Penguins/NHL category, Page 309
Sidney Crosby: Penguins must learn from outdoor lossVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has a philosophy about losses. Given how this season has gone, it’s almost become a mantra. It applies to the gut-wrenching 4-3 overtime loss the Penguins suffered in an NHL Stadium Series game Saturday night in Philadelphia the same way it applies to...
Penguins lose Brian Dumoulin, Kris Letang to injuryVideo
PHILADELPHIA — In the midst of a phenomenal season, Kris Letang might be the Pittsburgh Penguins’ MVP. Brian Dumoulin could be one of the most underrated defensemen in the league. In a development that could prove monumentally detrimental to the team’s playoff hopes, both were injured on the same play...
Penguins let late lead slip away, lose Stadium Series game to FlyersVideo
PHILADELPHIA — A rainy mess of a Stadium Series game at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night was mostly disastrous for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Claude Giroux scored with 3 minutes, 1 second left in overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory. The Penguins led by two goals with...
Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist gets top-line assignment for outdoor game
PHILADELPHIA — Having failed to record a point in his previous 14 games, Patric Hornqvist received a serious boost before Saturday’s Stadium Series game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers. He was bumped up to the right-wing spot on the team’s top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel....
Pulling the goalie in the second period? Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has considered it
PHILADELPHIA – When the NHL announced Saturday afternoon that the Stadium Series game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers would be played as scheduled, the press release contained a long list of contingencies. The one with the greatest potential impact on the outcome of the game was straight out...
For Penguins, taking it outside requires some adjustments
PHILADELPHIA — As he manned his Lincoln Financial Field net at practice for the NHL Stadium Series matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers scheduled for Saturday night, goalie Matt Murray was first struck by the similarities to, not the differences from, a regular indoor rink. “I’ve only played...
Outdoor game between Penguins, Flyers still scheduled for Saturday night faceoff
Opening faceoff for the Stadium Series game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers at Lincoln Financial Field remains scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday night. “While we are expecting a chance of a relatively light amount of precipitation in and around the game window, current forecasts are indicating that we...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin to meet Flyers for first time since stick-swinging suspension
PHILADELPHIA – In the old days of the rivalry between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers, there’s little doubt Evgeni Malkin would have been starting off Saturday’s Stadium Series game with a fight. These days, it’s no sure thing. The last time the teams met Feb. 11 at Wells Fargo...
Penguins make changes after humbling loss to San Jose
PHILADELPHIA – Putting aside the extracurricular activities associated with a Stadium Series game, the Pittsburgh Penguins had some work to do at Friday’s practice at Lincoln Financial Field. They had to make some changes after a particularly uninspired 4-0 loss to San Jose on Thursday. Most notably, coach Mike Sullivan...
Penguins, Sidney Crosby hope to dodge raindrops in outdoor game
PHILADELPHIA – Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan didn’t major in meteorology at Boston University. That much was clear after his team practiced at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday afternoon. “From our standpoint, we can’t get distracted by the things we can’t control,” Sullivan said. “We’re not going to worry about...
Penguins-Flyers Stadium Series game still set for Saturday night … for now
The NHL Stadium Series game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers is still set for 8 p.m. Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field, the league announced Friday afternoon. In a press release, the league said “despite there being some level of precipitation in the forecast,” preparations are ongoing to...
First call: Crowded playoff picture puts more pressure on Penguins
In “First Call” Friday, we look at the jam-packed NHL Eastern Conference. The NBA may lower its age restriction. And Pitt hoops needs some time to recover. It`s getting dicey With their 4-0 loss at home to San Jose, the Penguins failed to pick up any points Thursday. Carolina had...
Tim Benz, Jonathan Bombulie discuss what to watch for in Penguins-Flyers outdoor game
Tribune-Review Penguins beat writer Jonathan Bombulie is in Philadelphia for the Penguins-Flyers Stadium Series game Saturday. He joins me for Friday’s Sided.co podcast. Is Evgeni Malkin going to have to fight after his recent stick-swinging incident against the Flyers? What’s the backup plan for the weather if it turns bad?...
Pearson, Penguins watching weather in advance of outdoor game in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – After coming close twice before, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Tanner Pearson is anxious to play in his first outdoor NHL game, an NHL Stadium Series matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers at Lincoln Financial Field scheduled for Saturday night. Give the weather forecast, though, his wait might extend another day....
Penguins have no choice but to treat outdoor game as serious business
PHILADELPHIA — As the Pittsburgh Penguins practiced Friday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field in preparation for their Stadium Series game against the Philadelphia Flyers, a wave of pleasant nostalgia came over goalie Matt Murray. In his mind, he was a kid again, breathing in the cold air of Thunder Bay,...
Penguins struggle against the West again, get shut out by Sharks
Perhaps it’s a good thing the Pittsburgh Penguins play their next 10 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. They haven’t gotten anything to show from their recent matchups against the best the West has to offer. The Penguins have lost just twice in their past six games, and both...
Sharks present ‘different challenges’ for Crosby, Penguins
The only game the Pittsburgh Penguins have lost in their past five occurred against Calgary, the team with the most points in the Western Conference. The team with the second-most points in the West, the San Jose Sharks, present the latest challenge on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena. Not...
Bad weather in the forecast? It must be a Penguins outdoor game.
They can’t say they’re not used to it by now. The forecast for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Stadium Series game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field is promising a soggy mess. The National Weather Service in Philadelphia is calling for a 90 percent chance of rain starting...
NBC ready to cover all bases in Flyers-Penguins Stadium Series game
NBC plans to have all the angles covered when it televises the Stadium Series game between the Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field. That means increasing its production crew considerably. “We will have about 40 cameras in this outside game, and that is a little...
Penguins turn to Casey DeSmith in goal against Sharks
With the Pittsburgh Penguins playing amid a stretch of five games in eight days, coach Mike Sullivan figured it was the right time to get backup Casey DeSmith another start. DeSmith will start in goal Thursday night when the Penguins play the San Jose Sharks, the team with the second-most...
U mad, bro? Jim Rutherford, Steelers fans among those angry with ‘media’
“U mad, bro?” this week features a celebrity Penguins appearance. Multiple attacks on the media. And the usual amount of people bashing Antonio Brown and Mike Tomlin. We start with a celebrity entry from Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford! He is blaming the media for fan perception of defenseman Jack...
Bragging rights at stake for Penguins’ Aston-Reese, Sharks’ Labanc
Zach Aston-Reese is looking forward to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game Thursday night against San Jose, and not simply because it will be his fifth consecutive game on the ice since he missed 13 with an injury. Aston-Reese will be playing against Sharks right winger Kevin Labanc. Like Aston-Reese, Labanc is...
Penguins fans have last chance to submit new Mike Lange catchphrase
“Scratch my back with a hacksaw.” “He smoked him like a bad cigar!” Pittsburghers know these phrases well. They mean the Penguins just scored a goal. Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange, along with the Penguins Radio Network and S&T Bank, is looking for a new catchphrase — aka Lange-ism...
Penguins GM Jim Rutherford backs Jack Johnson, lays out deadline plan
Given the abundance of high-end talent reportedly available on the rental market, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford could absolutely make a sexy addition to his roster before Monday’s NHL trade deadline. He is not, however, trying to aggressively reshape a defense corps that he is largely pleased with. And...
Puddy from ‘Seinfeld’ makes special appearance at Penguins-Devils game
It was “90s Night” in New Jersey for the Penguins-Devils game Wednesday. The Pens won 4-3. But the Devils had their fun before the game. Because the team’s number one fictional fan was on hand: Puddy from “Seinfeld.” Yes, actor Patrick Warburton was in attendance to reprise his role for...
