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3 takeaways: Penguins get 1st win at Arizona’s Mullett Arena
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 road win against the Arizona Coyotes was their first contest in Mullett Arena on the campus of Arizona State University. The facility, which is named after university benefactors Donald and Barbara Mullett, is serving as a temporary home to the Coyotes after they were evicted from...
Penguins beat Coyotes to snap 6-game losing streak
Entering Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in the midst of an ugly six-game losing streak. But it’s nothing they haven’t been through before. After all, they lost seven consecutive games back in late October and early November. “Obviously, a lot of disappointment,” Penguins forward Teddy Blueger said on Saturday to...
Minor league report: Nailers’ 3-game winning streak snappedVideo
Goaltender Brad Barone made 34 saves on 36 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-0 home loss to the Kalamazoo Wings at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result marked the second shutout this season of Wheeling (16-15-1-0) which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Highlights: The...
Minor league report: Alex Nylander leads Penguins to overtime winVideo
An overtime goal by forward Alex Nylander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Jonathan Gruden scored two goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (16-10-3-2) while forward Drake Caggiula and defenseman Jack St. Ivany each contributed three assists....
Penguins notebook: Team seeks more top-6 scoring
For the Pittsburgh Penguins, Thursday’s 5-2 road loss to the Vegas Golden Knights was nothing out of the ordinary, especially because it was their sixth consecutive loss. What was different was how they generated their offense. Each goal came by way of their top line. In their five previous games,...
Penguins forward prospect Filip Hallander released from hospitalVideo
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Filip Hallander was released from the hospital after appearing to be seriously injured Friday during a 4-2 home loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre. Late in regulation, Hallander was hit into the left corner boards of the Checkers’ zone and fell to...
Minor league report: Nailers top KometsVideo
Goaltender Bailey Brkin made 36 saves on 38 shots and led the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-2 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forward Samuel Tremblay recorded two assists for Wheeling (15-14-1-0) while forwards Cédric Desruisseaux, Gianluca Esteves, Brooklyn Kalmikov and...
Penguins forward prospect Filip Hallander suffers potentially serious injuryVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Filip Hallander suffered a serious but still undisclosed injury on Friday while playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. In the late stages of a home game against the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Hallander was checked into the left...
Defenseman Ty Smith still seeking first win with Penguins
Thursday represented something of a professional milestone for Ty Smith: The young defenseman scored his first goal as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. That personal accomplishment didn’t cause Smith to lose perspective. Especially because his team lost 5-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas....
Penguins’ losing streak reaches 6 after falling to Golden Knights
Like most people, Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy is aware of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ star power, specifically luminaries such as forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kris Letang. But Cassidy offered a more nuanced observation when asked to explain the Penguins while speaking with media in Las...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby selected to All-Star Game event
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby has lost a weekend off. On Thursday, the NHL announced Crosby was selected as his team’s representative to the league’s All-Star Game event on Feb. 4 at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla., home of the Florida Panthers. In 37 games this season, Crosby is...
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski excited, prepared to help Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ new year got off to a rotten start with their 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Monday at Fenway Park in the Winter Classic. That setback was amplified by the loss of their All-Star goaltender, Tristan Jarry, who appeared to injure his right leg in the...
Minor league report: Sam Houde leads Penguins past CheckersVideo
Two goals by forward Sam Houde led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-3 home win against the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forwards Drake Caggiula, Alex Nylander and Valtteri Puustinen all had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (15-9-2-3) while forward Filip Hallander contributed...
Mark Friedman feels all right on Penguins’ defense
There was really only one reason the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Dec. 27. Actually, two. First, they had injuries among their incumbent defensemen. And second? “He’s played extremely well (with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton),” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Dec. 29. “He’s been their...
Penguins recall goaltender Dustin Tokarski from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Dustin Tokarski from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. This transaction comes one day after starting goaltender Tristan Jarry suffered an undisclosed injury during the first period of a 2-1 road loss to the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park in the...
Tim Benz: The Winter Classic looked great, until we looked at how and why the Penguins lost
Monday’s Winter Classic hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins looked great on television. Fenway Park was an excellent venue. The ice seemed to hold up. And the game was tight for three periods. Just one problem. The Penguins lost 2-1 and blew a third-period lead in the...
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...
Photo gallery: Penguins, Bruins take the ice for Winter Classic at Fenway Park
A hockey game broke out on a baseball field on Monday afternoon. The Pittsburgh Penguins faced off at 2 p.m. against the Boston Bruins in the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston. This was the sixth outdoor game the Penguins have participated in. They have been part of two...
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...
