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Justin Schultz said decision to return will be his to makeVideo
Justin Schultz isn’t making any promises about when he will return to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup, but the veteran defenseman said Thursday the decision is his to make. “It’s up to me (and) when I feel I’m ready to play, I’ll be in,” Schultz said after taking part in an...
Pucks hitting the net but not getting past Penguins’ Matt Murray
In back-to-back games, goalie Matt Murray has faced a combined 90 shots. That he has turned aside 88 of them has as much to do with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ modest two-game winning streak as anything else. Murray backstopped the Penguins to a 4-1 win on Monday at Philadelphia and a...
Short-handed goal brings ‘energy’ to Rust, Penguins in win over Oilers
The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the distinction of giving up the most short-handed goals in the NHL this season. They have taken steps lately to counter that dubious accomplishment by becoming among the league leaders in scoring them. Bryan Rust’s short-handed goal at 2:30 of the second period erased a one-goal...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin understands, accepts punishment, still upset at Michael RafflVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin knows he was wrong when he swung his stick near the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl. But he’s eager to put the one-game suspension behind him, accept the lost wages and concentrate on what really matters: rallying himself and his team over the...
Fourth-liner Aston-Reese ready to build on return from hand injury
With his first game in over a month out of the way, Zach Aston-Reese is looking to increase his hockey conditioning for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Skating on a fourth line Wednesday night in a 3-1 victory against the Edmonton Oilers, Aston-Reese played in his first game since Jan. 8 when...
Gaining confidence in leg is last step for Penguins’ Justin Schultz
Justin Schultz isn’t making any promises about when he will return to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup, but the veteran defenseman said Thursday the decision is his to make. “It’s up to me (and) when I feel I’m ready to play, I’ll be in,” Schultz said after taking part in an...
Matt Murray turns back Connor McDavid, leads Penguins past OilersVideo
The matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers is often billed as a battle between Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. It’s probably more apt, though, to call it a showdown between McDavid and Matt Murray. After all, the goalie’s the one taking a hands-on approach to keeping the superstar...
Zach Aston-Reese probable, Dominik Simon likely out for Penguins vs. Oilers
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Zach Aston-Reese won’t be looking to pick any fights against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Other than that, he’s ready to go. Out since suffering a hand injury in a Jan. 8 fight, Aston-Reese is probable to make his return to the lineup against the Oilers....
Penguins shelve outrage over Evgeni Malkin suspension
The way Kris Letang sees it, “screaming in the media” wouldn’t put Evgeni Malkin back in the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. So he didn’t. And neither did any of his teammates. Reaction was largely muted to the news that Malkin would have to serve...
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid show off individual strengths when superstars collide
As the face of the NHL and his heir apparent get set to face off for the sixth time in their careers Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena, a clear pattern has emerged in the one-on-one battle between Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. McDavid (3 goals, 6 assists) has decisively...
Penguins defense faces stern test with Olli Maatta injured, Connor McDavid in townVideo
With the game’s most dangerous offensive player in town, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be breaking in a new-look defense corps. With Olli Maatta out indefinitely with an apparent shoulder injury, Chad Ruhwedel looks set to play his first NHL game since Nov. 19. Justin Schultz continues to skate with the...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin suspended 1 game for swing of stick
Evgeni Malkin will serve a one-game suspension for swinging his stick at the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl in a 4-1 Penguins victory on Monday night. Late in the third period, Malkin and Raffl were engaged in a physical battle in the neutral zone. Raffl gave Malkin a...
Penguins place Olli Maatta on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without defenseman Olli Maatta for an undetermined amount of time after the team placed him on injured reserve Tuesday afternoon. Maatta, 24, sustained an upper-body injury after taking a hit Monday night in the Penguins’ 4-1 victory in Philadelphia. Maatta left the ice favoring his...
Penguins add minor-league defenseman in trade with Columbus
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired minor-league defenseman Blake Siebenaler from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday in exchange for a conditional draft pick. Siebenaler, 22, was a third-round pick in the 2014 draft. The 6-foot-2, 207-pound right-handed shooter was known for his skating and puck-moving skills in junior hockey with the...
Penguins’ Garrett Wilson has tasted success against Flyers’ rookie goalie Carter Hart
PHILADELPHIA – The long-standing rivalry between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers will feature a new element Monday night. For the first time in a long time, the Flyers have a goaltender to be excited about. Carter Hart, a 20-year-old rookie, is expected to start against the Penguins. He’s 8-0...
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan takes steps to fix shorthanded goal problem
PHILADELPHIA – After watching his team give up 12 shorthanded goals this season, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan appears to have finally reached his breaking point. At morning skate as the Penguins prepared to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night, Sullivan had two defensemen on each power-play unit....
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin probable to play against Flyers
PHILADELPHIA – After missing the five previous games with an upper-body injury, Evgeni Malkin is probable to play against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. Malkin was injured on a hit by Tampa Bay’s Dan Girardi in a Jan. 30 game. The Penguins went...
Penguins’ Nick Bjugstad OK after being sliced by skate
PHILADELPHIA – Hockey players get used to suffering all sorts of unusual injuries, but this was a new one for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad. In the third period of Saturday’s 5-4 Penguins loss at Tampa Bay, defenseman Mikhail Sergachev’s skate came up and slice through his jersey and into...
Penguins get much-needed win against rival Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — Matt Murray and the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t be submitting the video of their victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night to the Carnegie Museum of Art. But looking at the standings and the calendar, it’s long past time for the Penguins to stop worrying about artistic merit....
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin faces possible suspension for stick swing
PHILADELPHIA — Evgeni Malkin made a positive impact on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night in his return from a five-game absence because of an upper-body injury. They’ll have to wait to hear from the league to know whether they’ll have him in the lineup again Wednesday night against Edmonton....
Slumping power play latest obstacle for struggling Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had no shortage of hurdles standing in the way of their prospective prosperity this season. For a while, they were giving up odd-man rushes like it was going out of style. Occasionally, the goaltending was leaky. From time to time, they weren’t showing up with the...
Could Penguins’ Sidney Crosby challenge other Mario Lemieux marks?
For decades, Mario Lemieux’s name stood atop most every significant statistical list in the Pittsburgh Penguins record book. On Saturday night, Sidney Crosby finally elbowed his way in there. Crosby played his 916th career game as the Penguins lost 5-4 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, breaking Lemieux’s record of 915....
Penguins’ Garrett Wilson finally nets first NHL goal
TAMPA, Fla. – Nearly five years after making his NHL debut, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Garrett Wilson has finally scored a goal. Wilson finished off a two-on-one break with Teddy Blueger in the first period of Saturday night’s 5-4 Penguins loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was the 60th game...
Penguins’ grip on playoff spot loosens with loss at Tampa BayVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — After they played another wild, physical, barnburner Saturday night, there’s no doubt a playoff matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning would be a treat. Only problem is, there’s no guarantee the Penguins are going to get to the playoffs. Tyler Johnson broke a third-period...
Inconsistency could keep Penguins from early postseason clinching
Coming into Saturday’s games, the teams in second through ninth place in the Eastern Conference were separated by seven points. At least one good team will be sitting at home disappointed when the playoffs start. Given their inconsistency, it’s reasonable to expect the Pittsburgh Penguins will be fighting for their...
