Penguins/NHL category, Page 265

There are a myriad of ways the Pittsburgh Penguins miss captain Sidney Crosby, currently sidelined as he recuperates from surgery for a core muscle injury. Five-on-five effectiveness, proficiency on the power play, execution in overtime, etc. Just about everything the team does on the ice is duller because of his...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. In nine NHL games this season, Blandisi has two points (one goal, one assist). He has played in eight AHL contests and has four points (two goals, two assists). The Penguins had a scheduled day off...

Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Devils. Of all the questions or criticisms lobbed at Matt Murray throughout his half decade in the NHL, playing too much hasn’t really been one of them. He’s either platooned the goaltending position with Marc-Andre Fleury or he’s been too injured to...

Forward Andrew Agozzino had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on Friday. The Penguins (11-5-1-1) also got two goals from forward Stefan Noesen as well as three assists from forward Adam...

Alex Galchenyuk is the only Pittsburgh Penguins forward without a goal, but Mike Sullivan said it has nothing to do with his shot. “He can really shoot,” the coach said before Friday’s game against the New Jersey Devils. Galchenyuk has only five shots on goal in the past five games,...

Anytime John Hynes assumes his spot behind the visiting bench at PPG Paints Arena, he can look up and see five Stanley Cup banners. The two of the most recent vintages might not have been possible without the contributions of the New Jersey Devils’ coach. Hynes wasn’t a member of...

Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders. NEW YORK — Jake Guentzel was standing there. Chest out. Perfect posture. Hands on his hips. Equipment bag at his feet. As reporters were allowed into the Penguins’ dressing room, Guentzel was waiting for them. He was ready to claim...

NEW YORK — Derick Brassard’s time with the Pittsburgh Penguins was a massive disappointment. Few would dispute that. Brassard sure didn’t offer a counterargument when he visited PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday as a member of the New York Islanders. He didn’t agree with it, either. In fact, he had...

NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Zach Trotman on Thursday from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Trotman, 29, has appeared in eight AHL games this season and has five points (two goals, three assists). He opened the season on long-term injured reserve because of a sports hernia....

Penguins fans, sick of the New York Islanders yet? I already was after the playoffs last spring. And I sure as heck am now! On Thursday night, we will witness the third game in 14 days between these two clubs. The Penguins won Game 1 of the season series 4-3...

The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Graham Knott in exchange for forward Joseph Cramarossa in a minor-league trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. Knott, 22, was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. A second-round pick in the 2015 draft, he hasn’t panned out in three pro seasons. This year, he’s been with the...

Justin Schultz began practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, but the veteran defenseman did not end the session at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. It is not known why Schultz left about midway through the hourlong practice. After practice ended, coach Mike Sullivan was asked if there was...

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan’s assessment of his team’s play during overtime of Tuesday’s game was not kind. “I didn’t think we were very good at all,” Sullivan said after a 5-4 loss to the New York Islanders. “I just thought our details were brutal.” So with the same opponent...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have played terrific. Structurally and fundamentally, they’ve been at their best since the 2016 and ’17 Stanley Cup seasons. Their defense and penalty-kill are top-notch. Their speed and energy are high. They are 11-7-3 and hold the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot despite a crippling slew of...

Observations from the Penguins’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Islanders: When the NHL instituted three-on-three overtime prior to the 2015-16 season in the name of avoiding those unappetizing shootouts, it was automatically assumed the skilled and fleet Penguins would benefit. And sure enough, they did. In the first three seasons...

As he participated in Tuesday’s morning skate at PPG Paints Arena, Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist was in an area where anyone with even a passing interest in the team over the past five years could safely assume he would typically inhabit. Near the crease. Hornqvist, who has been sidelined due...

Forward Jan Drozg scored two goals and recorded an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 home win against the Cincinnati Cyclones at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling on Tuesday. A fifth-round pick of the Penguins in 2017, Drozg is now fourth in scoring in the ECHL with 18 points...