Penguins/NHL category, Page 112
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 5Video
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 29 saves on 33 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime home loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Penguins defenseman Ty Smith scored a goal, giving him four points (two goals, two assists) in his last three...
Mishaps and missed opportunities killer in Penguins’ loss to BruinsVideo
Takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 loss to Boston Saturday at PPG Paints Arena: Ugly special teams Following the Penguins’ practice Friday in Cranberry, coach Mike Sullivan reflected on the two prior meetings his club had with Boston on Nov. 1 and Jan. 2, both of which were close losses....
Penguins lose to Bruins, fall out of playoff position
The Boston Bruins weren’t at their best on Saturday as they rolled into PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Having already secured the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s top overall team in the regular season (and home-ice advantage throughout the postseason), the Bruins started their backup goaltender,...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Saturday’s home game against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry’s status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 41 games this season, Jarry has a 22-10-6 record, a 2.90 goals...
Minor league report: Owen Pickering debuts in Penguins lossVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves on 28 shots in a 4-2 road loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. Forward Drake Caggiula and defenseman Ty Smith each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (25-28-6-6) while forward Valtteri Puustinen contributed two assists. Defenseman Owen...
Penguins encouraged by progress of injured defensemen; Kris Letang approaches 1,000th game
As the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to battle for a spot in the playoffs during this last leg of the regular season, they do so with a still-decimated defensive corps. To be sure, getting back the services of Jeff Petry, who returned to action Tuesday in Detroit after being sidelined for...
Penguins acquire defenseman Thimo Nickl from Anaheim in exchange for Judd Caulfield
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Thimo Nickl from Anaheim in exchange for Judd Caulfield on Friday afternoon. The Penguins and Ducks exchanged signing rights for the two players. Per CapFriendly, Caulfield’s signing rights were set to expire Aug. 15, whereas the Penguins will have until June 1, 2024, to sign...
Penguins eager to apply lessons learned in final meeting with Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ next game represents arguably the biggest remaining challenge of their regular season. Locked in a tight battle for of one of the two Eastern Conference wild-card spots and with opportunities to accrue points quickly running out, the Penguins (37-28-10) will face Boston at 3 p.m. Saturday at...
3 takeaways: Penguins overcome valiant effort by Nashville netminder Juuse SarosVideo
Three takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-0 win over Nashville on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena: Solving Saros Two goals were enough for the Penguins on Thursday, but had they faced a less-talented netminder than Nashville’s Juuse Saros, that number may well have been five or six. Saros faced...
Tim Benz: Logan Cooley’s NCAA success a highlight for Pittsburgh’s youth hockey development
To this point, it’s tough to envision a scenario in which Logan Cooley’s debut season in NCAA hockey could’ve gone any better. As the No. 3 overall pick (Arizona Coyotes) in last summer’s NHL Draft, much was expected of the West Mifflin product — and he has delivered. The 18-year-old...
Tristan Jarry posts shutout as Penguins knock off Predators
It had been a while for Tristan Jarry. Well … eight days at least. Going into Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ would-be franchise goaltender had been a spectator for his team’s three previous games. Injured during his most recent appearance March 22, he had lots of time to heal from what...
Mikael Granlund sees ‘a lot of good things’ so far with the Penguins
Things were very different for Mikael Granlund the last time the Pittsburgh Penguins played the Nashville Predators. He was with the Predators. After the Penguins claimed a hard-fought 3-1 road win against Granlund’s Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Feb. 28, Granlund was traded to the Penguins less than 24 hours...
Penguins assign defenseman Owen Pickering to Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned defenseman Owen Pickering, their first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in last year’s draft, to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Pickering’s junior team, the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Swift Current Broncos, just completed its season on Saturday and did not qualify for the postseason....
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry to start against Predators
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s home game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following a morning skate. In 40 games this season, Jarry has a 21-10-6 record, a 2.98 goals against average, a .908 save...
U mad, bro?: Penguins fans seeing red, Steelers fans in a funk, Pirates fans ticked even before 1st pitch
Pittsburgh Penguins fans have reached peak angst. Steelers fans are languishing. And Pirates fans are already ticked off — even though the season hasn’t even started yet. Here’s something else to get mad about. There will be no “U mad, bro?” next week as “Breakfast With Benz” is on vacation....
First Call: Another cornerback Steelers may consider in draft; bad night for Penguins in playoff race; Pirates bets
With the draft about a month away, we keep surfing through potential cornerback picks for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Penguins had a tough night when it came to their playoff chances. A former Pitt basketball rival now seems to have interest in transferring to the Panthers. And we look at...
Minor league report: Ty Smith returns in Penguins lossVideo
Forward Valtteri Puustinen scored two regulation goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 home shootout loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Ty Smith returned to the lineup after being sidelined since Feb. 18 due to facial bone fractures and recorded two...
Defenseman Jeff Petry’s 1st season with the Penguins has been ‘frustrating’ at timesVideo
Games in Detroit are always profound for Jeff Petry. A son of Michigan (and the son of Detroit Tigers All-Star pitcher Dan Petry), he went to Red Wings games at Joe Louis Arena as a fan (then played there on occasion while suiting up for Michigan State). And even if...
Mark Madden: GM Ron Hextall deserves blame for Penguins’ goaltending disaster
It gets boring to continuously crucify GM Ron Hextall and president of hockey ops Brian Burke for their part in mangling the Pittsburgh Penguins. They’re not on the ice. But it’s also hard to ditch such criticism, not least after Tuesday’s damaging 7-4 loss at Detroit. Goaltending lost that game....
3 takeaways: Penguins defenseman Jeff Petry takes some lumps in return to lineup
Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 7-4 road loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night: Petry returns After missing five games due to a suspected head injury, defenseman Jeff Petry returned to the Penguins lineup. Primarily playing on the second pairing the second power-play unit, Petry logged 24:26 of...
Tim Benz: After Penguins’ costly loss in Detroit, Casey DeSmith’s comment resonates
What Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith said about Tuesday night’s 7-4 loss in Detroit was 100% true. “We didn’t miss the playoffs because we lost tonight,” DeSmith said after the defeat. Indeed. Technically, Casey, that’s accurate. In fact, the Penguins (82 points) still hold the Eastern Conference’s second of two...
Penguins’ defense diced up in loss to Red Wings
For a few weeks now, the Pittsburgh Penguins have viewed the final stages of the regular season as their playoffs just to qualify for the actual playoffs while they battle with other teams for the only two wild-card positions in the Eastern Conference. “If you’re in the situation that a...
Penguins assign defenseman Taylor Fedun to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Taylor Fedun to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) Tuesday. This transaction comes as defenseman Jeff Petry is set to return to the lineup after missing five games due to a suspected head injury. Recalled under emergency conditions on March 20, Fedun has appeared...
First Call: Mike Tomlin discusses safety plans; Steelers work out tackle; a team admits interest in Lamar JacksonVideo
Tuesday’s “First Call” features Mike Tomlin’s plans for the safety position. At least one team is letting it be known that it will consider acquiring Lamar Jackson, while another franchise says it’s out of the mix. The Pittsburgh Steelers worked out a massive offensive tackle. And the Penguins had a...
Tim Benz: Penguins should take advantage of upcoming schedule, fans should be nervous
The Pittsburgh Penguins, for a moment, have given themselves at least some space to breathe. The teams chasing them for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot are helping out as well. By virtue of the Pens’ electrifying yet excruciating 4-3 regulation win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday, the club...
