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Penguins sign Dartmouth free agent Drew O’Connor
NEWARK, N.J. — The Penguins signed undrafted free agent forward Drew O’Connor to a two-year entry-level contract. The contract will being in the 2020-21 season. O’Connor, 21, just completed his sophomore season. In 31 games, he led the team with 33 points (21 goals, nine assists). His goal total was...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Alain Nasreddine grateful for chance with DevilsVideo
NEWARK, N.J. — On a handful of walls at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ practice facility in Northeast Pennsylvania, there are an assortment of photos featuring NHL players. Everyone from the likes of All-Stars such as Jake Guentzel to journeymen such as Brian Strait are included in the collection. They are all...
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad sidelined with new injury
NEWARK, N.J. — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad will miss Tuesday’s road game against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center because of an undisclosed injury. He will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis. Coach Mike Sullivan did not disclose the nature of the injury but specified it is not...
Trying to figure out how to make Penguins ‘connections’ work again
Brian Metzer is the Penguins Radio Network host. He does that job so you don’t have to. I know Metz loves the work. But with the way the Penguins are going right now, would you want that gig? I mean, it’s not doing play-by-play for the Pirates. But it ain’t...
The Penguins power play is scoring, but not when it’s vital
Most of the Penguins’ practices are fairly regimented affairs that usually last a brisk-but-intense 50 minutes. They will work on whatever areas of the game they feel need sprucing up, and that can vary from day to day. The one constant is how they end: They seemingly always end practices...
Mark Madden: There’s no easy fix for Penguins, but here are some things to try
It’s not time to panic, mainly because panic never helps. But the Penguins are doing things bad teams do. Consider Sunday’s 6-2 home loss to Carolina: • After losing 5-2 at home to Washington on Saturday, Evgeni Malkin lectured his teammates (and himself) for all that went wrong. Against Carolina,...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down problems facing scuffling PenguinsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a world of hurt. After losing eight of their last 10 games — including two over the weekend to division rivals the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes — they likely are feeling the heat of some teams gaining on them in the Eastern Conference standings....
VideoChart: Most regular-season goals, 1990-2020Video
Which NHL team has scored the most goals in the past 30 years? Our latest VideoChart looks at the top ten highest-scoring franchises since the 1990-91 season. Where do the Pittsburgh Penguins rank? Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
First Call: Le’Veon Bell visits Pittsburgh, Mike Sullivan on Penguins problems, Barry Bonds is sad
Monday’s “First Call” looks at Mike Sullivan’s characterization of his struggling Penguins. Also, Le’Veon Bell’s return to Pittsburgh, Robert Morris hockey stays alive, and a positive spin for Duquesne hoops. Aw. And Barry Bonds is sad. Bad connection? Uh oh. The last time we heard about something being “disconnected” in...
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 HurricanesVideo
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 opportunitiesVideo
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 interviewsVideo
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 CapitalsVideo
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 raceVideo
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 PenguinsVideo
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’Video
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...
