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First Call: Mika Zibanejad’s 5-goal game highlights wild night in Metropolitan Division
Friday’s “First Call” is dedicated entirely to a wild night in the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference. And there was a lot of impact on the Penguins. Some of it helped. Some of it didn’t. First and foremost, the Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres for the first time this...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Sabres 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-2 win against the Sabres: BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the early days of training camp this past September, the Penguins toyed with some different line combinations. They gave Dominik Kahun a look with Sidney Crosby on the first line. That never really materialized. Brandon Tanev worked...
Minor league report: Nailers’ losing streak reaches five games
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 30 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-2 road loss to the Indy Fuel at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis on Thursday. Forward Nick Saracino scored both goals for the Nailers (24-28-5-0) who are mired in a five-game losing streak. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game...
Matt Murray shines in Penguins’ road victory against SabresVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Penguins have an ongoing competition between goaltenders Matt Murray and Tristan Jarry. And management appears content to let it play out during the final four weeks of the regular season before determining who the starting goaltender will be entering the playoffs. If either has pulled...
Penguins notebook: Conor Sheary makes return to Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Conor Sheary snapped out an ugly skid during Tuesday’s 7-3 win against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. He scored his first goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a staggering 698 days. Granted, he spent most of that time as a member of the Buffalo Sabres....
Ex-Penguins forward Dominik Kahun eager for new start with SabresVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dominik Kahun had been traded before. After all, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired him in June from the Chicago Blackhawks via trade. But that was in the summer. Kahun had time to adjust to a new team, a new city and a new life. When the Penguins traded...
Penguins to start Matt Murray against Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Penguins will start goaltender Matt Murray against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 35 games this season, Murray has an 18-10-5 record along with a 2.85 goals against average, a .899 save percentage and one shutout. Murray is...
Why the Sabres are such a problem for the Penguins
Perhaps the most glaring issue during the recently snapped six-game losing streak for the Pittsburgh Penguins was their failure to beat inferior competition. When they went out west to face the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, the Pens lost all three games to those clubs. They...
Minor league report: Nailers lose fourth straight
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 26 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Wednesday. Forwards Jan Drozg, a fifth-round pick of the Penguins in 2017, and Renars Krastenbergs scored goals for the Nailers (24-27-5-0) who...
Playing with a rare lead helped the Penguins snap their losing streak
Bryan Rust did something Tuesday he hadn’t experienced in a while. Sure, he had a hat trick, his first nearly 15 months. But there was far more relevant sensation Rust felt that evening. He played with a lead. During Tuesday’s 7-3 home win against the Ottawa Senators, the Pittsburgh Penguins...
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad closing in on returnVideo
Little has gone right for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad in 2019-20. Almost from the start, his season was derailed. In the second game of the campaign, a 7-2 home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Bjugstad forced Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois into a neutral-zone turnover with a determined...
Mark Madden: Tristan Jarry should be winner of Penguins goalie competition
The Penguins have been rotating goalies for a month, affecting a competition of sorts between Tristan Jarry and Matt Murray. No date is set for that competition’s conclusion. A decision must be made by the playoffs, likely shortly before. But, right now, Jarry is the clear-cut winner. Jarry’s goals-against average...
Kevin Gorman: For Penguins, March playoff push not as simple as snapping losing streakVideo
Searching for answers to snap a six-game losing streak, Mike Sullivan’s pregame talk to the Pittsburgh Penguins was about simplifying the game by shooting the puck. It took only 99 seconds for that message to sink in as the Penguins turned a quick, two-goal lead into a runaway 7-3 victory...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 7, Senators 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 7-3 win against the Senators: The Penguins did something they had not done in six games. Win? Well yeah … duh. They snapped a six-game losing streak. But we’re specifically talking about getting the first lead in a game for the first time in six games....
Penguins end skid with authoritative 7-3 rout of Senators
Mike Sullivan didn’t think it would take much to get the Penguins out of the dolor that was born out of a season-worst six-game losing streak. “Confidence is fleeting,” the coach said. “You can get it back as soon as you lose it. It just starts with a good shift...
Photos: Penguins vs. Senators March 3, 2020
A look at the Pittsburgh Penguins versus the Ottawa Senators on March 3, 2020 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins won the game 7 - 3....
New Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues offers versatilityVideo
It would be a stretch to say Evan Rodrigues has found his role with the Pittsburgh Penguins through a handful of games with his new team. After being acquired from the Buffalo Sabres in a trade Feb. 24, Rodrigues made his Penguins debut in a 2-1 road loss to the...
Penguins’ Brandon Tanev out; Dumoulin, Marino expected to return vs. Senators
Penguins forward Brandon Tanev will miss Tuesday’s game against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena due to an illness according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 64 games this season, Tanev has scored 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists). He is one of four players who have appeared in all...
U.S. pro sports leagues, NCAA begin to prep contingencies in wake of coronavirus
Even if COVID-19 has not yet spread throughout the U.S., concern about what is better known as coronavirus has. And it is beginning to have an effect on the sports world. The NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball to varying degrees all have announced they are monitoring the threatened...
Penguins set for ’90s night, team’s last theme night of seasonVideo
Break out the orange soda and dial-up internet. The Pittsburgh Penguins are set for the team’s last theme night of the year. The ‘90s theme night will happen tonight as the Pens take on the Ottawa Senators. View this post on Instagram COWABUNGA! It’s ‘90s night at PPG Paints Arena!...
Penguins recall forward Anthony Angello
The Penguins recalled forward Anthony Angello from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on an emergency basis. This is the second recall this season for Angello, 23. In seven NHL games, he has one goal. Appearing in 48 AHL games this season, he is the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ leading goal scorer with 16 goals as well...
Tim Benz: Ways to fix the Penguins and end their 6-game slide
Penguins fans certainly have spent a lot of time in recent days trying to figure out what’s wrong with their favorite hockey team. I know I have. I imagine those fans came to the same conclusion I did. Everything is wrong. Nothing is right. And that’s not an overreaction. Look...
Penguins defensemen Brian Dumoulin, John Marino close to returningVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice Monday looked different. Mainly because of the venue. Because of a charity function, they had a rare practice at PPG Paints Arena instead of their facility in Cranberry. Another notable difference? A full complement of defensemen. Veteran Brian Dumoulin and rookie John Marino participated without restrictions...
Penguins will try to shake off losing streak at home against Senators
Justin Schultz is no stranger to the occasional multi-game losing streak. Having been a member of some dreadful Edmonton Oilers teams during the previous decade, it could be argued he endured a four-season losing streak with that franchise. The veteran defenseman appears to have a pragmatic approach to the Penguins’...
Penguins forward Dominik Simon sidelined long termVideo
Penguins forward Dominik Simon will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis because of an undisclosed injury according to coach Mike Sullivan. Simon was injured during Saturday’s 5-0 road loss to the San Jose Sharks. At 11:59 of the third period, Simon was engaged in a puck battle with Sharks defenseman...
