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Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith vows to be ready in Tristan Jarry’s potential absence
BOSTON — It wasn’t an entirely new experience for Casey DeSmith. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender already had played in Fenway Park before Monday’s 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in the Winter Classic. Almost 11 years earlier, DeSmith played at the venue as a member of the University of New...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel returns to the lineup in Kris Letang’s absence
BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took a leave of absence from the team to attend to his family in Montreal following the death of his father, Claude Fouquet. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status Monday approximately two hours before the Penguins were scheduled to face the Boston Bruins...
Casey DeSmith takes loss in relief as Bruins surge past slumping Penguins in Winter Classic
BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins left New England with a 2-1 loss against the Boston Bruins in the NHL’s Winter Classic at Fenway Park on Monday. They also left without their top goaltender. With the game still scoreless, Tristan Jarry, a two-time All-Star, suffered an undisclosed injury and left the...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry leaves Winter Classic in 1st period
BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry left during the first period of Monday’s game against the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park in the NHL’s Winter Classic. With the game scoreless, Jarry, a two-time All-Star, appeared to suffer an undisclosed injury and exited the rink at 15 minutes, 30 seconds...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang takes leave of absence following father’s death
BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took a leave of absence from the team to attend to his family in Montreal following the death of his father, Claude Fouquet. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status Monday approximately two hours before the Penguins were scheduled to face the Boston Bruins...
Penguins want to have fun, but need a win in the Winter Classic
BOSTON — It was a fairly ordinary practice for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. The formal portion of it lasted for about 45 minutes. They worked on puck retrievals and their transitions from the defensive zone. There were rushes for the line combinations and the defensive pairings and drills for...
Penguins adjusting to an imbalanced group of defensemen
BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins defense looked askew to close out 2022. And it likely will appear the same as they ring in 2023. Their blue line listed a bit to the port side during a 4-2 home loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday as they were forced...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang remains sidelined due to injury
BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang remains sidelined on a “day-to-day” basis due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status following his team practice session at Fenway Park on Sunday in advance of Monday’s Winter Classic game against the Boston Bruins. The right-handed Letang, who was...
Minor league report: Penguins snap losing streakVideo
In his American Hockey League debut, goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 29 saves on 30 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. Forward Filip Hallander recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (14-9-2-3) which snapped a...
What is different for the Penguins after one year with Fenway Sports Group?
By education, Kevin Acklin is a lawyer. He has degrees from Harvard and Georgetown to prove it. By title, he is the president of business operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins. By reality, he is a salesman for the franchise he grew up rooting for. Often Acklin can be spotted walking...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 5Video
Forward Valtteri Puustinen scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 23 saves on 27 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-9-2-3) which has lost five consecutive games. Forward Sam Houde scored the...
Penguins’ losing streak reaches 4 after falling to Devils
Bryan Rust knows what it takes to win. The pair of Stanley Cup rings the Pittsburgh Penguins forward possesses validates that postulate. He also knows what it takes to lose. The unappetizing three-game losing streak the Penguins carried into Friday is evidence of that. Entering Friday’s home contest against the...
Penguins notes: Defenseman Ty Smith finally makes debut
The absences of veteran defenseman Kris Letang, Jeff Petry and Chad Ruhwedel paved the way for defenseman Ty Smith to make his long-awaited debut at the NHL level for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Friday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils. Acquired from the Devils via a trade in July,...
Penguins forward Ryan Poehling activated from injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ryan Poehling was activated from injured reserve prior to his team’s home contest against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. An undisclosed injury has sidelined Poehling for the past three games. Speaking after an optional morning skate Friday, Poehling indicated the ailment had...
Penguins defensemen Kris Letang, Chad Ruhwedel out against Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Kris Letang and Chad Ruhwedel will be sidelined for Friday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena because of undisclosed injuries. Following an optional morning skate, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan labeled Letang’s status as “day to day.” Ruhwedel was termed as “status quo”...
The Penguins focused on the Devils, not the Winter Classic
As the idiom suggests, the devil is in the details. For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the New Jersey Devils are the only detail of any significance at the moment. Friday’s scheduled home contest against the Metropolitan Division rival has taken up all of the real estate in the Penguins’ attention span...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby named to Order of Canada
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby received an honor Thursday. Perhaps more appropriately, an honour, given where it came from. Crosby was named as an officer to the Order of Canada, one of that country’s most prominent awards, which recognizes individuals across various aspects of society who have made ample contributions...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang was absent from a practice session in Cranberry on Thursday because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan did not specify the nature or severity of the ailment and indicated the six-time All-Star was being evaluated. During a 5-4 home overtime loss to the Detroit...
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman makes season debut at NHL level
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman made his season debut at the NHL level during Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. Despite having been recalled to the NHL level on three occasions this season, Friedman had been a healthy scratch for all seven games he was...
Minor league report: Goaltender Taylor Gauthier leads Nailers past RoyalsVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 30 saves on 31 shots and directed the Wheeling Nailers to a 2-1 road win against the Reading Royals at Santander Arena on Wednesday. Forwards Cédric Desruisseaux and Samuel Tremblay each scored goals for Wheeling (13-13-1-0) while forward Justin Addamo contributed two assists. Highlights: The Nailers’...
Penguins collapse in overtime loss to Red Wings
Less than 24 hours after what coach Mike Sullivan suggested was their worst game of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins needed plenty of things to go right in their matchup with the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena. And sure enough, a lot did. For the first...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel sidelined due to undisclosed injury
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel is not expected to be in the lineup for Wednesday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan announced Ruhwedel’s status approximately two hours before the game. The nature of severity of Ruhwedel’s...
Penguins recall Drake Caggiula, Ty Smith from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ty Smith and forward Drake Caggiula from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. In corresponding transactions, forwards Josh Archibald and Ryan Poehling have been placed on injured reserve. Acquired via a trade with the New Jersey Devils in July, Smith has yet...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 4Video
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 38 saves on 39 shots in regulation and overtime for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home shootout loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. Tokarski stopped one of two shootout attempts while the Penguins were blanked on all...
Penguins routed by Islanders in miserable return from Christmas break
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders met for the first time this season on Tuesday at the UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. And it was the first meeting with the Penguins for Lane Lambert as the Islanders’ head coach but not his first against the long-time Metropolitan Division rivals....
