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Penguins get 2 power-play goals, outlast Coyotes in 8-round shootoutVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Pittsburgh Penguins were hopeful they would see captain Sidney Crosby back in the lineup Sunday at Gila River Arena. Alas, it was not to be. The superstar forward missed his 28th consecutive game because of a core muscle ailment. As a consolation, they had a different...
Sidney Crosby remains sidelined due to injury for Penguins
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Any hopes of forward Sidney Crosby participating in the Penguins’ three-game Western road trip will not be realized. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the team’s captain, sidelined since Nov. 9 because of a core muscle injury, will not play for the conclusion the road trip Sunday against the...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby has a long history of working back from injuries
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Sidney Crosby has plenty of practice at it. After all, he has had to do it multiple times throughout his career. Coming back from a long-term injury is nothing new for the Penguins captain. He has done it four times previously in his career and is in...
Pittsburgh sports teams hope 2020 won’t be another injury-filled yearVideo
As the calendar flipped to 2020, the happiest people in Pittsburgh were likely the players, coaches and fans of the Steel City’s professional sports teams. A spate of injuries to high-profile athletes across all sports in 2019, including some of the most recognizable names in pro football, baseball and hockey,...
Minor league report: DeSmith helps Penguins snap losing streak
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 shutout of the Hartford Wolf Pack at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for the Penguins (18-15-3-3). Forwards Anthony Angello, Kevin Roy and defenseman David Warsofsky each scored...
Bryan Rust doing more than simply contributing to Penguins’ successVideo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bryan Rust almost was repulsed by the question. At least that’s what his body language suggested. A day before his first game of the season Oct. 26 at Dallas, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward was asked if he still would utilize the unusual method he employed to block...
Sidney Crosby’s status remains uncertain for Penguins
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The status of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby remains uncertain as the team concludes its three-game road trip throughout the American west. Crosby wore typical jersey which indicated full contact during the team’s practice at the Scottsdale Ice Den, the Arizona Coyotes’ practice facility. In addition to working...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Avalanche: The notion of Bryan Rust scoring key goals isn’t anything new. He established his reputation as “Big Game” Bryan Rust in the 2016 postseason and cemented it in the 2017 postseason by scoring game-winning and series-winning goals. But that penchant for...
Jared McCann scores in overtime to lift Penguins past Avalanche
DENVER — Jared McCann’s goal with 1:41 left in overtime elevated the Penguins to a 4-3 win on the road at Colorado on Friday night at the Pepsi Center. McCann’s game-winner keeps the Penguins (27-12-5) perfect on their current three-game road swing. Having previously defeated Las Vegas on Tuesday, the...
Minor league report: Penguins drop fifth straight to Bears
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 18 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 shootout loss at home to the rival Hershey Bears at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Jamie Devane scored the lone regulation goal for the Penguins (17-15-3-3) who have lost five consecutive games. Highlights:...
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun embracing role of 1st-line winger
DENVER — The Pittsburgh Penguins are approaching two weeks without All-Star forward Jake Guentzel, who likely is out for the season after surgery on his right shoulder following a violent crash into the boards during a Dec. 30 victory over Ottawa. In the aftermath of the Penguins being down their...
Mark Madden: Having 2 starting goalies not a bad situation for Penguins
Tristan Jarry leads the NHL in all three significant goaltending categories. Matt Murray’s stats are his career worst in goals-against average and save percentage. Yet the story of the Penguins’ goaltending situation is far from written. Murray is playing better. He has won three of his last four starts. He...
Tim Benz: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is right to look for trade after Jake Guentzel’s injury
Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford stopped short of saying the Penguins would definitely make a trade to offset the loss of All-Star winger Jake Guentzel. Not by much, though. Speaking on his 105.9 the X radio show Wednesday night, Rutherford sounded like a GM well-aware of what he had lost....
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar learned from “Battleship” Kelly
After toiling for parts of 14 seasons in the ECHL and AHL as a coach, Jared Bednar finally reached the NHL when the Colorado Avalanche hired him to be coach during the 2016 offseason. In his three full seasons as coach, the Avalanche has improved from a non-playoff team to...
Penguins notebook: Sidney Crosby gets scheduled day off practiceVideo
DENVER — With Sidney Crosby joining the Pittsburgh Penguins on their road trip, which commenced Tuesday night at Las Vegas, continues Friday against Colorado and wraps Sunday at Arizona, there had been speculation the injured captain is nearing a return to the lineup. Crosby, who has missed 26 games since...
Penguins forward Andrew Agozzino more than ready for call-ups
DENVER — Earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Andrew Agozzino from Wilkes-Barre to provide offensive depth before a three-game road swing at Las Vegas, Colorado and Arizona. Agozzino, who shortly before being called up was named to the AHL All-Star Game, is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s leading scorer with 31 points...
Penguins forward Joseph Blandisi clears waivers
Penguins forward Joseph Blandisi has cleared waivers. It is the third time this season — including the preseason — Blandisi has gone through waivers and cleared. In 21 games this season, Blandisi has five points (two goals, three assists). He was a healthy scratch for Tuesday’s 4-3 win at the...
First Call: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford talks trade interest, Kris Letang’s issues, Evgeni Malkin’s riskiness
“First Call” today is all Jim Rutherford, all the time. The Penguins general manager had his first radio show of the year on 105.9 the X Wednesday. And the hyperbole meter was on high. During the program, Rutherford: • Called Jake Guentzel “the most underappreciated star player in the league”...
As the Penguins turn: When will Sidney Crosby return? When will Matt Murray play?
TribLive Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh joins me for our weekly hockey podcast. The Penguins are grinding through a difficult month with seven more games packed in before they hit Jan. 22 for their bye week. There are two more games on this road trip. And captain Sidney Crosby may...
Minor league report: Angello, Johnson score as Penguins drop fourth straight
Forwards Anthony Angello and Adam Johnson each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 home loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 23 saves for the Penguins (17-15-3-2) who have lost four consecutive games....
Defenseman Kevin Czuczman finds his place with Penguins
For however long he is in the NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins reserve defenseman Kevin Czuczman wants to make a name for himself. But before getting into that, how exactly do you say that name? “I still don’t know,” quipped forward Joseph Blandisi. “I couldn’t spell it for sure.” “When I first...
Penguins put forward Joseph Blandisi on waivers
The Penguins on Wednesday placed forward Joseph Blandisi on waivers. In 21 games this season, Blandisi has five points (two goals, three assists). He was a healthy scratch for Tuesday’s 4-3 win at the Vegas Golden Knights. Including the preseason, Blandisi has been placed on waivers three times this season....
Mark Madden: Kris Letang has been mostly brilliant for Penguins this season
Kris Letang is an elite defenseman. He finished sixth in the balloting for the NHL’s Norris Trophy (top defenseman) last season. Letang’s numbers for 2019-20 are strong: 10 goals, 18 assists and plus-7 in 35 games. His fancy stats are good, too: The Penguins have controlled the puck 54.9% of...
First Call: Golden Knights’ Marc-Andre Fleury blames himself for loss; Penguins trade targets heat upVideo
Wednesday’s “First Call” features an unhappy Marc-Andre Fleury after losing to his old Penguins teammates. Two Penguins’ trade targets net goals. Bob Huggins gets fined. And the Pitt hoops team may be catching North Carolina at the right time. At least Roy Williams seems to think so. No Flower power...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Golden Knights 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Golden Knights: Jim Rutherford knows he can’t replace Jake Guentzel. He said that precisely on Monday. But he can fill in the gaps, particularly on the left wing, the position Guentzel topped on the organizations’ depth chart before his right shoulder injury...
