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Penguins forward Bryan Rust injured in loss to Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust suffered an undisclosed injury and prematurely exited a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Thursday. Aside from a posting on one of the team’s social media accounts acknowledging the ailment, there was no substantive word on Rust’s...
First Call: Todd Haley may be in line for another NFL gig; Steelers executive misses out on Raiders job
A former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator may find his way back into the NFL. A Steelers front office member is staying put despite an interview with another team. It’s already NFL mock draft season. And we preview the Penguins’ next stop out west. All that and more is in “First...
In trying times for his home state, Penguins forward Matt Nieto takes pride in being from CaliforniaVideo
Even if he is occasionally a healthy scratch, Matt Nieto stands out among his NHL peers. Of the 916 souls who have appeared in an NHL contest this season, only 13 were born in California, including Nieto, a native of Long Beach. This week, he returned to his home state...
Penguins 4th-liners Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte, Matt Nieto earn trust defensively
Through their first 49 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most prominent line is their top line. No duh. Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust (from left wing to right wing) have largely keyed most of the Penguins’ limited success this season by scoring a combined 41 even-strength goals (though not...
On Sports: Tristan Jarry talks for 1st time since demotion; former Steelers have a shot at the Super BowlVideo
In Wednesday’s “On Sports,” struggling Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry gave his first interview since being sent down to the American Hockey League last week. Meanwhile, in his place, Alex Nedeljkovic has put together some nice starts back-to-back. Plus, a couple of former Steeler quarterbacks are chasing a Super Bowl...
Penguins find balance with Erik Karlsson-Matt Grzelcyk defensive pairing
Back in mid-December, Marcus Pettersson landing on injured reserve forced the Pittsburgh Penguins to do some tinkering on the blue line. Pettersson had been Erik Karlsson’s defensive partner since Karlsson debuted with the Penguins last season. But beginning Dec. 17 against the Los Angeles Kings, coach Mike Sullivan inserted Matt...
Alex Nedeljkovic stars again as Penguins dominate Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves on 26 shots in a 5-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Monday. The result boosted Nedeljkovic’s record to 9-7-4 and followed a news-making performance Friday when he recorded a goal and an assist and...
Penguins Take 5: Unpredictability of goaltending haunts Kyle Dubas
When he held his first news conference after being hired by the Penguins on June 1, 2023, Kyle Dubas was asked about his team’s goaltending situation. Tristan Jarry was headed to free agency, so Dubas was going to have to make some moves at the position. “Goaltending is vitally important,”...
Tim Benz: Gap between Pittsburgh sports fans and local team owners has never been so vast
I didn’t attend PiratesFest this weekend. I recently finished covering the Pittsburgh Steelers’ disastrous demise and the Penguins’ washout of a homestand. My Pittsburgh sports masochism knows at least some limitations. But, via TribLIVE’s Kevin Gorman, I did read about the ire directed toward owner Bob Nutting at the fan...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Railers in overtimeVideo
A goal 49 seconds into overtime by forward Matt Koopman gave the Wheeling Nailers a 4-3 win against the Worcester Railers at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. on Sunday. Defenseman Chris Ortiz had a goal and three assists for Wheeling (26-8-2) while forward Matty De St. Phalle contributed a...
Take 5: Metropolitan malaise plagues Penguins
Hockey fans who believe in omens could have seen this coming before the season was 20 minutes old. In the first period of their season opener Oct. 9, the Penguins gave up a pair of goals to Jacob Trouba, of all people, and went on to lose 6-0 to the...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Railers
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 19 saves on 23 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 loss to the Worcester Railers at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 15-3-1. Defenseman Chris Ortiz had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (25-8-2-0) while...
Penguins put up little resistance in loss to Capitals
The Pittsburgh Penguins probably don’t expect Joel Blomqvist to save their season. But just being reliable by saving a few shots is a fair hope for the rookie goaltender. That’s something would-be franchise netminder Tristan Jarry was not able to provide, and that’s why he was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of...
Penguins Take 5: Alex Nedeljkovic knows who deserves an assist for his goalie goal
The goal Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored during a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night, naturally, was unassisted. He picked up a puck dumped in by Sabres forward Peyton Krebs and threw it the length of the ice for the 19th goalie goal in NHL history....
Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic makes NHL history with goal, assist in win over Sabres
Alex Nedeljkovic became the second goaltender in Pittsburgh Penguins history to score a goal during a 5-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Friday. His score came on an empty net at 17:18 of the third period. He also had an assist earlier in the...
Mark Madden: How the right decision on goalies led to years of Penguins’ misfortune
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltending crisis started when the general manager made the right decision. No, not when current GM Kyle Dubas gave Tristan Jarry a five-year, $26.875 million contract in 2023. That was the wrong decision, as Dubas acknowledged when the Penguins waived Jarry on Wednesday. Credit Dubas for admitting...
Police: Penguins center Evgeni Malkin’s 3 Stanley Cup championship rings found in his home
Allegheny County Police reported that Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin’s Stanley Cup Championship rings, previously thought to have been stolen in a burglary this month, have been located inside his Sewickley Heights residence. Police responded to the burglary report along Blackburn Road about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Earlier that night, the...
The Penguins turn to Joel Blomqvist and Alex Nedeljkovic in net
It seemed like an innocuous comment at the moment. But with the benefit of almost nine years, it proved to be insightful. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ prospect development camp in Cranberry in June 2016, Mark Recchi — an icon for the franchise as a star winger who became a player...
Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry clears waivers, assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry cleared waivers on Thursday and was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In a corresponding transaction, goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist was formally recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. These transactions were anticipated after the Penguins opted to move on — temporarily, at least — from...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Rocket in overtimeVideo
Forward Avery Hayes had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Laval Rocket at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday. Goaltender Filip Larsson started the contest for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-9-4-0) and stopped all 12 shots he faced in the first period....
Penguins press on without goaltender Tristan Jarry
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened practice Wednesday in Cranberry in a different fashion. They talked. To be clear, only Mike Sullivan spoke as his players gathered around him near the home bench at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Sullivan explained why they had only one NHL goaltender on the ice. Tristan Jarry...
Theft from Evgeni Malkin’s home not tied to organized burglary network, police say
The person who stole three Stanley Cup championship rings from Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin’s Sewickley Heights home doesn’t appear to be linked to any national operation targeting sports superstars, Allegheny County Police said Wednesday. Police have made no arrests in the case. Malkin discovered his home had been burglarized...
Penguins place goaltender Tristan Jarry on waivers
Following the first game of the second half of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season, Tristan Jarry had a simple purpose in mind. “Just keep being better,” Jarry said in the aftermath of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 7 at home. “We, obviously, need points. That...
Penguins presence still felt as Jaromir Jagr plays last season in Czech Republic
A few Jaromir Jagr Penguins jerseys were in the crowd during a December game of the Kladno Knights, the team he owns and still plays for, in the Czech Republic, according to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The news outlet sent a reporter to Europe last month to watch...
‘Half the season is gone’: Evgeni Malkin insists Penguins don’t lack sense of urgency amid skid
In the first period of Tuesday’s 4-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken, a frustrated Evgeni Malkin slammed his stick into the offensive-zone glass after failing to bury a rebound past Joey Daccord. Malkin, who returned to action for the Pittsburgh Penguins after a four-game absence because of injury, shot the...
