Penguins/NHL category, Page 50
Mark Madden: Plenty of scapegoats for the Penguins’ 5-year collapse
The Penguins are already in deep trouble. Not just because they’re 3-6-1 after losing four straight games in Western Canada. But because they look utterly impotent and disorganized, with the same old problems cropping up game after game: Blowing leads, conceding goals in quick succession, giving goals right back, allowing...
Madden Monday: ‘In a perfect world, I would not want Karlsson or Jarry to ever play for the Penguins again’
A rare Sunday off for the Pittsburgh Steelers gives us a chance to focus on the Penguins in this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast. Based on how poorly the team is playing, that’s not a good thing. The Pens are 3-6-1 in the first 10 games of 2024-25. They have lost...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to RoyalsVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 18 saves on 21 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-1 loss to the Reading Royals at Santander Arena in Reading on Sunday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 1-1-0 while forward Mathieu De St. Phalle scored the lone goal for Wheeling (2-2-0-0). Highlights: The...
Marc-Andre Fleury returns to Pittsburgh one final time
Mike Lange, as he always did during his career as the voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins, captured it perfectly. When goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made his NHL debut Oct. 10, 2003, he got a standing ovation during a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at the Mellon Arena. That reaction...
Penguins fall apart in 2nd period in Vancouver, lose 5th straight
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost their fifth consecutive game (0-4-1), falling to the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday. The Penguins took a 2-0 lead early in the second period before giving up three goals in 65 seconds to fall behind for good. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made...
Minor league report: Goaltender Tristan Jarry leads Penguins past CrunchVideo
In his season debut at the American Hockey League level, goaltender Tristan Jarry made 32 saves on 34 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 win against the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the Pittsburgh Penguins sent Jarry to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
‘Make some saves, have some fun’: Penguins hope Tristan Jarry can reset during AHL conditioning stint
WILKES-BARRE — The Pittsburgh Penguins wasted little time in putting struggling goaltender Tristan Jarry to work in a fresh environment. Jarry, assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning loan, started for the American Hockey League club against the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. He made 32 saves on...
Abundance of versatile forwards gives Penguins lineup options
There isn’t a lot of mystery to Bryan Rust’s game these days. He skates fast, forechecks like a badger, goes to the net without a molecule of hesitation and isn’t shy about shooting the puck. And he almost exclusively plays on the right wing, typically on the top line with...
Penguins shut out by Oilers, losing streak reaches 4
At some point this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins likely will assign rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, if only for procedural purposes related to the salary cap. And such a demotion might be good for Blomqvist. That’s because it’s hard to fathom the...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 17 saves on 18 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out by the Syracuse Crunch, 2-0, at the Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday. Larsson’s record fell to 1-2-0 while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (3-2-0-0) was shut out for the first time this season....
Take 5: Patience is a virtue for slow-starting Penguins, but the clock’s ticking
Now that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is in his late 30s — almost certainly a literal graybeard should he have the chance to grow one in the spring — it’s fitting that his public comments portray a calming voice of wisdom. Yes, the Penguins are off to a lackluster...
Penguins send struggling goalie Tristan Jarry back to Pittsburgh to get in individual workVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins sent struggling goaltender Tristan Jarry home so he could get some individual work in hopes of breaking out of an early-season funk. Coach Mike Sullivan made the announcement Thursday. The Penguins are in the middle of a four-game road trip through Western Canada that continues Friday in...
Broadcaster Joe Brand brings plenty of experience to the Penguins’ radio booth
It was a vital moment of one of the early games of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season. And play-by-play radio broadcaster Joe Brand was nowhere to be heard. At least not in Western Pennsylvania or any outposts on the team’s radio network including Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. Somewhere in between...
U mad, bro?: Pittsburgh fans emote about Pirates pierogi politics, scuffling Penguins, Steelers’ tackling
If Russell Wilson had been bad in his first start as a Pittsburgh Steeler on Sunday night, all we would be talking about this week in “U mad, bro” would’ve been Justin Fields getting benched. But Russ cooked, and the Steelers won. So instead of a big, juicy main course,...
Mark Madden: Penguins remain stuck in the past, too stubborn to see what they are
After the Pittsburgh Penguins lost at home to Carolina last Friday, coach Mike Sullivan and center Lars Eller bemoaned what they considered a subpar effort. There was nothing exceptionally wrong with the effort. The Penguins are slow. The Penguins aren’t slumping. They’re bad. You would have to be delusional not...
Former Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz signs in Switzerland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz has signed with HC Lugano of Switzerland’s National League. That team announced the transaction via a release on Wednesday. A native of Kelowna, British Columbia, Schultz spent the past 12 seasons in the NHL. Last season, the 34-year-old played in 70 games for the...
Jack St. Ivany aims to continue growing into steady presence on Penguins’ blue line
When Jack St. Ivany made his NHL debut last year, the margin for error for the Pittsburgh Penguins was extremely low. St. Ivany first suited up March 22 and went on to play in the Penguins’ final 14 games of the season, with the club desperately trying to jump into...
Tim Benz: Plenty of reasons why being better wasn’t good enough in Calgary for slumping Penguins
For the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4-1) on Tuesday night, quite a lot went right in Calgary against the Pacific Division-leading Flames (5-0-1). • The Pens outshot their hosts 38-25. • Pittsburgh won 63% of the faceoffs and blocked 21 shots. • The power play scored one goal and posted another just...
Penguins fall to Flames in shootout, lose 3rd consecutive game
A game-tying goal by Nazem Kadri in the final minute of regulation and shootout goals by forward Anthony Mantha, defenseman Rasmus Andersson and Justin Kirkland gave the Calgary Flames a 4-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Tuesday. Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 22...
Marcus Pettersson professes love for Penguins, but contract situation looms
Skelleftea is situated in northern Sweden, near the east coast along the Gulf of Bothnia. And it’s not exactly an easy place to reach. One of its more notable residents, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson, estimates it takes between 20 and 24 hours — spread out over two days —...
Ryan Shea takes playing time as it comes in year 2 with Penguins
Ryan Shea found himself swimming in uncharted waters last season when he made the Pittsburgh Penguins’ roster out of training camp. He went on to spend extended time with the club, appearing in 31 NHL games by year’s end. All marked new accomplishments for Shea, who made his NHL debut...
Penguins fall to Jets in goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic’s season debut
Making his season debut at the NHL level, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves on 36 shots in a 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Sunday. An undisclosed injury suffered during a preseason game on Sept. 30 hobbled Nedeljkovic for...
Minor league report: Filip Larsson, Penguins shut out PhantomsVideo
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 41 saves and recorded his first shutout of the season, leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-0 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. The victory boosted Larsson’s record to 1-1-0 while forward Sam Poulin recorded two assists...
Penguins shake up lines; Michael Bunting likely a healthy scratch vs. Jets
Few Pittsburgh Penguins players appeared to have set themselves up to begin this season with more momentum than winger Michael Bunting. In 21 games with the club post-trade from the Carolina Hurricanes last year, Bunting was electric, scoring six goals with 13 assists. Unfortunately for Bunting, an unanticipated slow start...
Penguins taking 3 goaltenders on Western Canada road trip
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ best goaltender this season opened a practice session in Cranberry on Saturday as a spectator. After all, Joel Blomqvist got plenty of work the night before when his teammates allowed the Carolina Hurricanes to fire 39 shots at him during a 4-1 loss at PPG Paints Arena....
