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Penguins notebook: Forward Connor Dewar comfortable playing center
With Blake Lizotte sidelined for the past five games because of an undisclosed injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins have slid Connor Dewar from left wing to the center station on the fourth line over that span. The assignment isn’t foreign to Dewar, who is listed as a center on official league...
Penguins forward Anthony Mantha sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Anthony Mantha was withheld from a practice session in Cranberry on Wednesday due to an undisclosed injury. He has been labeled as “day to day” and will travel with the team for a road game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. The specific nature of his ailment...
Cup of Joe: Every game is Penguins’ biggest of the year now — starting in Ottawa
Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 400 words or less It gets real now. The Pittsburgh Penguins have survived all manner of adversity this season, including the prolonged absences of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and a ridiculously brutal March schedule. That schedule — one of the toughest stretches...
‘It’s just too loud’: Penguins need to turn down the volume in their own endVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Muse wants to turn down the volume during Penguins games. Not the goal horn. Not the PA microphone. Not even the constant banging of Iceburgh’s “Let’s Go Pens” drum. Muse isn’t bothered by any of those things. It’s the constant buzzing of opposing players around the...
Penguins’ defensive struggles continue in loss to Avalanche
Sound defense has been a hallmark of the success the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins have enjoyed. Odd-man rushes or second-chance rebounds have largely been stifled through an adherence to a sound defensive scheme during five-on-five play or even while on the penalty kill over the first five-plus months of the season....
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea eager to return from injury
It was a simple question. But Ryan Shea qualified his answer somewhat. Can he eat? “I can,” Shea said. “Today.” Any issues the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman had with caloric intake were because of a presumed jaw injury he suffered during a 5-4 home shootout win against the Winnipeg Jets on...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea expected to rejoin lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea is expected to rejoin his team’s lineup for a game against the Colorado Avalanche at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Shea, sporting a full face shield to protect a suspected jaw injury, participated in a morning skate in Cranberry with no apparent limitations on contact....
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is scheduled to be scratched for Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche at PPG Paints Arena. Via social media, the team announced Malkin will be sidelined due to an undisclosed injury and has been labeled as “day to day.” The specific nature of Malkin’s injury...
Mark Madden: Playing it safe with top prospects could be costly for Pirates, Penguins
The Pirates sent 19-year-old phenom shortstop Konnor Griffin to Triple-A. The Penguins continue to keep 21-year-old phenom goaltender Sergei Murashov at their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm team. I don’t agree with either decision. But I understand. Griffin has never had an at-bat in Triple-A and has just 83 at the Double-A level....
Penguins prospect Harrison Brunicke’s plans remain clearVideo
Harrison Brunicke didn’t mince words when explaining his aspirations for the 2025-26 season back in October. “Plan A is to be here,” the Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect said during training camp. “There’s not really a Plan B in my mind right now.” As it turned out, Plan A did happen....
First Call: Wild stats about Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields; Pens hold steady in Metro Division swirl
As we all monitor the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback situation, Monday’s “First Call” has some interesting stats surrounding Justin Fields and Aaron Rodgers. We’re also tracking the Eastern Conference playoff situation for the Penguins. A former Robert Morris Colonial had a shining moment in the NCAA Tournament. And a pair of...
Madden Monday: Penguins’ goaltending ‘has been unacceptable since coming back from the Olympic break’Video
After a 5-1 home loss to Carolina on Sunday, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X is feeling pretty shaky about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff chances. “I see a team that’s kind of sagging,” Madden said during this week’s Madden Monday podcast. “I think they’re no better than 50-50...
Minor league report: Rafael Harvey-Pinard scores twice as Penguins winVideo
A pair of goals by forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 win against the Toronto Marlies at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on Sunday. Forwards Avery Hayes and Aidan McDonough each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (39-16-6-2). Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 17 saves on...
Penguins’ penalty kill struggles in loss to Hurricanes
The Pittsburgh Penguins had plenty to say to the officials who oversaw their 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. They just didn’t have much to say about the officials, at least publicly. Throughout a contest in which the Hurricanes were granted five power-play opportunities while the...
Penguins sign forward prospect Bill Zonnon to entry-level contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward prospect Bill Zonnon to a three-year entry-level contract Sunday. The contract will begin with the 2026-27 season. Zonnon, 19, was a first-round selection (No. 22 overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft. Undisclosed injuries hobbled the left-handed Zonnon (6-foot-2, 190 pounds) throughout first months of the...
Penguins assign forward Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Ville Koivunen was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. A healthy scratch for the past two games, Koivunen has appeared in 33 NHL contests this season and scored seven points (two goals, five assists) while averaging 12:38 of ice time per...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea will be scratched for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena due to a presumed facial injury. Coach Dan Muse revealed Shea’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. Shea was injured on Saturday during a 5-4 home shootout win against...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Lions in overtime
Defenseman Brent Johnson had an overtime goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers, who defeated the Trois-Rivières Lions, 3-2, at the Colisée Vidéotron in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The result extended a winning streak to four games. Forward Brayden Edwards scored two goals for Wheeling (38-16-3-3) while forward Ryan McAllister contributed...
Penguins get rare shootout win to beat Jets
In a game full of challenges — two literal ones, to be precise — the Pittsburgh Penguins conquered their most vexing challenge this season – the shootout - and defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 5-4, Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Shootout goals by forwards Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell were the...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Arturs Silovs
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 32 games this season, Silovs has a 15-9-8 record, a 2.90 goals-against average, an .894 save...
Penguins sign goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle to entry-level contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle to a three-year entry-level contract Saturday. This contract is slated to begin with the 2026-27 season. According to Puckpedia, the deal will carry a salary cap hit of $995,000. D’Aigle, 19, was a third-round draft pick (No. 84 overall) in 2025. This...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Golden Goal puck should be displayed where Americans can enjoy it
Jack Hughes — he of the Golden Goal — briefly wrangled with the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto over ownership of said puck. The Hockey Hall of Fame won that war because possession is nine-tenths of the law. The dolt with the white gloves and dorky haircut who babysits...
Minor league report: Penguins clinch playoff berthVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins clinched a playoff berth in the Calder Cup playoffs on Friday through a 2-1 shootout win against the Belleville Senators at the CAA Center in Belleville, Ont. Entering the day, the Penguins needed to secure a point to qualify for the postseason and accomplished that by getting...
How important is it that the Penguins give up so many short-handed goals?
Rickard Rakell paused to ponder for a few seconds when the query was broached. A reporter asked why the Pittsburgh Penguins have given up so many short-handed goals this season. “I don’t know,” was his opening retort. Then, the skilled winger offered a sound axiom. “But, obviously, 10 goals is...
Penguins defenseman Sam Girard appears close to rejoining the lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sam Girard appears to be a likely candidate to rejoin his team’s lineup for Saturday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets after being scratched for the previous five contests because of an undisclosed injury. During practice Friday in Cranberry, Girard was a full participant and inhabited the...
