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Connor Dewar has been a perfect fit with the PenguinsVideo
Connor Dewar has been a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins for over a year, and he’s been perfect. Not in terms of how he plays, mind you. There’s always room for improvement with any fourth-liner. But he has had perfect attendance. Since he debuted with the Penguins on March 9,...
Undermanned Penguins come back to defeat Mammoth on road
The Pittsburgh Penguins have pledged all the typical platitudes in response to all typical queries about playing without the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. It’s “next man up” and “everyone has to contribute more” and so on and so forth. Those are unoriginal cliches, to be certain. But...
Minor league report: Penguins lose 5th consecutive game in overtimeVideo
Forward Joona Koppanen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Defensemen Ryan Graves and Finn Harding each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (36-14-6-2), which has lost a season-worst five consecutive...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Penguins should lean on most confident player in shootouts
After Friday’s NHL games, the Pittsburgh Penguins were two points clear in a playoff spot. They are 3-3-3 without injured captain Sidney Crosby, 1-1-2 without Crosby and the suspended Evgeni Malkin, who will sit one more game. Splitting the points through the absences of their two star forwards seems the...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 4Video
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 20 saves on 23 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 20-7-3. Forward Melvin Fernstrom recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (36-14-5-2), which has lost four consecutive...
First Call: Potential Isaac Seumalo replacement available for Steelers; Penguins see Columbus getting closer
A potential replacement for Isaac Seumalo is now available for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Penguins’ loss in Las Vegas was compounded by Columbus’ result. Now they have to head to Utah. Plus, the Robert Morris hockey team is set to open its Atlantic Hockey semifinal in Connecticut. All that in...
Penguins struggle in road loss to Golden Knights
If what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, the Pittsburgh Penguins are presumably eager to vacate Vegas. Especially since wins rarely seem to happen there for them. Skating once again without the services of superstar forwards Sidney Crosby (suspected right leg injury) and Evgeni Malkin (suspension), the Penguins were unable...
SEA board blasts Fenway Sports Group’s ‘profiteering’ amid Pittsburgh Penguins sale
The $1.7 billion sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Hoffmann Family of Companies was approved Thursday by the Sports & Exhibition Authority Board — but not before board members called out former owner Fenway Sports Group for its “profiteering.” Pending NHL approval, the sale would result in an $800...
Penguins recall defenseman Alexander Alexeyev from AHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Alexander Alexeyev from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday morning. In a related transaction, fellow defenseman Ryan Graves was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning loan. Alexeyev, 26, joined the Penguins organization last summer as a free agent. A 6-foot-4, left-handed shot, he...
Depth has made a difference for the Penguins this season. Is that a surprise?
The Pittsburgh Penguins staged a reunion with members of their 2016 Stanley Cup championship team Jan. 31. And forward Bryan Rust, who is still an active member of the team, participated in the festivities. Things weren’t exactly ideal for him as he was suspended and took to the ice for...
U mad, bro?: Fans are twisted about Cam Heyward’s contact, Penguins’ shootout failuresVideo
This week’s “U mad, bro?” takes some pretty wild swings at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ shootout problem, their lack of activity at the trade deadline and Cameron Heyward’s contract extension with the Steelers. We also managed to work in some dialogue about “Star Wars” and “Planet of the Apes.” So, yeah....
Penguins’ struggles continue with shootouts
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, 5-4, in a shootout at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. The result dropped their record in shootouts to 1-10 this season, by far the worst such mark in franchise history since the NHL introduced the shootout in 2005. Here...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out by Royals
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 31 saves on 32 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 1-0 loss to the Reading Royals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va., on Wednesday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 12-7-5. Wheeling (34-16-3-3) has been shut out four times this season. Highlights: The Nailers’ next...
Hard-hitting Penguins defenseman Connor Clifton finally finding steady work
As far as “ironman” streaks go, 10 consecutive games isn’t all that impressive. If anything, it’s probably more accurate to identify that figure with a more brittle metal such as tungsten. But that tabulation — accrued between Jan. 31 and March 7 — represented a season high for Connor Clifton....
Penguins stage furious rally, but shootout struggles continue in loss at Carolina
Things were quite different for the Pittsburgh Penguins back in 2018. Mike Sullivan was the coach. Jim Rutherford was the general manager. Matt Murray was the goaltender. Ben Kindel was 11 years old. And they knew what it was like to win a game in the Tarheel State. On Tuesday,...
Joe Starkey’s Cup of Joe: Evgeni Malkin’s suspension was a joke compared to Brandon Hagel’s free ride
CUP OF JOE: Starkey on sports in 350 words or less (or more, in this case) Silly question, but might there be reasons why people keep attacking Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin? And might one of those reasons be that Dahlin specializes in sneak-attack cross-checks from behind? Nah. It’s probably...
Penguins send Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning assignment
The Pittsburgh Penguins loaned defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) for a conditioning assignment Monday. Along with the assignment, the Penguins activated St. Ivany from injured reserve. He was initially placed on injured reserve on Jan. 27 following surgery on a left hand injury....
Mark Madden: Penguins’ gutsy comeback felt like a season-saver and more sports notes
Spring ahead, fall back, but it’s always time for refreshing sports notes! (I have no idea what time it is.) • The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 overtime win over Boston at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday felt like a season-saver. The Penguins showed maximum guts after trailing 3-0, igniting a furious...
The Penguins see big potential in forward Elmer Soderblom
It wasn’t the most detailed scouting report ever issued. But it was highly accurate. When asked what he knew about his new teammate with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Erik Karlsson was precise. “He’s a very big guy,” the defenseman said Sunday. “I know that.” At 6-foot-8 and 252 pounds, forward Elmer...
Madden Monday: Evgeni Malkin’s slash and suspension is among the ‘most selfish acts in the history of Penguins’Video
The Pittsburgh Penguins managed to get three of a possible four points over the weekend at PPG Paints Arena. The Pens beat the Boston Bruins, 5-4, on Sunday, a day after they picked up a point for a 4-3 shootout loss to Philadelphia. The last Battle of PA this season...
Penguins surge in 3rd to rally, beat Bruins in overtime at home
Erik Karlsson wasn’t quite sure what verbiage to use. So, he offered a guess. “It was definitely a nice, what do you call it?” the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman wondered. “A moral win?” Yeah, it definitely could be called that. When you enter the day on a losing streak, give up...
With Justin Brazeau sidelined, Elmer Soderblom scheduled to make Penguins debut
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Justin Brazeau will be scratched for Sunday’s game against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. The team announced his status Sunday afternoon and labeled him as “day to day.” In 48 games this season, Brazeau has recorded career highs in goals...
Minor league report: Nailers’ win streak reaches 3Video
A pair of goals by forward Paul Posma led the Wheeling Nailers to a 3-1 win against the Rapid City Rush at The Monument in Rapid City, S.D., on Saturday. Forward Tristan Thompson also scored a goal for Wheeling (34-15-3-3), which extended a winning streak to three games. Goaltender Maxim...
Penguins lose to Flyers in another shootout flameout
The Pittsburgh Penguins understand they have one heck of a challenge at the moment in trying to secure a playoff berth while their two superstar forwards, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, are sidelined for various reasons. And in one part of the game, they managed to remain resolute through that...
Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner scheduled to start against Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Skinner’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoffs. In 38 games this season, Skinner has a 19-13-6 record, a 2.74 goals-against average, an .892 save...
