Penguins/NHL category, Page 271
Minor league report: Di Pauli, Noesen each score two goals as Penguins beat Phantoms
Forwards Thomas Di Pauli and Stefan Noesen each scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 home win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forward Adam Johnson added a goal and two assists for the Penguins (12-6-1-1) while forward...
Penguins offense makes up for shaky goaltending in wild win over CanucksVideo
Like a lot offices around the United States on the eve of Thanksgiving, the Penguins weren’t quite at their best at the work site Wednesday. They cut a few corners, slacked off a little and got a bit behind. But, ultimately, they finished the job before leaving for the night...
Matt Murray returns to the Penguins’ lineup
After serving as the backup goaltender to Tristan Jarry in Monday’s 3-2 overtime home win against the Calgary Flames, Matt Murray will return to the lineup for Wednesday’s home contest against the Vancouver Canucks, according to coach Mike Sullivan. In four career games against the Canucks, Murray has a 2-2-0...
Ex-Penguins forward Tanner Pearson rediscovers his confidence with Canucks
Tanner Pearson doesn’t dispute the notion that his play with the Penguins was underwhelming. In fact, he even uses a word some might consider a vulgarity to describe it. “It kind of (stunk),” Pearson said. “At the same time, it’s hockey. It happens. When things started declining, I kind of...
Thanksgiving has universal appeal for the Penguins
Thanksgiving can be difficult for Bryan Rust. Over the years, it has become a day that has caused heartbreak, anger, tension and all other kinds of negative emotions. And it’s easy to understand why. He’s a Detroit Lions fan. Through the first 27 years of his life, the native of...
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun shows value in ragging the puck
The vocabulary of hockey can be intriguing. There are plenty of terms that are self-explanatory, like a “slap shot” or the “blue paint.” Others such as “barn” or “long change” require a brief conversation to explain. Plenty of words sound like something cool. “Dangle” or “snipe” come to mind. Then...
Penguins forward Brandon Tanev ready to face his brother again
For countless Americans, Wednesday night will be a reunion, with families gathering on the eve of Thanksgiving. It will serve the same purpose for one Canadian clan that will make the roughly six-hour trek from East York, Ont., in the Toronto suburbs to Pittsburgh. The Tanevs will have the opportunity...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s recovery continuesVideo
As has been the case for most of the past two weeks, Sidney Crosby did not participate in the Penguins’ practice in Cranberry on Tuesday. Rehabilitation from surgery to correct a core muscle injury has sidelined the Penguins’ captain. The team announced he will be sidelined a minimum of six...
Tim Benz, Brian Metzer: Finally, Penguins win in overtime, Alex Galchenyuk scores
After losing three straight overtime games, the Pittsburgh Penguins finally won one. After playing 14 games as a Penguin, Alex Galchenyuk finally scored a goal. Those were the two biggest stories emerging from the Penguins’ 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames Monday night. That’s where Brian Metzer and I start...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Flames 2 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames. Alex Galchenyuk has been exhausted for most of the past two months. Physically, yes. But more so mentally. As a former 30-goal scorer and a top pick in an NHL draft (No. 3 overall in 2012), there have been...
Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters accused of using racial slurs
During the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena on Monday night, Flames coach Bill Peters was accused of using racial slurs by former NHL forward Akim Aliu. Aliu, a native of Nigeria who grew up in Ukraine and Canada, wrote on Twitter that Peters...
Alex Galchenyuk breaks through in Penguins’ OT win over FlamesVideo
For weeks Alex Galchenyuk worked. As his more established and productive teammates were economic with their work at practice and usually spent no more than a handful of minutes on the ice past the time scheduled by coaches, Galchenyuk remained on rinks in Cranberry, downtown Pittsburgh, Dallas and Newark, N.J....
Kris Letang to return to Penguins lineup; Tristan Jarry startingVideo
Penguins All-Star defenseman Kris Letang will return to the lineup for Monday’s game against the Calgary Flames according to Mike Sullivan. The team activated Letang from injured reserve earlier in the day. Injured Nov. 4, he has missed eight games because of an undisclosed ailment. In 15 games this season,...
Dominik Simon isn’t out of position at center for PenguinsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dominik Simon is usually out of position. Listed as a center, Simon predominantly has played as winger since he began playing in North America with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2015-16. And through the vast majority of his NHL existence, Simon mostly has lined up on the wing...
Penguins seeking improvement in faceoffs
Toward the late stages of practice in Cranberry on Sunday, four members of the Penguins roster met at center ice with head coach Mike Sullivan and assistant coach Mark Recchi. The four players who congregated with Sullivan and Recchi were Teddy Blueger, Evgeni Malkin, Jared McCann and Dominik Simon, each...
Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist’s 1st career fight was not memorableVideo
Through 734 career games, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist has amassed 376 penalty minutes. Only five of those have come from a fighting major. Hornqvist would beg to differ over that designation, however. “I don’t know about that,” he said after Sunday’s practice. “Yeah, I got five minutes, but …”...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returns to practiceVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to practice Sunday in Cranberry, the first time he skated with teammates since suffering an undisclosed injury Nov. 4. Letang practiced with no restrictions on contract and reported positive results afterward. “I’m feeling good,” said Letang, who has missed eight games. “It was fun...
Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snapped
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 26 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 loss at home to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Penguins (11-6-1-1). Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s next game is at home against the rival Lehigh Valley...
Penguins struggle to replace Sidney Crosby on faceoffs
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...
Penguins assign Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
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...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Devils 1
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...
Minor League Report: Andrew Agozzino leads Penguins to sixth straight win
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...
Penguins take control in 3rd period to handily defeat Devils at homeVideo
Tristan Jarry has his job figured out. “All I’m trying to do is get in front of the puck,” the Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender said. “It’s something, I guess, is my job so I’m just going to try to do it to the best of my ability.” He makes it...
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan says Alex Galchenyuk needs to find ‘the quiet ice’
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,...
Devils coach John Hynes still carries respect with Penguins
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...
