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Dizzying heights at venues like PPG Paints Arena unsettle upper-level spectators
For Pittsburgher Fabian Carrazana, going to a hockey game or concert means braving the vertigo-inducing pitch of PPG Paints Arena. “The upper bowl is terrifying,” Carrazana said Wednesday, two days after witnessing a man at a Pittsburgh Penguins game suffer life-threatening injuries after falling from the venue’s upper level. “It’s...
Mark Madden: The teenagers have helped rejuvenate the Penguins, so keep them around
Ben Kindel has played nine games, Harrison Brunicke seven. Each of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ teenage rookies can play nine NHL games and be returned to his Major Junior team without burning a year of his contract. It’s decision-making time, especially with Kindel right at that deadline. Brunicke, 19, has struggled...
Fully healthy, Penguins forward Connor Dewar chipping in offensively, fitting in on 4th lineVideo
With four points (three goals, one assist) through 11 games, the start of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Connor Dewar’s 2025-26 season has gone much better than how he began the 2024-25 campaign. But forget about the solid offensive figures. Simply being healthy registers as an improvement. As a member of the...
On demand, the Penguins-Flyers rivalry got reinvigorated
Between the second and third periods of Tuesday night’s hockey game in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Penguins radio color commentator Phil Bourque was waxing nostalgic about the days of yore for Pens-Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Bourque noticed too many empty seats for his liking at Tuesday’s game. He missed being in...
Penguins succumb to Flyers in shootout loss featuring wild ending to overtime
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers is rarely boring. And the latest edition of the cross-state battle was no exception. Shootout goals by forwards Matvei Michkov and Bobby Brink gave the Flyers a 3-2 home win Tuesday at the venue now called Xfinity Mobile Arena. The teams were...
Officials release few details on man’s ‘life-threatening’ fall at PPG Paints Arena
Officials remained largely tight-lipped Tuesday after a spectator at a Pittsburgh Penguins game suffered life-threatening injuries after falling an estimated 35 feet from the upper concourse inside PPG Paints Arena a day earlier. Around 7:15 p.m. Monday, a man fell from the 200 level of the stands during a Penguins...
Penguins recall defenseman Owen Pickering from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie defenseman Owen Pickering from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday morning. This transaction comes one day after the Penguins formally placed Rickard Rakell on injured reserve due to a left hand injury that will sideline him for six to eight weeks. Pickering,...
Sidney Crosby reaches another milestone as Penguins defeat Blues
Bryan Rust has been entrenched on the right wing of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top line for the better part of a half-decade. And with that station comes the luxury of having the spellbinding Sidney Crosby as his center. So he’s had a front-row seat for the milestones Crosby keeps amassing....
Fan suffers life-threatening injuries in fall from upper-level stands at PPG Paints Arena
A man suffered life-threatening injuries after falling from the upper level of PPG Paints Arena during the Pittsburgh Penguins game Monday, police said. The man, who wasn’t identified, fell about 7:15 p.m., moments after Anthony Mantha scored the Penguins’ second goal during the first period. TribLive night news editor Dave...
Veteran defenseman Matt Dumba brings physicality to Penguins’ lineupVideo
Matt Dumba likely will experience a first in his still brief tenure as a defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Consecutive games. Dumba is expected to be in the lineup for Monday’s home contest against the St. Louis Blues. The right-hander will likely open the game on the left side of...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to start against Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start his team’s game against the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. Coach Dan Muse announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In four games this season, Jarry has a 3-1-0 record, a 2.52 goals against...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Mariners in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Logan Pietila gave the Wheeling Nailers a 5-4 win against the Maine Mariners at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine on Sunday. Forward Nolan Renwick had a goal and two assists for Wheeling (2-1-0-0) while forward Zach Gallant contributed a goal and an assist. In...
The Penguins will try to replace Rickard Rakell with a committee of rookies
Ville Koivunen had quite a weekend. On Saturday evening, the skilled winger scored the winning goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime road win against the Charlotte Checkers at the vividly monikered Bojangles Coliseum. The @WBSPenguins are off to a 7-0-0-0 start and are first in the AHL...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell sidelined following left hand surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell will be sidelined approximately six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his left hand Sunday. Rakell was struck on the hand by a shot in the third period of a 5-4 home shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Typically deployed on the left...
Penguins recall forward Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Ville Koivunen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. This transaction comes one day after forward Rickard Rakell appeared to suffer a left-hand injury during a 5-4 home shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. The Penguins announced Sunday...
Minor league report: Penguins win in overtime, remain unbeatenVideo
An overtime goal by forward Ville Koivunen gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. The result improved Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to 7-0-0. The only teams in franchise history to open a season with longer winning streaks were the 2005-06...
Penguins’ winning streak comes to end with shootout loss to Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated their marvelous history Saturday, inducting former executives Scotty Bowman and Eddie Johnston, along with former forwards Ron Francis and Kevin Stevens, into the franchise’s relaunched hall of fame. As for their present success, the reasons to rejoice came to a halt as their four-game winning streak...
New Penguins hall of famers remain connected to Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ heated rivalry with the Washington Capitals existed well before Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin burst into the NHL at the dawn of the 21st century. In mid-April of 1991, the original chapters of this anthology were written during the Patrick Division final of the Stanley Cup playoffs....
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: If the Penguins want development, a kid line is the answer
Winning when it’s not expected and when you’re supposed to be rebuilding comes with an unusual set of challenges. You’ve got to keep trying to win, but development can’t be put on the backburner. That’s the circumstance the Penguins find themselves in after a whirlwind 6-2 start that sees them...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start against Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following a morning skate in Cranberry. The Penguins have alternated starts in net between Silovs and Tristan Jarry in every game hitherto this...
Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones placed on injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Caleb Jones has been placed on injured reserve and is expected to miss approximately eight weeks due to an undisclosed ailment. The team announced Jones’ status Saturday morning. Jones, a left-handed shot, was injured during a 5-3 road win against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. He did...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out Checkers, remain undefeatedVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. It was the first shutout of the season for Murashov who improved his record to 5-0-0. Forwards Danton Heinen and Ville Koivunen each had...
Mark Madden: Eddie Johnston laid foundation for Penguins’ success
Eddie Johnston gets inducted into the Pittsburgh Penguins’ in-house Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Johnston is renowned for much during his tenure with the team, but his masterpiece was general managing the Penguins to finishing last overall in 1984, then drafting center Mario Lemieux. The tank job was fabulous,...
Scotty Bowman’s impact with the Penguins was brief, but monumental
On the surface, it almost seems absurd. Having Scotty Bowman, the greatest coach in NHL history, run your player development department? It’s like getting Michelangelo to paint your garage. But the arrangement suited everybody’s needs, especially Bowman’s. In 1990, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Craig Patrick spoke with his former junior...
Sidney Crosby scores twice as Penguins beat Panthers, extend winning streak to 4
Dan Muse is in his first year as a head coach in the NHL. But he’s experienced enough to understand success in October isn’t cause to celebrate. “It’s so early, I don’t think for anybody you’re feeling like it’s a finished product this time of year,” the Pittsburgh Penguins coach...
