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Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin scratched due to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has been scratched for Tuesday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. Per one of the team’s social media accounts, Malkin is considered day to day. During a morning skate in Cranberry, Malkin was a full participant,...
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi rejoins lineup
This time a year ago, Jesse Puljujarvi was taking the first steps toward recovering his once-promising career. These days, he is just happy to be in the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup. Such was the case in Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. A healthy scratch for 17 of the...
Penguins scheduled to start Tristan Jarry in net vs. Columbus
The Pittsburgh Penguins plan to start Tristan Jarry in net when the Columbus Blue Jackets visit PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night. Coach Mike Sullivan announced his starting netminder following the club’s morning skate in Cranberry. Through 18 games this year, Jarry is 8-6-3 with a 3.47 goals-against average and...
Kris Letang continues to mentor the Penguins’ younger defensemen
Owen Pickering was star-struck when he first encountered Kris Letang. And for good reason. It was at the NHL Draft in Montreal on July 7, 2022, and Pickering was just selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round with the 21st overall selection. Anybody who would have been on...
Level Green’s Brandon Svoboda helps United States win IIHF World Junior championshipVideo
Forward Brandon Svoboda, a native of Level Green, scored a goal for the United States in a 4-3 overtime victory against Finland in the championship game of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship tournament at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa. This marked the first time in program...
Penguins drop another Metropolitan Division game, losing to Hurricanes
The Pittsburgh Penguins completed the first half of the 2024-25 season in a fashion that has been far too quotidian in their first 41 games. A loss against a Metropolitan Division rival. On Sunday, the Penguins were defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-3, in overtime at the Lenovo Center in...
Penguins forward Philip Tomasino placed on injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino was placed on injured reserve Sunday. He suffered an undisclosed ailment during a 3-2 shootout road loss to the Florida Panthers on Friday. Per a team spokesperson, Tomasino is considered “week to week” in his recovery. Since being acquired in a trade with the Nashville...
Minor league report: Penguins, Filip Larsson shut out Wolf PackVideo
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 33 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result was Larsson’s fourth shutout of the season — tied for most in the American Hockey League — and boosted his record...
Panthers forward Sam Bennett fined for punching Penguins forward Drew O’ConnorVideo
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett was fined $5,000 by the NHL for punching Penguins forward Drew O’Connor during a game at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. on Friday. The league announced the fine Saturday and labeled the action as “roughing.” At 17:55 of the third period during a 3-2...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Forget being fair, NHL’s outdoor games need star power, top teams
The NHL’s annual Winter Classic drew 16% less TV viewers than last year’s. The audience of 920,000 was the event’s lowest ever. That’s hardly shocking. The Winter Classic featured two subpar teams, St. Louis and host Chicago. The Blackhawks currently sit last in the NHL’s Central Division and their alleged...
Who are the Penguins’ greatest players of the 21st century?
As far as centuries go, the 21st has treated the Pittsburgh Penguins pretty well. No team in the NHL has scored more goals (5,737) or held more Stanley Cup parades (three) since Jan. 1, 2000. It stands to reason, then, that their Quarter-Century Team should be something to see. Each...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Checkers in overtime
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 36 saves on 39 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Charlotte Checkers at WesBanco Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 5-4-2. Defenseman Nate Clurman and forward Ville Koivunen scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (17-8-3-0). Checkers forward...
Penguins lose shootout to Panthers, forward Philip Tomasino to injury
Penguins forward Philip Tomasino suffered an undisclosed injury during a 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. on Friday. He did not record a shift beyond the 4-minute, 56-second mark of the third period. Other than the team acknowledging his premature departure from...
Penguins activate defenseman Owen Pickering from injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated rookie defenseman Owen Pickering from injured reserve Friday evening. A left-handed shot, Pickering has been sidelined the past four games as a result of a concussion he suffered during a 3-0 road loss to the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 21. The Penguins’ first-round pick (No....
Penguins acquire blueliner Colton Poolman from Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins swung a minor-league trade Friday afternoon, acquiring defenseman Colton Poolman from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Bennett MacArthur. Poolman, 29, has appeared in five games for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League and is signed through 2024-25 at $775,000 annually. He will report...
P.O Joseph is happy to be back with the Penguins and wants to stay this time
Things aren’t exactly the same for P.O Joseph in his second stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The defenseman’s locker stall in Cranberry used to be near the backup goaltender on one of the ends of the room. Now, he’s closer to the center where Sidney Crosby is situated. And there...
Penguins defenseman Nate Clurman assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Nate Clurman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. Clurman, 26, made his NHL debut Sunday during a 3-2 home win against the New York Islanders. Primarily skating on the third pairing, he logged 11:05 of ice time on 17 shifts and...
Penguins forward Michael Bunting finding power-play goals
Forward Michael Bunting became part of history Sunday when he scored a power-play goal during a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. The primary assist was recorded by forward Sidney Crosby, allowing him to become the Pittsburgh Penguins’ all-time leader in assists, surpassing Mario Lemieux’s...
Minor league report: Nailers rout RoyalsVideo
Forward David Jankowski had a goal and three assists for the Wheeling Nailers who routed the Reading Royals, 7-3, at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday. Defenseman Chris Ortiz recorded five assists for Wheeling (22-5-1-0), which extended a winning streak to four games while forward Jack Beck contributed a...
Penguins close out year with loss to Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the 2024 calendar year with a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Forward Drew O’Connor – who entered the game with a hideous 32-game streak without a goal – accounted for each of the Penguins’ scores. Red Wings...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang placed on injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been placed on injured reserve due to an undisclosed ailment. The six-time All-Star was injured during a 6-3 road loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday and was scratched the next day for a 3-2 home win against the Islanders. Via audio provided...
2024 in Pittsburgh professional sports: Revamped Steelers’ QB room, Pirates’ phenom pitcher among top storylines
The year began with the Pittsburgh Steelers losing their fifth consecutive playoff game, keeping alive a streak that dates to the 2016 postseason. It ended with the Steelers, while reeling from a three-game losing streak, assured of another trip to the playoffs and a chance to end the franchise’s longest...
Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi placed on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Jesse Puljujarvi on waivers Monday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Tuesday, he can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Puljujarvi, 26, has been a healthy scratch for the past nine games and 14 of the previous 15 contests. In...
Penguins defenseman Nate Clurman realizes a ‘long dream’ with his NHL debut
It wasn’t the most celebrated milestone someone in a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey achieved Sunday. But it might have been more profound. At least that’s what one can assume by watching Nate Clurman fight back tears as he discussed his first career NHL game in the home dressing room of PPG...
Minor league report: Nailers move into 1st place in Eastern ConferenceVideo
Forwards Jack Beck and Logan Pietila each had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 win against the Iowa Heartlanders at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 32 saves on 33 shots to boost his record to 13-2-0 as Wheeling...
