Penguins/NHL category, Page 130
Penguins practice at Hunt Amory to spotlight efforts to grow hockeyVideo
Monday was not convenient for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Anytime you dress in one building and then need to take a bus to practice in another venue, it’s nothing near convenient. But it might have been the most fun day the Penguins have enjoyed this season. Trekking via chartered buses from...
After stint as a healthy scratch, Penguins’ Kasperi Kapanen will likely return to the lineup
It’s been a while since Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen produced offensively. His last offensive contribution came in the form of two assists during a 6-3 road win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 22. Then again, it’s been awhile since he was even in the lineup. Kapanen’s last...
Madden Monday: ‘It’s too early to say that Kenny Pickett is a bust. It’s not too early to say that’s possible.’
For Mark Madden of 105.9 The X, there is only one true angle to track the rest of the way as the Pittsburgh Steelers take their 3-7 record through the last seven weeks of the regular season. “I think the overriding story for the Steelers the rest of this year...
Minor league report: Nailers beat WalleyeVideo
A goal and two assists by forward Cedric Pare led the Wheeling Nailers past the Toledo Walleye, 4-1, at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Cedric Desruisseaux had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (7-8-0-0) while goaltender Ryan Bednard made 22 saves on 23 shots in the...
Penguins forward Ryan Poehling is producing as a left wingerVideo
In recent weeks, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ryan Poehling has been playing some of the most productive hockey of his career as a left winger. Also, he has been playing some of the first hockey of his professional career as a left winger. Listed as a center, Poehling primarily has been...
Mark Madden: Penguins have shown they can be good but also inconsistent and stubborn
The Penguins had won five straight going into Saturday’s home game vs. Toronto. They reminded us that they could still be a good team. Then, in that game, they reminded us that they could be a bad team. They lost handily, 4-1. A mangled line change gifted Toronto’s Mitch Marner...
3 takeaways: Despite loss to Toronto, Penguins’ penalty-kill is perfect for 7th straight game
Three takeaways from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 loss to Toronto Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Strong PK Entering Saturday evening’s game against the Maple Leafs, the Penguins’ penalty-kill unit was tied for 10th-best in the NHL with at 80.6%, not a bad spot to be in considering the team’s struggles...
Minor league report: Penguins’ win 3rd consecutive game in shootoutVideo
Shootout goals by forward Alex Nylander and Sam Poulin gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 road win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., on Saturday. Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 33 saves on 35 shots in regulation and overtime then stopped two of three shootout attempts...
Penguins’ winning streak snapped with loss to Maple Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been extremely streaky this season. Heck, forget the season. How about since just around Halloween? Over the past 33 days, they have endured a seven-game losing streak as well as a five-game winning streak. But the Penguins have been remarkably consistent in one fashion. And in...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Maple Leafs
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Saturday’s home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan announced DeSmith’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. This season, DeSmith has appeared in eight games and has a 3-4-1 record, a...
3 takeaways: Penguins’ Marcus Pettersson steps up to fight Flyers heavyweight
Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 4-1 win in Philadelphia on Friday night: Fight card Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson recorded the sixth fighting major of his career Friday night. At at 2:04 of the second period, Pettersson dropped the gloves with winger Nicolas Deslauriers — considered one of the NHL’s toughest...
Minor league report: Forward Alex Nylander leads Penguins past PhantomsVideo
A shootout goal by forward Alex Nylander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at WesBanco Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Drake Caggiula had a regulation goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-5-1-1) which came back from a two-goal deficit to claim a...
Penguins’ fourth liners spark rout of Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are not an outfit that is blessed with an abundance of toughness, at least not in the traditional definition of the term. While other teams might stow a bigger, stronger, combative forward on their fourth line, the Penguins’ fourth line offers little in the way of an...
Penguins to wear 5th jersey for Winter Classic
The Pittsburgh Penguins will wear a fifth different jersey this season for their 37th game of the regular season Jan. 2 against the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park, a contest the NHL labels as the Winter Classic. On Friday, the league unveiled the uniforms the Penguins and Bruins will wear...
Penguins defensemen Kris Letang, Jeff Petry give a new look on the power play
On Wednesday, during a 2-1 home shootout win against the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang did something he had not done with great regularity since his earliest days as an NHL-er. He played with another defenseman on the team’s top power-play unit. The Penguins...
Minor league report: Penguins, forward Valtteri Puustinen beat CheckersVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Valtteri Puustinen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-2 road win against the Charlotte Checkers at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday. Forward Filip Hallander recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-5-1-1) while forwards Drew O’Connor, Sam Poulin, Tyler Sikura and defenseman...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin celebrates 1,000th game, scores shootout winner vs. Flames
A mere 17 years and 1,001 games into his dazzling existence as a superstar center in the NHL, Evgeni Malkin has provided an incalculable amount of memories for Pittsburgh Penguins fans. Perhaps the most accurate measure of what Malkin has offered is in the form of the franchise’s three most...
Newly promoted Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes’ role will continue to evolve
Through the first month of the 2022-23 campaign, Teddy Blueger saw one face more than any other associated with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ty Hennes. After suffering an undisclosed injury during training camp, Blueger, the team’s fourth-line center, missed the first 15 games of the season. Much of his on-ice activity...
Penguins expect to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Flames
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Wednesday’s home game against the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena. In 11 games this season, Jarry has a 6-3-2 record, a 3.27 goals against average and a .904 save percentage. His most recent game was a 3-0 shutout on...
Why do the Penguins play so many games on Thanksgiving eve?
Thanksgiving is synonymous with plenty of traditions. Football, family and feasting. The night before Thanksgiving has a few traditions as well. Mostly, going to establishments and imbibing in ways one would not typically on a weekday night. Or going to a Pittsburgh Penguins game. Of the Penguins’ first 55 years...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith misses practice due to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender Casey DeSmith missed practice at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury. His status for Wednesday’s home game against the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena is not clear, but coach Mike Sullivan labeled DeSmith’s absence from Tuesday’s practice session as precautionary. During Sunday’s...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Checkers in shootoutVideo
Forward Alex Nylander had a goal and an assist in regulation for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 shootout road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Monday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 36 saves on 40 shots in regulation and overtime then stopped three...
What are Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin’s 10 signature regular-season games?Video
At first, he was something of a consolation prize. The Pittsburgh Penguins were going nowhere fast in the 2003-04 season and with a lockout looming, management stripped the team down to the foundation in the name of a rebuilding project. They wanted the top overall pick that season because it...
Watch: Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin brought to tears by son before 1,000th gameVideo
Evgeni Malkin displayed plenty of emotion before even taking the ice Sunday night for the 1000th game of his career. The longtime Penguins center was brought to tears in the dressing room as his son, Nikita, read the team’s starting lineup. Is it getting dusty in the Penguins locker room?...
Penguins beat Blackhawks in Evgeni Malkin’s 1,000th game
Evgeni Malkin might not be what he was for the bulk of his first 999 career games as an NHLer. After all, at 36, he’s closer to the end than he is the beginning. Or even the middle. But that doesn’t mean the superstar center doesn’t still have something substantial...
