Penguins/NHL category, Page 139
3 takeaways: Penguins penalty kill continues to struggle
Three takeaways from a 6-3 Penguins loss at Buffalo on Wednesday night: PK problems The Pittsburgh Penguins’ penalty kill continued to struggle during a 6-3 road loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. The Sabres’ second goal of the contest was a power-play score by forward Tage Thompson at 3:21...
Penguins surrender late lead again as losing streak reaches 6
Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato knew what kind of disposition the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins carried along with their luggage as they rolled into the Nickel City on Wednesday. “Angry, absolutely,” Granato said to media in Buffalo after a morning skate at KeyBank Arena. “There’s never an easy game when you...
Fixing how the Penguins play with the lead begins with diagnosing the root of the problem
I know what went wrong with the Pittsburgh Penguins en route to blowing a three-goal lead Tuesday night. During their “Pittsburgh Night” festivities, with the team up 5-2 in the second period over the Boston Bruins, the Pens decided to play “Renegade” as an homage to the Steelers. Let’s just...
Penguins blow 3-goal lead, fall to Bruins in overtime as losing streak reaches 5
Coming off a carbuncle of a five-game road trip that saw them lose the final four contests, the Pittsburgh Penguins preached optimism that they were capable of doing the right things in order to get a badly needed victory. And those things relied on some basic (or cliched) principles. Sound...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor is centered on improving his position
The Boston Bruins always will offer significance to Pittsburgh Penguins forward Drew O’Connor. A product of Dartmouth College, he made his NHL debut during the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season at Boston’s TD Garden on Jan. 26, 2021. O’Connor and the Penguins were edged 3-2 in overtime in front of a grand...
Bruins forward Brad Marchand moves past attack of Penguins goaltender Tristan JarryVideo
Tuesday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena will be significant for Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand. It’s only his second game of the season after recovering from offseason surgery to repair cartilage on each of his hips. He was expected to take six months to heal...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Tuesday’s home game against the Boston Bruins. In six games this season, Jarry has a 4-2-0 record, a 3.02 goals against average and a .915 save percentage. Throughout his career, Jarry has played 11 games against the Bruins and...
Penguins showing Pittsburgh’s offensive woes not limited to Steelers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are struggling so much offensively of late, I think there is only one solution to their problems. They should fire Matt Canada. I mean, it couldn’t hurt. Right? Seriously, I checked this TribLIVE Twitter poll yesterday, and after the first 315 votes, 92.7% of respondents said that...
Penguins profess confidence in trying to snap 4-game losing streak
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been through this before. Especially these Penguins. A four-game losing streak is far from ideal. But it’s not cataclysmic either. This group of Penguins has been through worse. They know how to pull the nose up. “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves,” said defenseman Brian Dumoulin,...
Penguins forward Jeff Carter sidelined due to undisclosed injury
In addition to suffering their fourth consecutive defeat on Saturday in a 3-1 road loss to the Seattle Kraken, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost something else in the Emerald City. Their third-line center. Jeff Carter has been labeled as “day to day” due to an undisclosed injury according to coach Mike...
Penguins recall forward Drew O’Connor from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have recalled forward Drew O’Connor from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In a corresponding transaction, forward Drake Caggiula has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Appearing in eight AHL games this season, the left-handed O’Connor has six points (two goals, four assists). Entering his third professional season, O’Connor,...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out Heartlanders for first winVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 20 saves and recorded his first professional shutout for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-0 home win against the Iowa Heartlanders at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Sean Josling and defenseman Adam Smith each scored goals for Wheeling which recorded its first win...
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...
