Penguins/NHL category, Page 254
Unfiltered: Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Penguins losses, Pitt violations, Pirates at spring training
TribLIVE columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden recap the weekend sports news. The Penguins have lost three in a row, including a Saturday game against the Buffalo Sabres at home and a tough loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday that knocked them out of first place in the Metropolitan...
Penguins lose Andrew Agozzino to Ducks through waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost forward Andrew Agozzino through waivers to the Anaheim Ducks. Agozzino was placed on waivers Sunday and claimed Monday. In 17 games this season with the Penguins, Agozzino had two assists while averaging 6 minutes, 36 seconds of ice time. The Penguins signed Agozzino to a two-year,...
Penguins acquire Patrick Marleau from SharksVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Patrick Marleau from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a conditional third-round draft pick in 2021. One of the NHL’s oldest players at 40, Marleau has appeared in 58 games this season and has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists). He is signed to...
Panthers trade Upper St. Clair native Vincent Trocheck to Hurricanes
The Florida Panthers traded forward Vincent Trocheck, a native of Upper. St. Clair, to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, a few hours before the NHL’s trade deadline of 3 p.m. A third-round pick of the Panthers in 2011, Trocheck, 26, has spent his entire seven-year NHL career with Florida. In...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden tackle Penguins’ recent losses, Pitt violations, Steelers’ needs, Pirates spring training
Last Monday, it was tough to come up with a negative thing to say about the Pittsburgh Penguins. This Monday, it’s tough to find something good. The Pens have lost three games in a row. They’ve given up 14 goals in the defeats, and the Philadelphia Flyers are closing in...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bruins, 2-1
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road loss to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. Forward Cole Cassels scored the lone goal for the Penguins (27-21-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is at home against the...
John Steigerwald: Hockey in Pittsburgh makes major strides since ‘Miracle on Ice’
Hockey has come a long way. Especially in Pittsburgh. Forty years ago Saturday, Al Michaels opened ABC’s tape-delayed telecast of what would become the greatest moment in American sports history with this: “A lot of people in this building don’t know the difference between a blue line and a clothesline.”...
Empty Thoughts: Capitals 5, Penguins 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-3 loss to the Capitals: General manager Jim Rutherford could alter the composition of his roster and number of ways by the NHL’s trade deadline of 3 p.m. on Monday. And if he did so, he’d be perfectly justified. The Penguins are mired in a three-game...
Feisty Penguins lose game, Metropolitan Division lead to CapitalsVideo
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, Evgeni Malkin publicly implored his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates to “fight” in order to emerge from their late-season doldrums. And sure enough, they did that Sunday. They quarreled, shoved, slashed, facewashed, bickered with and generally vexed anyone in a Washington Capitals jersey at Capital One Center. In...
Penguins waive forward Andrew Agozzino
WASHINGTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins waived forward Andrew Agozzino on Sunday. He was one of several NHL players placed on waivers a day before the league’s trade deadline Monday. The maneuver will allow the Penguins to assign Agozzino to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, presuming he clears at noon...
Penguins to start Matt Murray against Capitals
WASHINGTON — The Penguins will start goaltender Matt Murray against the Washington Capitals on Sunday at Capital One Arena, according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 32 games this season, Murray has a 17-8-5 record along with a 2.80 goals-against average, a .903 save percentage and one shutout. During the only...
Minor league report: Adam Johnson, Penguins beat Wolf Pack in overtime
A penalty shot goal in overtime by forward Adam Johnson gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 road win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday. Johnson as well as forwards Cole Cassels and Kevin Roy each had a goal and an assist for...
Empty Thoughts: Sabres 5, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. This is a hard game to have some sort of deep or clever or unique take on. The Penguins stunk. That’s pretty much it. It wasn’t the faceoffs or how the power play didn’t click or what the goaltender did....
Penguins lose 2nd game in row, this time at home to SabresVideo
On Thursday, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan questioned his team’s commitment to defense. On Saturday, his players offered a succinct response to his criticism at PPG Paints Arena when they stymied a furious attack by the Buffalo Sabres. For 14 seconds. Allowing a goal in the early stages of Saturday’s...
Penguins forward Dominik Kahun scratched vs. Sabres
Penguins forward Dominik Kahun was scratched for Saturday’s contest against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan labeled Kahun as a “game-time decision” prior to the game. Kahun did participate in warmups. During the late stages of Thursday’s 4-0 road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kahun...
Minor league report: Casey DeSmith, Penguins beat Bears, 2-1
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 35 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Defenseman Kevin Czuczman and forward Kevin Roy each scored goals for the Penguins (26-20-3-5) while forward Riley Barber, a Washington, Pa....
Jim Rutherford wants to add another forward to the Penguins
Jim Rutherford is a popular fellow these days. Not counting annoying reporters, his phone rang, by his count, 30 times “at a minimum” Friday as he had discussions with fellow general managers and team staffers. That number will probably go up this weekend as well as Monday before 3 p.m.,...
Despite wins, Penguins preach need to develop ‘sound defensive game’Video
In prevalent hockey cliche parlance, Thursday’s dud of a loss at Toronto was just “one of those nights” for the Pittsburgh Penguins, right? After all, games such as the 4-0 defeat “happen sometimes,” especially after a magnificent 23-6-2 run. Remember, the Penguins had allowed only eight goals during a 4-0-1...
Penguins recognize improvement needed as 1 of NHL’s worst faceoff teamsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins, by most accounts, are one of the NHL’s best teams. Heading into Friday’s games, they ranked tied for third in the NHL in points and wins, 10th in goals for, fourth in goals allowed, ninth in power-play rate and eighth while on the penalty kill. There is,...
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan unconcerned with Jared McCann’s scoring slumpVideo
In his first 76 games after being acquired by the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade, Jared McCann had 25 goals. He has zero, though, in the 13 games since. McCann hasn’t scored in more than a month since the final of a three-game goal streak Jan. 14 against Minnesota. But...
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun sits out practice day after blocking shot, is ‘day to day’
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dominik Kahun missed Friday’s practice a day after he left a loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs following blocking a shot. Coach Mike Sullivan declared Kahun will be “a game-decision” for Saturday afternoon’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres. “Right now, his status is just day-to-day,” coach...
Empty Thoughts: Maple Leafs 4, Penguins 0
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-0 loss to the Maple Leafs: First things first, there was no update on Penguins forward Dominik Kahun who left the game at 14:11 of the third period. He was struck in the left leg by a shot from Maple Leafs forward Denis Malgin and left...
Penguins dominated by Maple Leafs in 4-0 shutoutVideo
TORONTO – Having largely embarrassed the Toronto Maple Leafs 48 hours earlier, the Penguins were expecting a far stiffer challenge in the second portion of a home-and-home series on Thursday. And sure enough, that was the case. The Maple Leafs offered a much more spirited attack. But few expected the...
Teddy Blueger’s value grows for Penguins
TORONTO — It wasn’t Game 7 of a playoff series. It wasn’t even Game 3. It was Game 58 of the regular season. And it was against a team that might not make the postseason. And the Pittsburgh Penguins already were up four goals. Suffice to say, when the Penguins...
Finally healthy, Zach Trotman happy to be back with Penguins
TORONTO — The scar is very pronounced. It traverses diagonally across Zach Trotman’s upper lip, just under his nose. But aside from a handful of shifts, the only thing Trotman missed as a result of being struck in the face by a skate was a few meals. “Luckily, it didn’t...
