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Penguins activate forward Bryan Rust from injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Bryan Rust from injured reserve Friday and placed forward Cody Glass on injured reserve. Those transactions were announced on one of the team’s social media accounts. Rust suffered an undisclosed ailment during a 4-3 road loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 26 and has...
Mark Madden: Penguins are done winning and shouldn’t be afraid to rebuild
With Nashville off to a 4-9-1 start and sitting last in the NHL’s Central Division, GM Barry Trotz said, “If we don’t get it going, then I’m going to start our rebuild plan.” Pittsburgh Penguins GM Kyle Dubas needs to say the same, then follow through. The Penguins are 5-8-2...
Tim Benz: If you didn’t like Erik Karlsson’s performance in Carolina, you’re going to hate his own analysis of itVideo
The only thing worse than the performance of Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson on Thursday night was his own assessment of it. The Penguins lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1. He was held without a point, was a minus-3, and was the only defenseman on the team who failed to register...
Penguins fall to Hurricanes on road again
Up until recently, a Pittsburgh-rooted institution had owned the naming rights to the home venue of the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C. for 12 years. But in August, the PNC Arena morphed into the Lenovo Center. Yet, regardless of the corporate logo affixed to the front of the building, the...
U mad, bro?: Fans unload on plodding Penguins and Steelers’ trade deadline coverage
In terms of crafting “U mad, bro?” for this week, I’m in the wrong line of work. If I was a political reporter, I’m sure my social media mentions and emails would be overflowing with rage and anger in the wake of the election. But for the purposes of this...
Minor league report: Penguins, Tristan Jarry win in overtimeVideo
Forward Tristan Broz scored at 3:00 of overtime to give the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 33 saves on 34 shots in the victory. Currently assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning purposes, Jarry...
Through 1st month of season, Penguins making strides in 3-on-3 overtimeVideo
Roughly a month into the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have demonstrated increased competence in 3-on-3 overtime periods. To be sure, some instances, such as overtime being required Tuesday against the New York Islanders in an eventual shootout loss that featured the Penguins blowing a two-goal, third-period lead, have been cause...
Penguins can’t protect lead, see winning streak end with shootout loss to Islanders
A three-game winning streak is hardly a sufficient reason to celebrate. But for the 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins, it remains an accomplishment beyond their grasp. Tuesday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. snapped a modest sequence of two consecutive wins. A shootout goal...
Penguins’ penalty killers have been strong so far this season
Sidney Crosby imparted some veteran wisdom to teammate Drew O’Connor. “Hey, ‘No comment!’ ” was suggested as a response by the Penguins’ captain after a reporter asked O’Connor about the team’s penalty killers. “I’m not going to give away our secrets,” O’Connor quipped as Crosby chuckled. Regardless of how covert...
Penguins’ Noel Acciari avoids discipline for hit on Montreal’s Juraj SlafkovskyVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari drew a lot of attention from the Montreal Canadiens in the late stages of his team’s 3-1 home win at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. And not for good reasons. First, Acciari staggered Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky with a high hit at 16:56 of the...
Injured Penguins forwards Bryan Rust, Matt Nieto to travel with club on 3-game road tripVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Bryan Rust and Matt Nieto, both of whom are sidelined with injuries, don’t currently have specific timetables for prospective returns to action. Nieto, who has not played yet this season, is back to practicing with the team but remains on long-term injured reserve as he enters the...
Madden Monday: Hidden value, positive fallout from decision to put Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin on same line
Necessity may have been the mother of invention when it comes to Mike Sullivan’s recent decision to pair Sidney Crosby on the same line with Evgeni Malkin. For the immediate future, though, it appears that mother knows best. In the three games since the Penguins (5-7-1) moved Malkin from center...
Penguins getting results from loaded top line of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Rickard RakellVideo
Rickard Rakell is an outstanding hockey player by any measure. A two-time All-Star, the right winger has reached the 30-goal plateau twice during his fantastic career. And at the moment, he is the worst player on his line. By a wide margin. That’s because the two players to his left...
Minor league report: Tristan Jarry remains undefeated as Penguins beat Wolf Pack
Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 30 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack, 2-1, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Assigned to the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate for conditioning purposes, Jarry improved his record in that league to 3-0-0. Forward Ville...
Penguins make lead stand, win 2nd game in row
With daylight savings time in its final full day of 2024, the Pittsburgh Penguins are determined to not fall back into the sloppy brand of defense that led to the six-game losing streak they endured in late October. “We’re trying to build on things and trying to clean our game...
Penguins promote defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to top power-play unit
The Pittsburgh Penguins raised some eyebrows when they opened the season with two defensemen — Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang — on their top power-play unit. For the better part of a decade, if not more, they primarily utilized only one defenseman along with four forwards. But not even a...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic against Canadiens
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Saturday’s home game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate at the team’s practice facility in Cranberry. In four games this season, Nedeljkovic has a 1-2-1 record,...
Minor league report: Sergei Murashov, Nailers sunk by WalleyeVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 32 saves on 35 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 road loss to the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio on Friday. The result dropped Murashov’s ECHL record to 1-2-0 while forward Sam Houde recorded two assists for Wheeling (2-3-0-0). Highlights:...
Can Penguins forward Valtteri Puustinen help fill the void of Bryan Rust’s absence?Video
Valtteri Puustinen didn’t quite know how to explain the moment. But his body language spoke volumes. On his first shot of the season, the shifty winger scored. And on the ensuing celebration, he lifted his left leg, pumped his right arm and looked more relieved than jubilant. Power play goal...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin takes maintenance day, Bryan Rust continues off-ice rehab
A notable absence for the Pittsburgh Penguins during their Friday afternoon practice was revealed to be of a routine nature, as coach Mike Sullivan relayed that forward Evgeni Malkin missed the session because of a maintenance day. Through 12 games, Malkin leads the Penguins in points (14) and assists (11)...
Penguins’ Alex Nedeljkovic comes up clutch to beat Ducks for 1st win of seasonVideo
Alex Nedeljkovic did not judge his 22-save performance Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks as his best game to date this season. “I’ve felt good in all four (starts) so far,” the Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender said. “Obviously, the results haven’t been there, but (I’m) trying to stay positive and working at...
Sidney Crosby scores in OT as Penguins edge Ducks to halt 6-game skid
Even on Halloween, the Penguins could not mask what had become frighteningly obvious. They need to play better defense. Having been regularly perforated by opposing offensive attacks, the Penguins entered Thursday with a six-game losing streak and an edict to be stouter in defending. “It starts with the puck and...
Forward Blake Lizotte makes Penguins debut after recovering from concussion
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Blake Lizotte watched the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series on Wednesday night, defeating the host New York Yankees, 7-6, in Game 5. But he didn’t necessarily have a rooting interest, even if he spent the first six years of his NHL career with the Los...
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany gets physical in defending forward Sidney CrosbyVideo
Penguins rookie defenseman Jack St. Ivany experienced a first on Tuesday when he recorded his first career fighting major during a 5-3 home loss to the Minnesota Wild. The infraction occurred at 10:39 of the second period when St. Ivany tussled with Wild defenseman Brock Faber after Faber harassed Penguins...
Penguins’ Blake Lizotte a game-time decision vs. Anaheim, could make season debut
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Blake Lizotte could be in line to make his season debut with the club Thursday night at home vs. the Anaheim Ducks. As a result of a freak accident toward the end of the preseason, Lizotte saw the start to his first year with the Penguins put...
