Penguins/NHL category, Page 134
Out of place in AHL, Penguins defenseman Ty Smith is working to return to NHLVideo
You don’t need to be a scout or general manager or anyone else with even a modicum of experience in evaluating hockey talent to know Ty Smith is out of place. Just a quick glance with the naked eye would confirm Smith is not where he should be. And a...
3 takeaways: Meager offensive production plaguing Penguins on current skid
Three takeaways following the Penguins’ 3-1 loss to Seattle on Saturday night: Offense dries up The Penguins’ loss at the hands of Seattle on Saturday concludes their longest road trip of the 2022-23 season. Following a victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 22, the Penguins proceeded to drop...
Penguins’ losing streak reaches 4 despite returns of Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker
With his team mired in a three-game losing streak entering Saturday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has mixed and matched his lines and defensive pairings in order to pull his squad out of its malaise. “We’re just trying to be a little bit proactive as a coaching staff to help develop...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears in overtime, extend winning streak to sixVideo
An overtime goal by forward Filip Hallander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 road win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. The victory extended a winning streak to six games for the Penguins (6-0-1-0). Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 26 saves on 27 shots...
3 takeaways: Another slow start plagues Penguins as dismal road trip trudges on
Three takeaways following the Penguins’ 5-1 loss at Vancouver on Friday night: Another sluggish start If the Penguins were hoping that facing the struggling Vancouver Canucks (who had a 1-5-2 record heading into Friday’s game) would offer a chance to salvage a road trip to Western Canada that has gotten...
Penguins seeking a full 60-minute game to break losing streak
A losing streak can elicit a lot of reactions and emotions. And none of them are good. For Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, disdain might be his most prominent feeling over the three-game skid his team carried into Saturday’s road game against the Seattle Kraken. “I don’t think anybody likes losing,”...
Penguins fall to Canucks as losing streak reaches 3 games
A son of British Columbia — born in Surrey and raised in North Delta — Tristan Jarry grew up a fan of the Vancouver Canucks in the early 2000s. Given that Jarry was a goaltender himself, he grew up a fan of ex-Canucks netminder Dan Cloutier. “I guess the goalies...
Minor league report: Corey Andonovski, Penguins extend winning streak to five gamesVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Corey Andonovski led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. The victory extended a winning streak to five games. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 23 shots...
Penguins forward prospect Drew O’Connor overcomes slow start
The start of Drew O’Connor’s 2022-23 season looks a lot different than how his 2021-22 campaign began. First, he found some offense almost instantly last season when he recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in his first two games. This season, he went six games before getting his first...
First Call: Steelers allegedly ‘shot down’ trade inquiry about Cameron Heyward; Eagles add piece before Steelers game
Thursday’s “First Call” shines a spotlight on the Pittsburgh Steelers before the NFL trade deadline. An NFC team allegedly wanted to acquire Cameron Heyward. Meanwhile, finding a match for Chase Claypool may still be hard. Plus, the Penguins’ next opponent is off to a brutal start. No harm in asking...
Tim Benz: Mike Sullivan points out must-fix flaws after Penguins’ losses in western Canada
The Penguins’ hot start to the 2022-23 season quickly brought visions of a Metropolitan Division title and a deep playoff run to the minds of hockey fans in Pittsburgh. A 4-0-1 start. Scoring over five goals a game. The outset of this season felt like the end of 2016 or...
Minor league report: Drew O’Connor, Penguins beat MonstersVideo
Two goals and an assist by forward Drew O’Connor helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins claim a 5-1 home win against the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forward Filip Hallander recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves in the victory. Highlights: The...
Penguins forward Sam Poulin shows promise in NHL debutVideo
Former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was never afraid to deal away a first-round pick. In fact, one might accuse him of being uncomfortable with hanging on to such assets. During his tenure with the team, Rutherford traded away five first-round picks in the seven drafts he oversaw. That...
3 takeaways: Penguins remain winless in Canada
Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 4-1 loss in Calgary on Tuesday night: Northern exposure The Penguins played their third game of the season against a Canadian team and came away with their third defeat on Tuesday in a lackluster 4-1 loss loss to the Calgary Flames. Their first setback up...
Penguins, minus injured forward Jason Zucker, fall to Flames
Prior to being re-hired for his second tenure with the Calgary Flames in March of 2021, coach Darryl Sutter was mostly retired over the previous four years, tending to his farm of nearly 3,000 acres in Alberta. But even while bailing hay and tending to horses, Sutter was still a...
Happy returns for Penguins forward Josh ArchibaldVideo
Forward Teddy Blueger has yet to play this season for the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a lingering undisclosed injury that has hobbled him since Sept. 28. But he might have the most service time of anyone on the roster with offseason acquisition Josh Archibald. That’s because the pair were teammates...
3 takeaways: Drake Caggiula completes comeback, makes Penguins debut in loss to Oilers
Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 6-3 loss to Edmonton on Monday night: Ex-Oiler makes Penguins debut Drake Caggiula’s NHL career began with the Edmonton Oilers when he debuted for that franchise as an undrafted free agent in the 2016-17. And his NHL existence continued, for one night at least, in...
Penguins overwhelmed by Oilers thanks to woeful second period
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is steadily stoic when it comes to discussing matchups. He treats the first game of the schedule with the same weight as the 82nd, at least publicly. But Game 6 of the Penguins’ 2023-23 campaign did command a bit more gravity in Sullivan’s estimation. That’s...
Penguins aim to maintain potent offensive production with Jake Guentzel sidelinedVideo
The Penguins have not allowed much room for critique from an offensive production standpoint. Having scored six goals in four of five games and with a multitude of players getting involved, potent offense lifted the Penguins to a 4-0-1 overall record heading into Monday’s contest at Edmonton. The Penguins are...
Minor league report: Goaltender Dustin Tokarksi, Penguins edge BruinsVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 30 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road win against the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. Forwards Ty Glover and Valtteri Puustinen scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (3-0-1-0). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a home...
Penguins place forward Teddy Blueger on LTIR, recall forwards Drake Caggiula, Sam Poulin
The Penguins have placed forward Teddy Blueger on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) and recalled forwards Drake Caggiula and Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Blueger’s designation to LTIR is retroactive to Oct. 11, the first day of the NHL calendar. An undisclosed injury has sidelined Blueger...
Penguins forward Danton Heinen’s scoring speaks volumesVideo
A politely bashful soul, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Danton Heinen is a man of few words. Ask him about any individual success, and he’ll typically deflect the query with a response about teamwide goals. And thankfully for his team, he has found plenty of goals in his year-plus tenure with the...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin better at faceoffsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has never been particularly prolific in faceoffs. But through five games this season, he has won 63.4% of his draws (45 wins, 26 losses). Prior to this season, Malkin had won only 44.2% of his draws (4,899 wins, 6,181 losses). During Saturday’s 6-3 road win...
Minor league report: Alex Nylander leads Penguins past Wolf Pack in shootoutVideo
A shootout goal by forward Alex Nylander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 road win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday. Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 27 saves on 30 shots in regulation and overtime then stopped all three shots he faced in...
Penguins come back to beat Blue Jackets without forward Jake Guentzel
The Penguins can’t replace Jake Guentzel for however long he is sidelined due to a presumed head injury. And they certainly weren’t able to do that during a road contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday. Literally. With fourth-line center Teddy Blueger also absent due to...
