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Penguins forward Bryan Rust is finding the net again
On Tuesday, Bryan Rust did something he hasn’t done much this season. Kill penalties. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena, Rust was pressed into short-handed duties as bottom-six forward Ryan Poehling was sidelined by an undisclosed injury. With the Penguins uncharacteristically...
Tristan Jarry sharp again as Penguins surge to victory over Blue Jackets
Whether it be through contributions from their fourth line, the second power-play unit or even players recording hat tricks after a string of healthy scratches, there isn’t a shortage of contributing factors that have led to the Penguins’ success in recent weeks. Of course, there tends to be one area...
Penguins forward Danton Heinen returns to lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Danton Heinen returned to the lineup for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. With forward Ryan Poehling scratched because of an undisclosed injury, Heinen replaced him on the left wing of the team’s fourth line to open the contest. He was...
Pittsburgh Public Schools students, staff to get free Penguins tickets through new mentoring program
The Pittsburgh Penguins are partnering with Pittsburgh Public Schools to provide free tickets to students, teachers and staff at elementary and middle schools to attend regular season home games. The PPS All-Stars initiative, announced Tuesday, is a new mentoring program that also includes career path development sessions for students. The...
Penguins forward Ryan Poehling to miss Tuesday’s game against Blue Jackets
Penguins forward Ryan Poehling will miss Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Poehling’s status following an optional morning skate Tuesday. The team has not specified when Poehling was injured. He did not record a shift...
How have the Penguins replaced defenseman Kris Letang so far?
As has been the case over the past decade and change, anytime one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ superstars is absent, no one player ever truly replaces him. Be it forwards Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin or, as is the case now, defenseman Kris Letang, the Penguins can’t fairly expect another...
Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin miss practice due to illness
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and goaltender Casey DeSmith missed a practice session at PPG Paints Arena on Monday because of undisclosed illnesses. Coach Mike Sullivan wasn’t sure if their ailments would impact their availability for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets but suggested all...
Minor league report: Penguins, forward Drew O’Connor trounce BearsVideo
A goal and three assists by forward Drew O’Connor led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 7-3 rout of the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. Forwards Filip Hallander, Alex Nylander, Valtteri Puustinen and Tyler Sikura as well as defenseman Mitch Reinke each had a goal...
Penguins forward Josh Archibald offers value in drawing penaltiesVideo
The figure surprised Josh Archibald. Not necessarily the total. But its existence. When the fourth-line winger was informed Wednesday that he leads the Pittsburgh Penguins in penalties drawn, Archibald was perplexed a bit that the NHL maintained such a statistic. “I honestly didn’t even know that,” Archibald said. “Didn’t really...
Minor league report: Nathan Legare scores Penguins’ only goal in lossVideo
Forward Nathan Legare scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 5-1 home loss to the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 27 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (10-6-1-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the rival...
Forward Kasperi Kapanen records hat trick as Penguins rout Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan sent a fairly simple decree to forward Kasperi Kapanen. Go to the net. “He’s a big strong guy, he can get involved in the grind game down low, in the cycle game,” Sullivan said on Monday. “In today’s game in the NHL, you have to...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang skates, works out while recovering from stroke
As he continues to recover from a stroke, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang skated and worked out lightly Friday, according to Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. On Monday, Letang suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. Per the team, the ailment is not believed to pose a threat to the 35-year-old’s career. He...
Minor league report: Adam Smith’s overtime goal leads Nailers past KometsVideo
Defenseman Adam Smith scored an overtime goal and recorded an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-5 comeback road win against the Fort Wayne Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Friday. Forward Justin Addamo hat a hat trick and an assist for...
Former Penguins forward Riley Sheahan signs in Switzerland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Riley Sheahan has signed with EHC Biel-Bienne in Switzerland’s National League. The team announced his signing on Thursday. Earlier in the week, the 30-year-old Sheahan had his NHL contract terminated by the Buffalo Sabres. A native of St. Catherines, Ont., Sheahan Spent parts of two seasons...
Winning goal offers relief, vindication for Penguins forward Kasperi KapanenVideo
After Pittsburgh Penguins winger Kasperi Kapanen scored the winning goal in the third period Thursday night against Vegas, the celebration displayed a month’s worth of emotions. With the score tied 3-3 and under 11 minutes to play in regulation, Kapanen buried a short-range wrister from just outside the crease on...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ work deep in offensive end biggest reason for comeback victory
For the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, it was their work beneath the goal line that eventually resulted in pucks crossing it. The Pens came back from a 3-2 third-period deficit to grab a 4-3 decision from the Las Vegas Golden Knights at PPG Paints Arena. Their work beyond the...
3 takeaways: Penguins beat best of the WestVideo
Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena: Conference leader conquered Few NHL teams have had a better start to the season than the Vegas Golden Knights. In the West, none have, as the Knights entered Thursday evening in Pittsburgh...
Penguins rally to beat Golden Knights as Kasperi Kapanen nets winner
The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t replace Kris Letang. There just aren’t any in-house options to account for the profusion of attributes the six-time All-Star defenseman provides — on and off the ice — for however long he is sidelined while convalescing from the second stroke of his remarkable NHL career. But...
Penguins teammates express relief as defenseman Kris Letang recovers from stroke
The Pittsburgh Penguins were in a no-good, rotten mood Tuesday night. Then, came the bad news. And perspective. At 9:36 p.m., they were furious following a 3-2 overtime home loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. The source of their rancor was the lack of a penalty over...
Days after stroke, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang skates briefly
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took part in some light skating at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Thursday morning, three days after he was diagnosed with a stroke. Speaking after his team’s optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan revealed Letang...
Stroke in people Kris Letang’s age, condition not as rare as one might think, experts say
Medical experts Wednesday were not surprised to hear the details of Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang’s stroke, saying it might even be considered commonplace for people built as he is. Dr. M. Shazam Hussain, a board- certified neurologist and the director of Cleveland Clinic’s Cerebrovascular Center, estimates one in every...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang suffers 2nd stroke, out indefinitely
Kris Letang said it in a very casual manner. But with undeniable confidence. On July 7, during the first night of the NHL Draft at the Bell Centre in his hometown of Montreal, the All-Star defenseman was asked about the six-year contract extension he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ Sidney Crosby making deserved case for 3rd Hart Trophy
Sidney Crosby doesn’t split the defense as often as he used to. If you’re looking for things the Pittsburgh Penguins captain doesn’t do at 35, that’s it. Everything else is business as usual. Crosby has maintained his skills and style at the same level he has kept up his conditioning....
Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snapped by Bears in shootoutVideo
Forwards Drake Caggiula and Valtteri Puustinen each had a regulation goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road shootout loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Tuesday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 40 saves on 43 shots in regulation and overtime...
Penguins seethe over non-call in overtime loss to Hurricanes
Bryan Rust largely sat silently in his locker stall Tuesday night. Still wearing roughly half of his equipment, the Pittsburgh Penguins winger appeared to be still processing and ruminating over what had happened to him roughly five minutes earlier. He didn’t have much to say about the matter. And for...
