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Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss Penguins injuries, Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick quotes, MLB news
We are all over the map when it comes to our “Madden Monday” podcast this week. Mark Madden and I touch on the Penguins, Steelers, Pitt football and two major baseball issues. We start with the Penguins splitting two games in Florida and how they will deal with their latest...
Penguins have developed into mostly 3-line teamVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — In theory, it has the makings of an intriguing and, potentially, potent fourth line. There’s the skilled former first-round pick trying to resurrect his career as a 30-goal scorer on the left wing. Then at center, a hiccup-quick homegrown prospect who showed he belongs in the NHL...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Panthers 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 win against the Panthers. SUNRISE, Fla. — Mike Sullivan can be blunt, terse and curt to speak with. At the same time, he will do just about anything to stop short of criticizing a player individually. Even with players he clearly did not care for...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms, 5-3
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 27 save for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss at home to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jan Drozg, Myles Powell and Kevin Roy each scored goals for the Penguins (24-18-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Penguins fend off late rush to beat Panthers, 3-2Video
SUNRISE, Fla. — After six days of gallivanting across sunny Florida, the Pittsburgh Penguins spent enough time on beaches to come away with thoroughly increased levels of melanin and vitamin D. They even managed to collect two points Saturday thanks to a 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers at BB&T...
Penguins defenseman John Marino to miss game against PanthersVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. — Penguins defenseman John Marino will miss Saturday’s game against the Florida Panthers due to a facial injury according to coach Mike Sullivan. “John will not play tonight,” Sullivan said. “He’s being held out for precautionary reasons. He’ll be evaluated on Monday when we get back to Pittsburgh...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by Bears, 3-0
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 28 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 loss at home to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. The Penguins (24-17-3-5) were shut out for the fourth time this season. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is at home against...
Craig Patrick recalls Herb Brooks’ brilliance on 40th anniversary of Miracle on Ice
On Feb. 22, 1980, Team USA pulled off perhaps the greatest upset in sports history, knocking off the vaunted Soviet national team at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. Even as players climbed atop the podium to receive their gold medals after completing the mission with a win over...
One year later, Jared McCann continues to shine with the Penguins
SUNRISE, Fla. — While most of Western Pennsylvania scraped windshields and salted walkways, Jared McCann was in a familiar place Friday. The Sunshine State. “I was sweating getting off the plane,” McCann said with a grin after his team’s practice Friday at BB&T Center. Aside from the temperate climate and...
Penguins goaltender Matt Murray denied a goal with a rare penalty
SUNRISE, Fla. — “Two fifty-one?!?” Matt Murray asked. “How!?!” The Penguins’ goaltender was astonished when a reporter informed him on Friday that Tom Barrasso holds the franchise mark for penalty minutes by a goaltender with the 251 he collected in 12 seasons with the Penguins. Considering Barrasso was a fairly...
Penguins rookie John Marino suffers broken bones in faceVideo
SUNRISE, Fla. – Penguins defenseman John Marino suffered broken bones on the left side of his face according to a source with firsthand knowledge of his status. The rookie was injured during the late stages of Thursday’s 4-2 road loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. At 15:50 of the third...
Mark Madden: New generation of NHL superstars still overshadowed by Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin
NHL fans are excited by a new generation of superstars. The “M” guys: Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Mitch Marner. Throw in Jack Eichel, Leon Draisaitl and David Pastrnak. These players are all over the statistics: Five are among the NHL’s top 10 in points. They rank second...
VideoChart: Most NHL goals since 2000Video
Our latest VideoChart ranks the NHL’s top goal scorers since the 2000-01 season. Who has scored the most goals in the 2000s? Where do the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin rank? Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
Empty Thoughts: Lightning 4, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-2 loss to the Lightning: Tampa, Fla. - First things first, Penguins rookie defenseman John Marino is expected to be fine according to coach Mike Sullivan. A 15:50 of the third period, Marino took a deflected one-timer on the left side of his face and left...
Tampa Bay starts strong, holds off PenguinsVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Evgeni Malkin is many things. Champion. MVP. Superstar. “Score,” if you recall one of his early television interviews that morphed into a silly, harmless meme. Prophet might be his next vocation. On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise center was asked what was key to taking on the...
Penguins to start Matt Murray against LightningVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Matt Murray against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Thursday according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 28 games this season, Murray has 16-6-1 record along with a 2.85 goals against average, .900 save percentage and one shutout. Ever...
Original Penguins goalie Les Binkley enjoys Matt Murray-Tristan Jarry platoon
TAMPA, Fla. — At 85, Les Binkley has watched quite a bit of hockey. And he’s had a pretty direct view of 53 years of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, minus the occasional lockout. As an original member of the franchise which took the ice in 1967, Binkley was essentially the team’s...
First Call: Jim Rutherford cooling on Penguins trade talk?; Pat Narduzzi on MSU rumors; Duquesne wins
This edition of “First Call” gives us Jim Rutherford’s view of Matt Murray and the trade market. Tom Brady keeps playing coy. Pat Narduzzi is talking himself in circles. And a big road win for Duquesne. Standing tall During his Wednesday night radio show on “105.9 the X,” Penguins general...
Tim Benz: Penguins’ Bryan Rust’s ‘foundation’ for his goal-scoring surge on full display
This is what Bryan Rust’s season has become. On a shift where the Penguins winger scored a goal, the actual scoring of the goal wasn’t the most impressive part of the play. And, during the same game, a play where he almost scored an overtime game winner may have been...
U mad, bro? Pittsburgh fans jump on Hall of Fame voting, Penguins’ trade talk, Pirates roster
If nothing else, our readers show their great emotional range in this week’s “U mad, bro?” They are angry over Hall of Fame snubs. They are angry over Hall of Fame snubbers. They are angry at the idea of the Pirates trading away veteran talent. They are angry at the...
Minor league report: David Warsofsky drives Penguins past Devils
Two goals by defenseman David Warsofsky led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to a 2-1 home win agianst the Binghamton Devils at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forard Cole Cassels recorded two assists for the Penguins (24-16-3-5) while goaltender Casey DeSmith made 22 saves in the victory. Highlights: The Penguins’...
Penguins choose to play physical at right times
TAMPA, Fla. — It might have been the fastest Marcus Pettersson has skated in a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Granted, he is not a leviathan on skates like Hal Gill. But at the same time, Pettersson doesn’t remind anyone of a sailfish on ice a la Paul Coffey, either. Regardless, Pettersson...
Penguins power play has been not great, not terrible
TAMPA, Fla. — Evgeni Malkin sounded more like a hospital admissions coordinator Wednesday than superstar. When asked about the Penguins’ inconsistent power play, Malkin opened up by naming a who’s who of teammates who have missed games because of various ailments. “First off, injuries,” Malkin said after practice at Amalie...
Penguins vs. Lightning preview; marveling at Alexander Ovechkin; assessing the NHL Eastern Conference
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning are going to see quite a bit of each other over the next few days. The teams play each other Thursday in Florida. Then they face off again at PPG Paints Arena next Tuesday. So we check in with Pittsburgh native and Lightning...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell on idea of reuniting with Antonio Brown; Penguins goalie trade talk
In Wednesday’s “First Call,” Le’Veon Bell talks about his future and Antonio Brown. Trade rumors for a Penguins goalie. And Super Bowl celebration hilarity. Whatever you say, Le’V Remember when New York Jets coach Adam Gase refused to directly answer a question about whether the team would be keeping Le’Veon...
