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Penguins forward Teddy Blueger’s absence is being felt on the penalty kill
Injured Penguins forward Teddy Blueger will miss the Penguins’ third game of the season, a road contest against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Following an optional practice in Cranberry on Sunday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan indicated Blueger will not travel with the team. Blueger’s status remains “day to day” due...
Minor league report: Penguins open season with overtime loss to PhantomsVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins opened their season with a 3-2 overtime home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Alexander Nylander had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while forward Sam Poulin also scored a goal. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 19...
Penguins’ stars ground Lightning for home win
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning might not be what they once were. That said, they each own some highly coveted real estate in a pretty exclusive neighborhood within the NHL as the only teams to win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships since the institution of the salary cap almost...
Penguins aggressive in signing defenseman Jan Rutta from Lightning
Although the Pittsburgh Penguins spent $100,075,000 — a figure that could rival the gross domestic product of a handful of sovereign states — in re-signing incumbent players on their roster this offseason, they weren’t terribly aggressive in the free agent market. But they moved quickly to sign one newcomer when...
NHL finds no evidence against former Penguins defenseman Ian Cole
The NHL has found no evidence to substantiate allegations of sexual assault by former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ian Cole, a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. On Saturday evening, the league issued a statement indicating it had concluded an investigation into the allegations that originally became public in an anonymous...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Lightning
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Saturday’s home contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry was in net for the Penguins’ season-opener Thursday, a 6-2 home win against the Arizona Coyotes. He made 26 saves on 28 shots in that victory. In...
New defensemen Jeff Petry, Jan Rutta are already paying dividends for the Penguins
By most measures, the Penguins had a strong offseason, particularly in trying to retool their blue line with the additions of veteran defensemen Jeff Petry and Jan Rutta. The Penguins drew mostly strong reviews for those transactions, aimed at improving their play around their net. Perhaps the strongest endorsement came...
Penguins beat Coyotes in season-opener as Sidney Crosby collects 3 points
In a career that never ceases to register a new milestone or achievement, Sidney Crosby reached another marker that carries significance unlike any other Thursday. For Crosby or for anyone else in a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Stepping onto the ice of PPG Paints Arena, Crosby began his 18th campaign with...
Penguins forward Teddy Blueger misses season opener due to injury
Forward Teddy Blueger was absent from the Penguins’ lineup for their season-opening game Thursday against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena. An undisclosed injury has hobbled Blueger, typically the Penguins’ fourth-line center, since he was injured during a practice session in Cranberry on Sept. 28. Since then, he has...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in season opener against Coyotes
Goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected start for the Penguins in their season-opening home contest against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. It marks the third consecutive season Jarry has been the Penguins’ starter in net for a season-opener. A two-time All-Star, Jarry appeared in 58 games last...
Penguins go stickless in practice to improve the penalty kill
In their final practice session before the season starts at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins fine-tuned their special teams Wednesday. And they did it with something of a handicap. At least for the penalty kill. One of the team’s penalty killers intentionally left his stick near the bench in order...
Age isn’t concern for Penguins heading into season opener, but it is consideration
Sidney Crosby is a history geek. He is fascinated by the subject, especially when it comes to the military. Recently, he watched “Hyena Road,” a dramatic film based on a true story of Canadian soldiers during the Afghanistan War. History is something Crosby values, and it’s something he respects. It’s...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to play outdoors in Cleveland
The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t be the only members of the organization heading outdoors during the 2022-23 season. Their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, will face the Cleveland Monsters at First Energy Stadium in Northeast Ohio at 1 p.m. March 4. The contest, which has been dubbed as...
A look at the Penguins’ projected lineup entering the seasonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins set their season-opening “23-man roster” — which is the official term, even though it only includes 22 players — on Monday. Unlike the previous season when they had to figure out who would be the team’s top two centers because of offseason surgeries to franchise icons Sidney...
Rickard Rakell feels right on the right side of the Penguins’ top line
It’s probably a lazy comparison given they come from the same part of the world. That said, the Pittsburgh Penguins are again experimenting with putting a Swedish player on Sidney Crosby’s right wing. But Rickard Rakell is no Patric Hornqvist. “Not too many people are like Patric Hornqvist,” coach Mike...
Penguins establish season-opening roster
The Penguins formally announced their season-opening roster Monday after the NHL’s 5 p.m. deadline to become compliant with the salary cap. In reality, the Penguins finalized that task Sunday when reserve defensemen Mark Friedman and Ty Smith were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. The Penguins’ roster has...
Former Penguins defenseman Ian Cole suspended by Lightning following sexual assault allegations
The Tampa Bay Lightning have suspended former Penguins defenseman Ian Cole as the NHL and the franchise investigate allegations of sexual assault by Cole. A statement issued by the Lightning on Sunday night announced Cole’s status. “The Tampa Bay Lightning is aware of the allegations against player Ian Cole and...
Penguins assign defensemen Mark Friedman, Ty Smith to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins got themselves compliant with the NHL’s salary cap Sunday evening, just less than 24 hours before the league’s deadline. Defensemen Mark Friedman and Ty Smith were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Sunday. Friedman’s assignment came a few hours after he cleared waivers at...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson wants to be ‘that reliable guy’
Like all of us, Marcus Pettersson is aware of the rumors that circulate about any and all NHL players during the offseason. Unlike most of us, Pettersson occasionally has been the subject of that speculation going back to the 2021 offseason. He’s not oblivious to any of it. But he...
What is left for the Penguins to sort out on defense?Video
In the Penguins’ preseason finale, a 7-1 rout of the typically squalid Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena, defenseman Ty Smith had a pretty impressive showing with an assist in the first period and a goal in the second period. The assist was a slick bit of impromptu work as...
Penguins place defenseman Mark Friedman on waivers
The Penguins inched a little bit closer to finalizing their season-opening roster on Saturday afternoon when they placed defenseman Mark Friedman on waivers. Such a transaction could potentially allow the Penguins to assign the 26-year-old Friedman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, provided no team claims Friedman before 2...
Penguins assign Sam Poulin, Filip Lindberg to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have assigned forward Sam Poulin and goaltender Filip Lindberg to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Poulin, a first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in 2019, appeared in two games this preseason and recorded two assists. He spent all of the 2021-22 season — his first as a...
Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel lead Penguins past Sabres in preseason finale
Forwards Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel connected on three separate goals and helped lead the Penguins to a lopsided 7-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena in their preseason finale on Friday. With the victory, the Penguins completed the preseason with a 3-3-0 record. The Penguins took...
New Penguins forward Ryan Poehling already making an impressionVideo
Ryan Poehling knows how to make a first impression. A first-round pick (No. 25 overall) of the Montreal Canadiens in 2017, Poehling made his NHL debut late in the 2018-19 season. And what a debut it was April 6, 2019. He became only the third player — and first since...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in preseason finale
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Friday’s preseason finale, a home contest against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan announced his status following an optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. In two games this preseason, Jarry has a 0-2-0 record,...
