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Penguins’ Jack Johnson takes quiet approach to wearing ‘A’
Veteran defenseman Jack Johnson said he has been honored to wear the letter ‘A’ on his Pittsburgh Penguins jersey as an alternate captain while Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Brian Dumoulin and Patric Hornqvist have been injured or ill. “It’s always an honor to wear a letter on an NHL jersey,”...
Penguins’ Bryan Rust shooting, scoring at a quicker paceVideo
Bryan Rust has no need to apologize for shooting more often this season. He fills a void on a Pittsburgh Penguins roster that has been depleted by injuries. Plus, he makes a good point when he says, “This year, I may have shot the puck more than I have in...
Evgeni Malkin withheld from Penguins’ practice because of illness
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin continues to recover from an illness which sidelined him for Thursday’s 1-0 overtime home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Malkin, who is the fourth member of the roster to be stricken with an undisclosed illness, was withheld from practice in Cranberry on Friday for precautionary...
Penguins assign Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Joseph Blandisi is on the move again. A day after being recalled under emergency conditions, the Penguins forward was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. With forward Evgeni Malkin sidelined, Blandisi was summoned to play in Thursday’s 1-0 overtime win against the rival Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG...
First Call: Antonio Brown struts his Google status, John Tortorella pouts after Pens lossVideo
In “First Call” Friday, Antonio Brown is bragging about his wild “popularity,” John Tortorella wasn’t happy after Thursday’s loss in Pittsburgh, and Rob Gronkowski is staying retired. This made his day Antonio Brown spent most of the day melting down on social media again Thursday. I simply think he has...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 1, Blue Jackets 0 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 1-0 win against the Blue Jackets: Jake Guentzel was out of position on Thursday. Sure, he’s listed as a center. But he’s not a center. Yet, with all the maladies the Penguins are contending with, they were limited with who they could use as the No....
Bryan Rust’s goal gives Penguins more bang for the buck in win vs. Blue JacketsVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are scheduled to be on the road Friday and Saturday to face the Cleveland Monsters at venerable Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse near the frosty shores of the Cuyahoga River. It will be a showcase of two of the American Hockey League’s more prominent franchises. For those reluctant to...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin out vs. Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss Thursday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena because of an illness, according to coach Mike Sullivan. He is the fourth member of the team struck by an illness in recent weeks, joining forward Zach Aston-Reese as well as defensemen...
Ex-Penguins prospect Scott Harrington finds fit with Blue Jackets
“He’s probably scratched tonight.” That was the warning a Columbus Blue Jackets media relations staffer offered to a Pittsburgh reporter inquiring about the availability of defenseman Scott Harrington on Nov. 29. As his teammates conducted pregame interviews then shuffled off to takes showers, change into street clothes and head home...
Penguins recall Joseph Blandisi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have recalled forward Joseph Blandisi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis. The parameters of that emergency are unclear, however. The Penguins did not stage a morning skate in advance of Thursday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and did not have media...
Penguins podcast: Pittsburgh looking for bounce back outing against Columbus
It’s our weekly Pittsburgh Penguins podcast with TribLive beat writer Seth Rorabaugh. Lots to get into here, after a rotten second period spoiled Tuesday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. We get into why it happened and who was at fault. Tristan Jarry wasn’t quite as sharp in goal as...
Minor league report: Penguins drop fourth straight to Americans
Forward Jan Drozg had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 loss to the Rochester Americans at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. on Wednesday. Forward Sam Miletic scored the other goal for the Penguins (13-9-3-1) while goaltender Casey DeSmith made 26 saves in the...
Penguins’ Chad Ruhwedel provides steady presence on defense
Thanks in no small part to goaltender Tristan Jarry’s recent efforts, the Pittsburgh Penguins have allowed only 85 goals in 31 games. But don’t ignore the defensemen’s contributions. Only two Eastern Conference teams, the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins, have surrendered fewer goals this season, and the Penguins have...
Penguins get face-off practice assist from Matt Cullen
Matt Cullen was back at practice Wednesday with the Pittsburgh Penguins but with no intention of making a comeback at the age of 43. At the request of coach Mike Sullivan, Cullen conducted face-off practice, a job he occasionally has performed throughout the season. “It’s an area of the game...
Tim Benz: Young Jedi Tristan Jarry should rebound after Penguins’ ‘Star Wars’ night loss
AT&T SportsNet’s Penguins reporter Dan Potash got into the mood for “Star Wars” night at PPG Paints Arena Tuesday. The Force is with me...how about you?? Puck drop is seconds away! -DP #StarWarsThemeNight @penguins @NHLNetwork pic.twitter.com/QaAPxD9Yqk— AT&T SportsNet™ PIT (@ATTSportsNetPIT) December 11, 2019 Unfortunately for the Pens, the Montreal Canadiens...
Empty Thoughts: Canadiens 4, Penguins 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 loss to the Canadiens: Canadiens coach Claude Julien has faced the Penguins enough times to know what they’re all about. Speed, skating, scoring. And special teams, specifically the power play. “Tonight, we’ve got another challenge against a team that’s usually pretty dangerous on the power...
Tristan Jarry sets Penguins’ record for shutout sequence
When it comes to Penguins goaltending, there is a trinity of Tom Barrasso, Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Murray at the top of the group of men who have tended the pipes for the franchise. They’re the only three to win a Stanley Cup for the Penguins as the starting goaltender,...
Flat second period dooms Penguins in loss to CanadiensVideo
Through the first two-plus months of the season, there are plenty of factors you could point to for any of the defeats the Pittsburgh Penguins have experienced. • Injuries? Very much so. The Penguins largely have hobbled through the season with players of varying importance sidelined because of maladies ranging...
Washington (Pa.) native Riley Barber debuts against PenguinsVideo
The pronouns still trip up Riley Barber. Even after being a professional for five seasons and with the considerable gulf of time in having taken up residence in Michigan for well over a decade, he still mixes up “we” and “they” when it comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins. “When ‘we’...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against Canadiens
The Penguins will start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Tuesday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena. Jarry enters the contest with a shutout sequence of 144:51, including back-to-back shutouts in his previous two games. In 11 games this season, he has 7-4-0 record along with a 1.82 goals...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry’s stock rises while Matt Murray struggles
In this week’s Penguins podcast, I talk hockey with Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer. After we discuss the Def Leppard-Motley Crue-Poison concert, of course. We analyze Tristan Jarry’s efforts to open up the goaltending job. We also flashback to Phil Kessel’s return. The victory over Detroit. And Matt Murray’s...
Penguins forward Dominik Kahun continues to find rewardsVideo
Dominik Kahun wasn’t quite sure if he could raise his arms. During the third period of a 5-3 road win at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena, Kahun darted through the Red Wings’ beleaguered defense on something of a broken play and scored his eighth goal of the season with a wrist...
Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson had ‘great relationship’ with Marc Crawford
With 14 years of NHL experience, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson has played for his fair share of coaches. Seven, in fact. The first was Marc Crawford with the Los Angeles Kings. Crawford was given a leave of absence from his assistant coach role with the Chicago Blackhawks after allegations...
Pittsburgh Penguins players make annual holiday visit to UPMC Children’s Hospital
The Pittsburgh Penguins made the holidays a little brighter for patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on Monday. Donning Santa caps, the players stopped by several rooms at the hospital to drop off gifts such as stuffed penguins, hats and calendars. They spent time talking, posing for photos and...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel misses practice
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel missed Monday’s practice in Cranberry with an illness, coach Mike Sullivan said. Ruhwedel is coming off his best game of the season during Saturday’s 5-3 road win against the Detroit Red Wings. He had a goal and an assist in that game. It was his first...
