Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 83
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returns to lineup
Playing the Montreal Canadiens will always be special to P.O Joseph. As a native of Laval, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, the novelty of competing against the team he grew up rooting for will always be present for him. But for the moment, just playing is a big enough novelty...
Injury sidelines Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov on ‘week-to-week’ basis
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis because of an undisclosed injury. His status was announced by Penguins coach Mike Sullivan following a morning skate at PPG Paints Arena in advance of Tuesday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Kulikov was injured during the second period...
Penguins outlast Rangers in physical OT win
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers already have an intimate relationship. In no affectionate way. Such is the nature of being rivals in the Metropolitan Division. Plus, a bitterly-fought first-round postseason series last spring — which was claimed by the Rangers in seven mostly bellicose games — did nothing...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Sunday’s home 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 game. This season, Jarry has appeared in 34 games and has a...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 3Video
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 25 saves on 28 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home loss to the Utica Comets at Mohegan Sun Arena in WIlkes-Barre on Saturday. Defenseman Taylor Fedun scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-26-4-5), which has lost three consecutive games and seven of its...
‘Tough as nails’ Penguins forward Nick Bonino recovers from lacerated kidney
This isn’t anything new for Nick Bonino. Given his role and style of play, pain and injury are old friends. Back in the spring of 2017, Bonino was able to play Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final with a broken tibia he suffered after blocking a shot. He missed...
Penguins modify all 4 lines, stomp Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins altered all four of their lines Saturday out of necessity. There were two reasons for the augmentation. First, and most tangibly, they learned Friday they would be without the services of forward Nick Bonino for several weeks because of a lacerated kidney he suffered Thursday. His absence...
Penguins forward Nick Bonino hospitalized with lacerated kidney
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino was hospitalized because of a lacerated kidney he suffered during a 4-3 home overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday. According to coach Mike Sullivan, Bonino underwent a procedure on the injury and was scheduled to be released from the hospital Saturday. Bonino...
Minor league report: Struggles continue for Penguins, NailersVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Sam Houde scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-25-4-5) which has lost six of its past seven...
Penguins recall forward Alex Nylander (again) from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
For the second time this week, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Alex Nylander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. Per the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the NHL Players’ Association, recalls under emergency conditions are permitted when incumbent players on the NHL roster are not available....
Penguins collapse in another loss to Islanders
In the first half-century of the rivalry between the teams, there’s never been a deficit of heartbreak for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the New York Islanders. There has been a comeback from a three-game deficit in a best-of-seven playoff series in 1972, a bitterly narrow defeat in a best-of-five first-round...
Penguins assign forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
Forward Alex Nylander’s first recall to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ NHL roster was a brief excursion. On Thursday, the Penguins assigned Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. This transaction comes two days after he was recalled to the NHL level and made his debut with the NHL club. During...
Are Penguins defensemen Dmitry Kulikov and Jan Rutta a ‘shutdown pair?’Video
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov is still trying to find his way around his new surroundings. Even to a granular level. On Thursday, after an optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena, he took off his elbow pads and began to stack them on the shelf of a locker stall...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Islanders
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Thursday’s home game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 33 games this season, Jarry has a 19-7-5 record, a 2.86 goals against average,...
Penguins plan upgrades to PPG Paints Arena, including larger video board
The Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday announced plans to upgrade PPG Paints Arena for the 2023-24 season. Construction at the facility will begin at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season. The upgrades include a new video board, touted to be double the size of the one that currently hangs over the...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by MarliesVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 home loss to the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Foward Lukas Svejkovsky scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-24-4-5), which has lost five of its past six games. Highlights:...
Penguins greats Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Stevens share more than a penalty minute recordVideo
There are a lot of ways to define the career of Evgeni Malkin. The goals. The points. The championships. The awards. And the penalty minutes. One of those things is clearly not like the others. But the superstar center has spent more time in the penalty box than any other...
Penguins pull off improbable comeback to beat Blue JacketsVideo
Friday’s trade deadline came and went. A handful of players left the Pittsburgh Penguins while a few new ones arrived. Danton Heinen was one of the ones who stayed. And he is grateful because he and his teammates feel the Penguins, as currently constructed, can do something profound this spring....
Penguins recall Alex Nylander, place Ryan Poehling on long-term IR
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Alex Nylander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and placed forward Ryan Poehling on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 14. Nylander’s recall was under emergency conditions because of the absences of forwards Mikael Granlund (undisclosed illness) and Bryan Rust (personal matters)....
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Blue Jackets
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 32 games this season, Jarry has a 19-7-3 record, a 2.77 goals against average, a .916...
Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov expected to make Penguins debut Tuesday
The bulk of Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall’s focus at the recent trade deadline was on how to retool his bottom-six forwards. He jettisoned forwards Teddy Blueger, Kasperi Kapanen as well as Brock McGinn while annexing Nick Bonino and Mikael Granlund. But he didn’t ignore his blue line. On...
Nick Bonino eager to make some new memories with Penguins
Nick Bonino’s memory was a bit fuzzy. A gulf of almost six years will do that. He was a bit unsure of how to find his way to PPG Paints Arena for practice Monday. “I had my maps app,” Bonino quipped. “So, I was OK.” Cartological concerns noted, the important...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel expected to play Tuesday after missing practice
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel was absent from practice at PPG Paints Arena on Monday for what was termed as a “maintenance day” by coach Mike Sullivan. He is expected to be available for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets according to Sullivan. A staple on the top line...
Minor league report: Drake Caggiula, Penguins beat MonstersVideo
Two goals and an assist by forward Drake Caggiula led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-4 road win against the Cleveland Monsters at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday. Forward Ty Glover scored two goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-23-4-5) which snapped a four-game losing streak while forward Alex Nylander contributed...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Monsters in overtime outdoorsVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 28 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Cleveland Monsters during an outdoor contest at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland on Saturday. A goal by forward Marcus Bjork 31 seconds into the extra period gave the Monsters a victory...
