Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 94

NEW YORK – The Pittsburgh Penguins emptied the tanks. With their iconic captain and All-Star goaltender (and however you want to describe Rickard Rakell) taking to the ice after being sidelined by various maladies, the Penguins dressed as strong of a lineup as they have in weeks (or at least...

NEW YORK — Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell and goaltender Tristan Jarry will all be in the lineup for Game 7 of their team’s first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. All three were listed as dressing for the game according to the NHL’s...

NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell and goaltender Tristan Jarry have been labeled as “game-time decisions” for Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced their status Sunday morning. Crosby, who...

Sidney Crosby made his highly anticipated return on Saturday. To practice. An optional practice. That was limited in duration. And had about as much contact as a Sadie Hawkins dance. But he was on the ice, doing whatever he can to recover from a suspected head injury. And considering how...

Penguins forward Sidney Crosby participated in an optional practice in Cranberry on Saturday, a handful of days after suffering a presumed head injury. Sidelined since being struck on a high hit by New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba on Wednesday in Game 5 of an ongoing first-round playoff series, Crosby...

The Penguins were not at their best on Friday. And how could they be? Their wonderful captain, Sidney Crosby, convalescing from a suspected head injury, was not in the lineup. And that void was amplified by the absences of starting goaltender Tristan Jarry, stout defenseman Brian Dumoulin and skilled top-six...

Evan Rodrigues has been in this position before. And that’s because he can play a whole bunch of positions. Once again, the versatile Penguins forward is likely to be pressed into an elevated role for Friday’s home contest against the New York Rangers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff...

NEW YORK — The Penguins are in a strange position. Well, maybe not strange. Just unfamiliar. They have a chance to close out a playoff series. Having taken a 3-1 lead in their first-round series against the New York Rangers, the Penguins can end their rivals’ season and earn some...

NEW YORK — Injured Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Rickard Rakell participated in an optional morning skate Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. Neither is expected to participate in Game 5 of their team’s first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers. The Penguins lead the best-of-seven series 3-1....

Forward Cam Hausinger had two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-4 home loss to the Toledo Walleye in Game 3 in a Central Division Final series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday. The Walleye lead the best-of-seven series, 3-0. Forward Matt Alfaro contributed a goal and...

Reality set in bluntly. And quickly. It took barely two minutes for the New York Rangers to ruin the fun. All the memes on spicy pork and the delirium of sing-song chants gave way to a bleak realism for the Penguins. After the Rangers took the first lead on the...

Penguins forward Rickard Rakell rejoined his teammates for Monday’s morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. It marked the first time Rakell had participated in a morning skate or practice since he suffered a presumed head injury in Game 1 of his team’s first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers...

An overtime goal by forward Alex Nylanders gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a series-clinching 4-3 home win against the rival Hershey Bears in Game 3 of their Atlantic Division first-round matchup at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton claimed the best-of-three-series, 2-1 and will face the Springfield Thunderbirds in...

After missing three consecutive games because of an undisclosed injury, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker returned to the lineup in Saturday’s 7-4 home win against the New York Rangers in Game 3 of a first-round playoff series at PPG Paints Arena. And he made a pretty immediate impact. At least...

The Penguins knew they needed to find some secondary scoring entering Game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. To be clear, that notion isn’t an exclusive strategy for overcoming the Rangers. It’s a convention that applies to virtually every...

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry skated with goaltending coach Andy Chiodo prior to Saturday’s optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. It is believed to be the first time Jarry has skated in full gear since he suffered a right foot injury that has kept him sidelined since April 14....