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Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson finds benefit but frustration in healthy scratches
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson returned to the lineup during Tuesday’s 6-4 home loss to the Colorado Avalanche. His presence came after he had been a healthy scratch in his team’s previous two games. In all, he has been a healthy scratch for four of the past 12 games. Pettersson...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker is close to a potential return (again)Video
Penguins forward Jeff Carter was demoted Wednesday. And he was happy about it. That’s because second-line winger Jason Zucker was back on the ice in practice. The oft-injured Zucker participated in full-contact fashion during Wednesday’s session at the team’s facility in Cranberry, primarily skating on the left wing of a...
Mark Madden: With playoff series looming, Penguins-Rangers matchup has extra importance
Thursday’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and host New York Rangers isn’t a playoff game. But it’s got implications beyond a mere regular-season contest. The Penguins and Rangers are a good bet to play in the first round of the playoffs. The Rangers have beaten the Penguins two straight times,...
Penguins can’t keep up with powerful AvalancheVideo
The Penguins aren’t the best team in the NHL. Far from it. A quick glance at the standings would confirm that notion. That observation would also display that the Colorado Avalanche stand as the league’s top outfit this season based on points. The Penguins got a first-hand account of what...
Penguins assign forward Filip Hallander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
A day after recalling him under emergency conditions, the Penguins assigned forward Filip Hallander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. Hallander was summoned to the NHL roster on Monday after forwards Anthony Angello, Danton Heinen and Kasperi Kapanen were absent from practice in Cranberry on Monday...
Penguins sign forward prospect Lukas SvejkovskyVideo
The Penguins have signed forward prospect Lukas Svejkovsky to a three-year entry-level contract. Beginning in the 2022-23 season, the deal will carry a salary cap hit of $859,167 at the NHL level. Svejkovsky, 20, was a fourth-round pick (No. 108 overall) in 2020. This season, the right-handed Svejkovsky (5-foot-9, 170...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker’s recovery from latest injury labeled as ‘encouraging’Video
Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan labeled forward Jason Zucker’s recovery from his latest injury as “encouraging” on Tuesday. Zucker missed his second consecutive game on Tuesday after falling into the boards awkwardly during a 4-3 road win against the Wild on Thursday. This malady comes just as Zucker had missed...
Tim Benz: Some things the Penguins can do better in rematch with Avalanche
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan didn’t think that his team’s 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Denver deserved too much disappointment. “It was just a really good hockey game. It was a well-played game on both sides,” Sullivan said after the defeat. “It was a real competitive hockey game.”...
Even with recent miscues, the Penguins still have full faith in Brian Dumoulin
On the night his team honored former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with a pregame ceremony, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin mimicked another Steelers signal-caller who, like Dumoulin, wore No. 8. Tommy Maddox. And not in a good way. During a 3-2 home loss to the New York Rangers on...
Penguins recall forward Filip Hallander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With three forwards potentially sidelined because of illness, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Filip Hallander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. Hallander, 21, has appeared in 52 AHL games this season and has 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists). This is Hallander’s first true recall to...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker remains sidelined, status uncertain
Injured Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker was absent from practice Monday in Cranberry. He has been sidelined since suffering an undisclosed injury during Thursday’s 4-3 overtime road win against the Minnesota Wild. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan indicated Zucker still is being evaluated, and a more complete update might be available...
Mark Madden: Penguins allowing too many soul-crushing goals at inopportune times
The Penguins are difficult to figure. They are on pace for 108 points, have the seventh-best record in the NHL and have allowed the sixth-fewest goals in the league. (That last factoid is so un-Penguins. It looks like a typo.) But Saturday’s 3-2 loss at Colorado was a microcosm of...
First Call: Phil Kessel grabs active consecutive games streak lead; Pirates face nemesis on Opening Day
Monday’s “First Call” shows us how former Pittsburgh Penguin Phil Kessel took over the NHL’s consecutive games streak. A pair of Metropolitan Division teams suffered home losses. The Eastern Conference has its first team locked into the playoffs. And the Pirates will be facing a familiar opponent on Opening Day...
Minor league report: Nailers snap 4-game losing streakVideo
Forward Cedric Desruisseaux and defenseman Chris Ortiz each had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-1 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Goaltender Louis-Philip Guindon made 30 saves on 31 shots for Wheeling (33-28-4-0) which snapped...
How can Penguins replace Jason Zucker (again)?
Even after a hard-fought 4-3 overtime road win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, things were a bit somber for the Penguins. One of the most respected players on the roster, forward Jason Zucker, had his return from a long-term injury be disrupted almost as soon as it began. In...
Minor league report: Penguins tie franchise record with 9-2 rout of IslandersVideo
Forwards Drew O’Connor and Sam Poulin each scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 9-2 home win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Defenseman Juuso Riikola recorded three assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (30-27-4-4) while forward Alex Nylander contributed a goal and an assist....
Penguins confident after losing to NHL-leading Avalanche
Tangibly, the Penguins gained nothing from their 3-2 regulation road loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Ball Arena in Denver on Saturday. Intangibly, the Penguins professed they gained a boost of confidence with the result. Coupled with their 4-3 overtime road win against Minnesota Wild two days earlier, the Penguins...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Mario Lemieux’s fantasy camp the best of its genre
Mario Lemieux made a pass, then broke free to take an easy return feed. But the puck never got there. The rec-league player who took Lemieux’s dish tried to instead beat a defender one-on-one. That’s the beauty of the Mario Lemieux Fantasy Hockey Camp: Everybody is equal. (The puck hog...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to PhantomsVideo
Forwards Michael Chaput and Kyle Olson each scored goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 26 saves on 29 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (29-27-4-4). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Mike Eruzione on his friendship with Mario Lemieux; legacy of the ‘Miracle on Ice;’ Pittsburgh’s special ties to 1980 team
Mike Eruzione’s friendship with Penguins legend Mario Lemieux started decades ago. Back to when he got to know the Hall of Famer through golf tournaments Lemieux set up with one of Eruzione’s Massachusetts hockey pals, former Penguins goalie Tom Barrasso. It’s no surprise the two men remained close over the...
Penguins win in overtime but lose forward Jason Zucker once again
The Penguins were eager to get Jason Zucker back in their lineup. And sure enough, the forward who had missed 37 of the previous 38 games due to a core muscle injury contributed almost immediately during their 4-3 overtime road win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center in...
Jason Zucker returns to Penguins’ lineup (and Minnesota) but leaves game early
Jason Zucker was back in a familiar place Thursday. The lineup. Having missed 37 of the past 38 games because of a core muscle injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward returned to the ice in a game of consequence with roughly a month left in the regular season. However, any ambitions...
Is using Penguins forward Bryan Rust as a penalty killer worth the risk?
Once upon a time, Bryan Rust wasn’t a top-six winger or a vital member of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top power-play unit. Heck, he wasn’t even a 20-goal threat. He was simply a bottom-six winger who could flip to either side of his line. And he killed penalties. Willing to pester...
Tim Benz: Penguins getting Wild at their hottest
Tuesday night’s loss against the New York Rangers began a seven-game stretch for the Penguins exclusively against opponents that are currently in playoff slots. The next such challenge comes against the Minnesota Wild Thursday. And they are the hottest team of the bunch. Under the eye of former Penguin Bill...
Minor league report: Michael Chaput, Sam Poulin lead Penguins past Wolf PackVideo
Forwards Michael Chaput and Sam Poulin each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Louis Domingue made 24 saves on 25 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (29-26-4-4) which has won...
