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Penguins activate goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from long-term injured reserveVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from long-term injured reserve (LTIR) and recalled him from a conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Sunday in advance of a home game against the Vegas Golden Knights at PPG Paints Arena. Per coach Mike Sullivan, Nedeljkovic is scheduled...
Minor league report: Goaltender Joel Blomqvist leads Penguins past BruinsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 29 saves on 30 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road win against the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Saturday. The result improved Blomqvist’s record to 5-2-1 while forwards Justin Addamo and Alex Nylander each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins surrender early lead, lose to Hurricanes again
When he was hired on June 1, new president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas was short on specifics with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He didn’t offer much regarding potential free agent signings or trades. But he did state one distinct pursuit he had in mind. The Metropolitan Division. “The major focus...
Penguins recall forward Jansen Harkins from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, place P.O Joseph on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Jansen Harkins from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League and designated defenseman P.O Joseph to injured reserve Saturday. Harkins’ recall was announced by the team at 4:54 p.m. via the Penguins’ X account. By 7:04 p.m., he was reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Harkins, 26, appeared in...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scores goal on AHL conditioning assignmentVideo
Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored a goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road win against the Providence Bruins at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Friday. The goal happened at 18:56 of the third period on an empty net after the Bruins pulled goaltender Brandon Bussi for...
Penguins defenseman John Ludvig, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic loaned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on conditioning assignmentsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins loaned rookie defenseman John Ludvig and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on conditioning assignments Thursday. Each player has been sidelined since suffering injuries during a 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars on Oct. 24. Each player is currently designated to long-term...
Penguins see 5-game winning streak snapped in loss to Devils
Having spent the previous two seasons in the employ of the New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves had some obvious emotions of playing his former team for the first time since departing the Garden State as an unrestricted free agent this past offseason. “It’s not uncommon to have...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph remains positive as a regular healthy scratch
P.O Joseph was smiling Wednesday. But he always smiles. In good times and in bad. And as of late, there have been plenty of good times for the Pittsburgh Penguins, even if they don’t largely involve the left-handed defenseman. While the team was in the midst of a five-game winning...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against DevilsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 11 games this season, Jarry has a 6-5-0 record, a 2.31 goals against average, a...
Minor league report: Forward Jansen Harkins scores twice as Penguins fall in overtimeVideo
Forward Jansen Harkins scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 overtime loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-2-0) also got a goal and an assist from forward Valtteri Puustinen while forward Joshua Jagger contributed a goal. Goaltender Joel...
Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic closes in on returnVideo
Sunday will be a big day for Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic. After all, that is when the Steelers-Browns game will be played. Or, as the Parma, Ohio, native suggested via an unsolicited correction to a reporter, the “Browns-Steelers game.” “The Browns game is Sunday,” Nedeljkovic said Wednesday after...
Sidney Crosby records hat trick as Penguins top Blue Jackets, extend winning streak to 5
It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon or a veteran of nearly two decades in the NHL to realize that games against divisional foes command more gravity than other contests. Regardless, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, a mere 19 years into his NHL career, implored that axiom when queried in advance of...
Penguins assign forward Jonathan Gruden to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton shortly after recalling him
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Jonathan Gruden to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. They also recalled him from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday. The transactions happened not even five hours apart from one another. The team announced Gruden’s recall at 10:32 a.m. then his assignment at 3:10 p.m....
Penguins defenseman John Ludvig rejoins teammates in practiceVideo
Rookie defenseman John Ludvig rejoined the Pittsburgh Penguins for a practice session in Cranberry on Monday for the first time since he suffered a concussion on Oct. 24. Making his NHL debut during a 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars, Ludvig was injured in a violent collision with Stars...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves: ‘There’s definitely more improvement to make’Video
He was brought in to alter the Pittsburgh Penguins’ defense in a seismic fashion. That’s why management moved heaven and earth to acquire him over the summer. And given that his contract is ample in its length as well as the decimals affixed to it (to say nothing of the...
Minor league report: Nailers dropped by SteelheadsVideo
Forward Matthew Quercia scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-4 home loss to the Idaho Steelheads at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Goaltender David Tendeck made 18 saves on 23 shots in the defeat as his record fell to 2-2-0 while forward Felix Pare contributed...
Minor league report: Defenseman Jack Rathbone scores twice as Penguins fall to Crunch
Defenseman Jack Rathbone scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 home loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Austin Rueschhoff also scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-1-0) which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 19 saves on 24...
Tristan Jarry returns from injury as the Penguins shut out the Sabres
If the Pittsburgh Penguins accomplish anything worthy of celebrating this season, it will happen with Tristan Jarry in net. The extraordinarily binary demands of his position — and the five-year, $26.875 million contract he signed in July — dictate that. “When Tristan’s on his game, I think he’s as good...
Jaromir Jagr still resonates with the current Penguins
Radim Zohorna’s command of — and confidence with — English has improved greatly since he came from his native Czechia to North America to join the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021. But vocabulary of any tongue isn’t really necessary when you ask the 27-year-old forward about countryman Jaromir Jagr. Zohorna’s ebullient...
Penguins recall forward Vinnie Hinostroza from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Vinnie Hinostroza from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Saturday. In two NHL contests this season, Hinostroza has scored two points (one goal, one assist) while averaging 9 minutes, 10 seconds of ice time per contest. At the AHL level, Hinostroza has appeared in five contests...
Goaltender Tristan Jarry expected to return to Penguins’ lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to return to his team’s lineup and start in Saturday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan confirmed Jarry’s status after a morning skate. Jarry was scratched from a 4-3 overtime road win against the Los Angeles...
Minor league report: Taylor Gauthier records for AHL shutout as Penguins beat CrunchVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 34 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 shutout of the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday. Improving his record to 1-0-1, Gauthier recorded his first career shutout at the American Hockey League level....
Penguins to retire former captain Jaromir Jagr’s number
When the Pittsburgh Penguins staged part of their September 1990 training camp in Vail, Colo., there were plenty of newcomers. One of them was veteran center Bryan Trottier, who, at the time, was a 34-year-old All-Star with four Stanley Cup rings and a handful of individual trophies on his resume,...
Penguins forward Noel Acciari has a nose for defense
It didn’t take long for Noel Acciari to show what he is all about as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. To be precise, it might have been 6:16 into the season. In the team’s season opener at PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 10, the Chicago Blackhawks were granted a...
Penguins beat Kings in overtime, extend winning streak to 3
When the Pittsburgh Penguins signed journeyman goaltender Magnus Hellberg to a one-year deal worth $785,000 on July 2, they didn’t bring him into their nest to serve as the organization’s third goaltender because he is an ample 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds. But his dimensions certainly didn’t hurt. “The question that...
