Penguins/NHL category, Page 264

NEW YORK — Thursday’s rematch with the New York Islanders will be different for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mainly because of where it’s being held. When they were on the wrong side of a tidy four-game sweep in last spring’s first-round series against the Islanders, the first two games of that...

NEW YORK — Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will not play in Thursday’s game against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center because of an undisclosed injury. Letang did not participate in the morning skate. Coach Mike Sullivan suggested Letang is “not a probability” for Saturday’s home game against the...

Thursday’s “First Call” shows improving playoff odds for the Steelers. But they still aren’t great. Also, the Rams will be without a valuable weapon Sunday at Heinz Field. Carmelo Anthony needs fashion advice. And I take another swing at the “good goalie jinx.” Don’t get your hopes up The Steelers...

Saturday is “Black & Gold Day at the Forge” in Grove City. The event from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. will showcase the latest sports collections at Wendell August Forge, which has crafted hand-wrought ornamental metalware and giftware since 1923. Sports-inspired items for purchase include coaster sets featuring the likenesses...

TribLive’s Seth Rorabaugh joins the “Breakfast With Benz” podcast for his weekly Penguins chat. And we’ve got a ton of ground to cover. First off, what’s going on with Kris Letang? How bad is his injury? No one seems to have a clear answer there. So we at least try...

Brr! It’s cold in here! There must be refreshing Pittsburgh Penguins notes in the atmosphere! They warm you up as the temperatures drop! • The Penguins have had a totally healthy roster for two periods this season. Staying afloat at 8-6-1 speaks to the team’s resilience and the organization’s depth....

Sam Lafferty’s trip to the AHL was a brief one. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last Thursday as the Pittsburgh Penguins started to get healthy, the rookie forward was called back up Tuesday night. With Patric Hornqvist on the injured list, the Penguins played Monday night in Boston with 12 healthy forwards....

BOSTON — Saturday’s game was nothing out of the ordinary for Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman John Marino. Sure, the Edmonton Oilers selected him in the sixth round of the 2015 draft, and he wore their jersey for his draft day photo complete with a hat and a faux dressing room background....

Tuesday’s “Breakfast With Benz” podcast is our weekly hockey chat with Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network. We pick apart the Penguins’ 6-4 loss in Boston on Monday. The Bruins got out to a quick 3-0 lead. The Penguins stormed back with a four-goal second period. Then blew that...

Observations from the Penguins’ 6-4 loss to the Boston Bruins. First things first, there was no update on Kris Letang who left the game in the third period due to an undisclosed injury. He left the contest after recording his final shift with 13:53 left in regulation. Coach Mike Sullivan...

BOSTON — Forward Bryan Rust replaced the injured Patric Hornqvist on the Penguins’ top line to start Monday’s game with the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Rust, lining up on the right wing with Evgeni Malkin center and Alex Galchenyuk on the left wing, brings a basic attribute that appeals...

BOSTON – Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin is in the lineup for Monday’s game against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Dumoulin’s status for the contest was uncertain as of Monday morning as he was attending to the birth of his son. He lined up on the team’s top pairing along...

In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden and I discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday at Heinz Field. On the plus side, the Steelers’ pass rush was fantastic, the special teams stepped up, they created turnovers against a club that never gives them away,...

Monday’s “First Call” features rumors about Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Woes for the Browns. Progress for the Ravens. And a problem for the Penguins. Is that a "no?" During his postgame press conference after a 26-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts, Mike Tomlin was asked if the Steelers inquired...

The coach. The quarterback. The offensive coordinator. That’s the “blame game” holy trinity when it comes to the average football fan. Hockey is much easier. Just blame the goalie. For everything. Marc-Andre Fleury can speak to that. Between 2010 and Matt Murray’s emergence in 2016, for an all-too-big and all-too-vocal...

Patric Hornqvist’s 2018-19 season ended as you would expect it to. In the crease, vexing a goaltender. Midway through the second period of Game 4 of their first-round series, Hornqvist ran afoul of New York Islanders goaltenders Robin Lehner and the two began to exchange cross checks, shoves, punches and...

Held without a point through his first four games of the season, Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad found a way to get in the box score in his fifth contest Saturday. He took a penalty against Oilers forward Markus Granlund at 3 minutes, 31 seconds of the third period, giving Edmonton...

Observations from the Penguins’ 2-1 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. First things first, there was no update on Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist who left the game late in regulation. He retreated to the dressing room appearing to favor his left leg after recording his final shift with 2:32 left...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dominik Kahun saw his modest two-game scoring streak come to a halt Saturday. The reason? He didn’t play. With franchise center Evgeni Malkin returning to the lineup for a 2-1 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers, the Penguins had a fully healthy lineup for the first time...