selection (No. 84 overall)...
Penguins goaltenders Stuart Skinner, Sergei Murashov each look ready to play in their own ways
It was picture day for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And boy, did Stuart Skinner stand out as he and his teammates posed for the official photograph of the 2025-26 edition of the club Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. But it wasn’t his burly mustache or his unusual jersey number (74) that...
Penguins goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle signs tryout contract with Nailers
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the ECHL’s Wheeling Nailers for the remainder of the 2025-26 season on Tuesday. He is scheduled to make his professional debut, also on Tuesday, in a home contest against the Cincinnati Cyclones at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling,...
Penguins name defenseman Erik Karlsson as team MVP
The Pittsburgh Penguins named defenseman Erik Karlsson as the team’s MVP for the 2025-26 season. This is the first time Karlsson has received the recognition. It marks the first time in six seasons that someone other than forward Sidney Crosby has been honored with the award. In 73 games this...
Penguins recall goaltender Sergei Murashov from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With incumbent goaltender Stuart Skinner’s health uncertain, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltending prospect Sergei Murashov from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. In a corresponding transaction, goaltender Taylor Gauthier was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Skinner suffered an apparent facial injury on Saturday. While serving as the backup goaltender...
Panthers’ Eetu Luostarinen fined for high-sticking Penguins’ Rickard RakellVideo
On Monday, the NHL fined Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen $5,000 for high-sticking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell during a game at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, which the Penguins won 5-2. The incident occurred at 2:33 of the second period and Luostarinen was assessed a double minor penalty for...
Age is slowing Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, but it hasn’t stopped them
Sidney Crosby achieved two milestones over the weekend. And he was interested in discussing only one of them. Ensuring he would average a point per game for the 21st different season in his 21-year career? Meh. He didn’t have much to say about that. If anything, it might have reminded...
Penguins goaltender Taylor Gauthier has ‘a dream come true’ with surprising recall
Taylor Gauthier had a busy Sunday morning. A handful of hours after driving home across Ohio after guiding the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-2 road win against the Toledo Walleye on Saturday, the goaltender settled in for Easter services in Wheeling, W.Va. But those plans were interrupted. He was recalled...
Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell lead Penguins past Panthers to close in on playoffs
Sidney Crosby was satisfied reaching one more career milestone. And Rickard Rakell was content in continuing to score. But for each of them, the only thing that mattered on Sunday was getting another win and inching their way closer to a return to the postseason. That’s what happened as the...
Penguins recall forward goaltender Taylor Gauthier, forward Avery Hayes
Prior to their home game against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Taylor Gauthier from Wheeling of the ECHL and forward Avery Hayes from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team announced both transactions shortly before warmups began and also revealed goaltender Stuart Skinner...
Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner will be scratched for a game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday due to an apparent facial injury. Shortly before warmups, the team announced Skinner’s status. While no substantive details as to Skinner’s status were offered, Skinner displayed a visible abrasion...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Phantoms, Nailers’ win streak reaches 10Video
A hat trick and an assist by forward Aaron Huglen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. Linemate Rutger McGroarty had a goal and two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (43-16-6-2), which has won six consecutive games,...
Penguins rout Panthers as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin reach milestones
Things are quite different for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers than they were 365 days ago. One is fighting to reach the playoffs and one is not. That dichotomy became official on Saturday when the Penguins trampled the defending back-to-back Stanley Cup champions, 9-4, at PPG Paints Arena. With...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start against Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 35 games this season, Silovs has a 17-10-8 record, a 2.99 goals-against average, an .890 save...
Penguins assign defenseman Harrison Brunicke to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect Harrison Brunicke was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. The team did not announce the transaction but it was reflected on the AHL’s website. Brunicke, 19, completed his season at the junior level on Wednesday when the Kamloops Blazers were swept...
