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Tim Benz, Mark Madden: Stumbling Penguins, Steelers questions, Pirates disinterest
So much for the Penguins getting back on track. That was the hope after the Pens won back-to-back games against the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres last week. Those victories stopped the bleeding of a six-game losing streak. However, any hope that the team had found its footing for a...
Empty Thoughts: Hurricanes 6, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 6-2 loss to the Hurricanes: On paper, the Penguins’ power play has been productive as of late as it has goals in four consecutive games. On the ice, it’s been costing them games. While Penguins were 1 for 6 with the man advantage on Sunday, they...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by Devils
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 26 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 loss at home to the Binghamton Devils at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. The Penguins (28-26-3-5) have lost six of their past seven games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is on the road against the...
John Steigerwald: OK, now it's time for Penguins fans to panic
Feel free to panic. The six-game losing streak with three straight losses to bad teams on the road was a good reason for Penguins to be annoyed, but it could be written off as an ordinary, if not expected, bad spell in a long season. Losing to the Capitals at...
Struggling Penguins blown out by Hurricanes 
The Penguins did several things correctly Sunday and avoided many of the issues that have plagued them lately. • They got the game’s first lead. • They cashed in on a vital five-on-three power-play opportunity. • They got dazzling saves from their goaltender. • They got contributions from several players....
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against Hurricanes
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. In 32 games this season, Jarry has a 20-11-1 record along with a 2.32 goals against average, a .924 save percentage and three shutouts. Jarry is in the midst of...
Empty Thoughts: Capitals 5, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 loss to the Capitals. Saturday’s game offered a lot of promise as a showdown of two of the Eastern Conference’s deeper teams. And sure enough, there were plenty of secondary contributions all over the ice. They just happened to be exclusive to the road team....
Minor league report: Penguins snap losing streak
Forward Jordy Bellerive and defenseman Zach Trotman each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 home win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves for the Penguins (28-25-3-5) who snapped a...
Kevin Gorman: For Penguins, losing to Capitals was about missed opportunities 
With a chance to close the gap for first place in the Metropolitan Division, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals played the first period looking like playoff teams. The Capitals resembled their 2018 Stanley Cup champions. Unfortunately for the Penguins, it was their 2019 version. Getting swept in the first...
Despite NHL coronavirus concerns, Penguins allow reporters in dressing room for interviews 
Despite reports the NHL would close dressing rooms to media because of concerns over the coronavirus on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, the Pittsburgh Penguins allowed theirs to be open Saturday. Elliotte Friedman of Rogers Sportsnet, an NHL rights holder, and Frank Seravelli of TSN, president of the...
Penguins look sleepy in home loss to Capitals 
When determining who his starting goaltender is for each game, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan often proclaims his is a difficult decision. After all, Matt Murray is a two-time winner of the Stanley Cup, and Tristan Jarry has matured into an All-Star this season. On Saturday, the Penguins operated in...
Penguins to start Matt Murray against Capitals
The Penguins will start goaltender Matt Murray against the rival Washington Capitals on Saturday according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 36 games this season, Murray has a 19-10-5 record along with a 2.83 goals against average, a .900 save percentage and one shutout. This will be the third consecutive start...
Minor league report: Penguins drop fifth straight
Forward Jordy Bellerive scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-4 road loss to the Binghamton Devils at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y. on Friday. The Penguins (27-25-3-5) got a goal and an assist each from forwards Adam Johnson and Kevin Roy while forward...
Penguins have chance to make up serious ground in Metro race 
Be it serendipity or the result of intent by the NHL’s schedule-makers, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a very Metropolitan final four weeks of the season. Beginning with 1 p.m. Saturday at home against the Washington Capitals, 14 of the Penguins’ next 15 games are against Metropolitan Division teams. Only the...
‘More motivated’ Evgeni Malkin ‘dominant’ this season for Penguins 
With 16 games remaining in the season and having missed 14 contests because of injury, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has matched his totals from 2018-19 in goals and surpassed them in even-strength points. His plus/minus is a whopping plus-34 better than last season, and his shooting percentage, average ice...
Jason Zucker on fit with Penguins: ‘It’s still a learning curve' 
From the first game he played after being acquired via trade from the Minnesota Wild last month, Pittsburgh Penguins wing Jason Zucker has been anything but boastful. “I don’t think I played very well tonight,” Zucker said after a 2-1 overtime loss to Tampa Bay on Feb. 11. “I thought...
Penguins release statement on coronavirus
As the world and the United States continue to grapple with the threat of coronavirus, the Pittsburgh Penguins publicly addressed the potential pandemic that has spread to Pennsylvania. The team released a statement Friday afternoon, hours after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine held a...
First Call: Mika Zibanejad's 5-goal game highlights wild night in Metropolitan Division
Friday’s “First Call” is dedicated entirely to a wild night in the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference. And there was a lot of impact on the Penguins. Some of it helped. Some of it didn’t. First and foremost, the Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres for the first time this...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Sabres 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-2 win against the Sabres: BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the early days of training camp this past September, the Penguins toyed with some different line combinations. They gave Dominik Kahun a look with Sidney Crosby on the first line. That never really materialized. Brandon Tanev worked...
Minor league report: Nailers' losing streak reaches five games
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 30 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-2 road loss to the Indy Fuel at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis on Thursday. Forward Nick Saracino scored both goals for the Nailers (24-28-5-0) who are mired in a five-game losing streak. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game...
Matt Murray shines in Penguins' road victory against Sabres 
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Penguins have an ongoing competition between goaltenders Matt Murray and Tristan Jarry. And management appears content to let it play out during the final four weeks of the regular season before determining who the starting goaltender will be entering the playoffs. If either has pulled...
Penguins notebook: Conor Sheary makes return to Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Conor Sheary snapped out an ugly skid during Tuesday’s 7-3 win against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. He scored his first goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a staggering 698 days. Granted, he spent most of that time as a member of the Buffalo Sabres....
Ex-Penguins forward Dominik Kahun eager for new start with Sabres 
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dominik Kahun had been traded before. After all, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired him in June from the Chicago Blackhawks via trade. But that was in the summer. Kahun had time to adjust to a new team, a new city and a new life. When the Penguins traded...
Penguins to start Matt Murray against Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Penguins will start goaltender Matt Murray against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 35 games this season, Murray has an 18-10-5 record along with a 2.85 goals against average, a .899 save percentage and one shutout. Murray is...
Why the Sabres are such a problem for the Penguins
Perhaps the most glaring issue during the recently snapped six-game losing streak for the Pittsburgh Penguins was their failure to beat inferior competition. When they went out west to face the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, the Pens lost all three games to those clubs. They...


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