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Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin ‘ready’ to step up with Sidney Crosby out at least 6 weeks
NEWARK , N.J. – The Penguins practiced at Prudential Center on Thursday afternoon and had to skate on the facility’s auxiliary rink as the main event level was being used by the Michigan State men’s basketball team for practice in advance of its game against Seton Hall later in the...
Minor league report: Casey DeSmith, Penguins shut out Bears
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 28 saves in regulation and overtime then stopped all three shootout chances he faced to lead the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 1-0 home win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. It was DeSmith’s second shutout of the season....
Mark Madden: Penguins 4th line shows value during stretch of injuries
Mid-decade, the New York Islanders’ forward unit of Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin was dubbed the “best fourth line in hockey” — even though it often played more than their third line. Better to be a great fourth line than an OK third line. But that line was...
Sidney Crosby’s status remains uncertain for Penguins
NEWARK, N.J. — The status of Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby remains uncertain four days after he suffered or possibly aggravated an undisclosed injury which has him sidelined indefinitely. General manager Jim Rutherford declined to offer any updates when reached by phone by the Tribune-Review on Wednesday morning. “I don’t...
Empty Thoughts: Rangers 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Rangers. NEW YORK — This game started on a similar path as the Penguins’ previous four games in that they gave up the first goal of the game. And as was the case in their past three games, they gave up...
Penguins snap power-play cold spell, still lose to Rangers in OT
NEW YORK — For the fourth consecutive game, the Pittsburgh Penguins had allowed the opposition to race out to a multigoal lead. And for the fourth consecutive time, the Penguins found a way to adjust and climb back into the contest. But any hopes of claiming a lead for a...
Penguins forward Galchenyuk reunited with Jared McCann vs. Rangers
NEW YORK — Before Tuesday, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Alex Galchenyuk had played in only eight games this season, but he already has skated with three centers, having lined up with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jared McCann Tuesday against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, Galchenyuk was reunited...
Penguins’ Sam Lafferty expected to return to lineup
NEW YORK — Sam Lafferty has been to Gotham before. After all, he was in town last week when the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the New York Islanders at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. “It’s a pretty crazy place,” said the native of cozy Hollidaysburg. His most recent trek to New York was...
What’s going on with Sidney Crosby … and the Penguins’ power play?
Tuesday’s “Breakfast With Benz” podcast features Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer. He joins me for our weekly hockey chat. The biggest topic of conversation is Sidney Crosby. • How badly hurt is he? • How long can the Penguins get by without him? • What will the roster look...
Penguins notes: Power play gets practice time, Mike Sullivan OK with Matt Murray workload
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan was asked his assessment of how the power play looked during Monday’s practice. “Well… it’s, uhh… I don’t know how to respond to that,” Sullivan said after the session at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. “We scored some goals. So that’s progress, you know?”...
Penguins unconcerned with spate of recent early deficits
Three games over six days, three early deficits for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Is falling behind 3-0 in road games last week at the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders, and 2-0 at home Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks, indicative of mere circumstance and bad luck? Or indicative of a bad...
Jared McCann slots into injured Sidney Crosby’s role as Penguins’ 1st-line center
Jared McCann said “no” not once, not twice, but three times. The Pittsburgh Penguins 23-year-old center wanted no part of viewing his recent promotion to the top line to be translated that he was taking over the role of Sidney Crosby. “No, no … No,” McCann said after practice Monday...
Sidney Crosby will miss at least 1 game, not on trip with PenguinsVideo
The season is less than six weeks old, and already the Pittsburgh Penguins have played stretches without more than half their projected forward lineup and multiple games without multiple possible future Hall of Famers. But the unfortunate injury news Penguins players heard Monday was different. This time, it was regarding...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden: Steelers stop Rams, Sidney Crosby’s injury, Bryan Rust’s success
This week’s “Madden Monday” podcast focuses heavily on the Pittsburgh Steelers win over the Los Angeles Rams Sunday. Tim is sold on the Steelers’ defense. But Mark Madden has doubts about the offense. And for good reasons. But those reasons should have little to do with Mason Rudolph. We should...
Penguins value shot totals but do so differently than others
Mike Sullivan has copious accomplishments on his resume as Penguins coach. The two Stanley Cup rings he, presumably, has stored in a safe or sock drawer are testament to that. There are wins, too. Lots of them. His 184 victories are the third best in franchise history. He even has...
Mt. Pleasant woman, 102, among veterans honored at Penguins gameVideo
Melva Simon didn’t just get to see her first Pittsburgh Penguins game in person on Saturday night. She was a guest of honor. Simon, 102, of Mt. Pleasant was among a group of veterans to whom the Penguins paid tribute throughout the evening in advance of the Veterans Day holiday...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 shootout win against the Blackhawks: First things first, there was no update on forward Sidney Crosby. The Penguins’ captain left the game with 18:09 left in the third period due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan suggested there might be an update on Monday...
Penguins rally to defeat Blackhawks in shootout but lose Crosby to injuryVideo
Half a decade has rolled by since the previous occasion the Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks. On Saturday, the Penguins snapped that slump of 10 games with a 3-2 shootout victory at PPG Paints Arena. But of greater significance is the well being of captain Sidney Crosby. He left the...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta returns with BlackhawksVideo
It wasn’t just hot. It was humid. It was sweaty. It was parts-of-your-skin-stick-to-other-parts-of-your skin hot. On June 20, 2012, Pittsburgh was in the midst of a searing heat wave with temperatures routinely in the low 90s. The NHL was staging is entry draft that weekend and, as is typically the...
Penguins’ Kris Letang ‘week-to-week’ with lower-body injuryVideo
There is no definite timetable for Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang’s return from the lower-body injury he suffered Tuesday in Boston, but it will be at least a week. Coach Mike Sullivan said Letang’s status is “week-to-week,” which is not a downgrade in the team’s eyes from what was previously...
Jared McCann, Penguins benefit from shaking up linesVideo
Jared McCann didn’t score a hat trick in his first game with his new Pittsburgh Penguins linemates, but he did hit for the cycle. McCann hasn’t been with the Penguins a full calendar year — that won’t happen until Feb. 1, 2020 — but when he joined Evgeni Malkin and...
First Call: Penguins’ schedule eases up; Raiders’ win bad for Steelers; Stephen A. Smith’s huge contract
So when does the load get lighter for the Pittsburgh Penguins? Maybe now. Over the last three games, the Penguins have faced Pacific Division-leading Edmonton, Atlantic Division-leading Boston and the New York Islanders, who were in the midst of a 10-game winning streak entering their game Thursday. And then Bryan...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Islanders 3 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 overtime win against the Islanders. The Penguins claimed they weren’t looking for revenge against the Islanders. Yeah, they were fully aware of how this opponent had humiliated them roughly seven months prior and acknowledged that recent history when speaking with reporters on Thursday morning. But...
Bryan Rust leads Penguins to OT win, snapping Islanders’ 10-game winning streakVideo
NEW YORK — For the second consecutive game, the Pittsburgh Penguins ventured into an opponent’s venue and spotted the home team, already in the midst of a winning streak, a three-goal lead. And for the second contest in a row, the Penguins overcame that deficit, scoring three unanswered goals to...
Can Penguins’ Alex Galchenyuk build off his strong game in Boston?Video
NEW YORK — The Penguins’ furious comeback attempt Monday against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden had plenty of contributors. There was Nick Bjugstad, who collected his first goal of the season after injuries and futility had stymied him throughout October. And rookie John Marino, a native of North Easton,...
