Penguins/NHL category, Page 140
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...
Minor league report: Goaltender Dustin Tokarski leads Penguins to 1st winVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 26 saves on 27 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home win against the Laval Rocket at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Nathan Legare and Alex Nylander scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (1-0-1-0) in the team’s first win of the season. Highlights:...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel’s status uncertain for upcoming road tripVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel will travel with the team for its upcoming road trip, predominantly through Western Canada. But his status remains uncertain after he was struck in the head by a puck in the late stages of Thursday’s 6-1 home win against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG...
5 things we learned: Jeff Petry, Jason Zucker shine in Penguins’ 6-1 win over KingsVideo
Any member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, player or coach, would agree that they win or lose as a team. But undoubtedly, individual deeds have the potential to propel or sink the club. In a 3-2 overtime loss Monday at Montreal, defenseman Jeff Petry was guilty of the latter, taking three...
Mark Madden: Malkin line among many things to like about Penguins’ strong start
The Pittsburgh Penguins face a stiff early-season test as they hit the road for five games, including a particularly challenging three-game swing through Western Canada. Edmonton and Calgary are legit contenders. Vancouver is a dark horse experiencing a bad patch. But there’s lots to like about the Penguins’ 3-0-1 start,...
After Tristan Jarry bails out the Penguins early, goals follow in rout of the Kings
A cursory glance at the scoresheet from the Penguins’ 6-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena would appear lopsided. And sure enough, it was. Especially in the first period. That’s when the Kings were by far the better team as they outshot the Penguins, 16-9. The...
Former Penguins forward prospect Jan Drozg signs in Russia
Former Penguins forward prospect Jan Drozg has signed with Amur Khabarovsk of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The KHL announced the transaction on Thursday with a release. A fifth-round pick (No. 152 overall) in 2017, spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins organization, primarily with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American...
Robo Pen logo returns on Penguins’ alternate jersey
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they will wear yet another alternate jersey. The Robo Pen jersey is primarily black and will include a logo the team wore throughout the 1990s and early 2000s that was parochially referred to as the “pigeon logo.” The emblem is an upside-down triangle with...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Kings
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s home game against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. Jarry has played in two games this season and has a 2-0-0 record, a 2.01 goals...
Penguins’ 4th line embraces gritty, defensive-oriented identity
A common theme among the top lines of the Pittsburgh Penguins is continuity. Centers Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jeff Carter have played countless minutes with their linemates, building a rapport and developing chemistry to help the team’s first three lines get off to a fast start this season. Through...
Penguins’ Teddy Blueger doubtful to play Thursday vs. Los Angeles
As the Pittsburgh Penguins took the ice Wednesday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena for practice, there appeared to be a good sign in the recovery of forward Teddy Blueger, whose undisclosed upper-body injury has prevented him from playing since late September. Blueger began practice by skating in a yellow jersey...
Penguins defenseman Jeff Petry adjusting to Pittsburgh
Defenseman Jeff Petry has played in 806 games in his NHL career. The first 295 came with the Edmonton Oilers. The three most recent have been as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. And the middle — and perhaps, most profound — 508 were in the service of the Montreal...
