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Mark Madden: What should the Penguins do with Tristan Jarry?
Tristan Jarry has provided grounds for buyer’s remorse since signing a five-year, $26.875 million contract in July 2023. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender played poorly and cleared waivers last season, doing two stints with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club. The Penguins got goalie Arturs Silovs this past offseason. Their system is chock-full of...
Minor league report: Philip Tomasino sparks Penguins’ winVideo
Forward Phillip Tomasino scored the winning goal and recorded two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 victory against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Wednesday. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday, Tomasino also collected a fighting major with Bears defenseman David Gucciardi to record...
Penguins get back on winning track with festive but imperfect victory over Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins enjoyed one of their most buoyant crowds of the season at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday as they hosted the Buffalo Sabres for their seemingly traditional “Thanksgiving Eve” game. They were presumably thankful to witness an imperfect 4-2 victory, which was only the third triumph in the...
Penguins assign rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. In corresponding transactions, veteran goaltender Tristan Jarry and rookie forward Ville Koivunen were activated from injured reserve and rejoined the active roster. Recalled to the NHL roster Nov. 4, Murashov appeared in four...
Penguins sit forward Ben Kindel as part of a development plan for rookieVideo
Of the league-leading nine rookies the Pittsburgh Penguins have played this season, forward Ben Kindel leads the pack with 18 games. At all of 18 years of age, Kindel isn’t exactly the graybeard of the group (particularly because he looks as though growing facial hair of any hue would be...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to return to starting lineup against Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to rejoin the lineup and start Wednesday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. Currently designated to injured reserve, Jarry has been sidelined since suffering an undisclosed ailment in a...
Things are good for Penguins rookie Ville Koivunen. But they could be better
Ville Koivunen was feeling pretty good Tuesday. During a practice session in Cranberry, the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward was skating into the offensive zone on the right wing, then … THUD! That was the noise his body made when it was slammed to the ice on the blue line, thanks...
Penguins assign forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With a handful of players on the verge of returning to the active roster, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. Goaltender Tristan Jarry and rookie forward Ville Koivunen are currently designated to injured reserve due to undisclosed ailments...
Penguins’ Tristan Jarry, Bryan Rust expected to be available against Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Bryan Rust are each expected to be available for their team’s lineup entering Wednesday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse suggested both players will be able-bodied enough to suit up for the contest following a practice in...
Penguins focus on competitive, energetic practices as they try to reverse skid
Things got heated for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, and words were exchanged. The team was broken up into two squads for a practice session in Cranberry. One unit wore black jerseys and the other yellow. During the final drill — a short-area two-on-two scrimmage — the yellow squad appeared...
Penguins sign defensive prospect Peyton Kettles
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Peyton Kettles to a three-year entry-level contract Monday. According to Puckpedia, the deal carries a salary cap hit of $875,000. Kettles was a second-round draft pick (No. 39 overall) in June. The right-handed defenseman will presumably miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery...
Penguins recall forward Tristan Broz from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Tristan Broz from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday. In a corresponding transaction, forward Philip Tomasino was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under normal conditions. Additionally, rookie defensemen Harrison Brunicke and Jack St. Ivany were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning purposes. This marks the...
Penguins forward prospect Rutger McGroarty grateful to be healthy againVideo
Sure, getting a goal has its obvious appeal. But for Rutger McGroarty, there was a much more basic, primal reason to celebrate. He was simply playing hockey again. One of the top prospects in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nest, McGroarty made his season debut Nov. 15 with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. It...
Minor league report: Penguins, Joel Blomqvist shut out BruinsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 27 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 shutout of the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I., on Saturday. It was the first shutout of the season for Blomqvist who remained perfect with a 2-0-0 mark. Forward Rutger McGroarty scored the lone...
Penguins coach Dan Muse sounds off after latest loss to Kraken
It wasn’t quite like many of the terse postgame press conferences Mike Sullivan would stage during his decade as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins following losses at Consol Energy Center-turned-PPG Paints Arena. And it wasn’t even in the same stratosphere as that tour de force Michel Therrien infamously offered...
Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov scheduled to face Kraken
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is scheduled to start Saturday’s home game against the Seattle Kraken at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Murashov’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In three games this season, Murashov has a 1-1-0 record, a 1.53 goals-against average, a .932...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Wolf PackVideo
Goaltender Filip Larsson made 14 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Conn., on Friday. The result dropped his record to 3-1-1. Forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard and defenseman Owen Pickering each scored a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins mauled by Minnesota in 1st game back from Sweden trip
The Pittsburgh Penguins went four days between games following a taxing trek to Sweden to spread the gospel of the NHL in Europe. On Friday, they looked as though they might have needed a fifth day — or five weeks — to get past lingering jet lag. In fact, one...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to face Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Friday’s game against the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In 10 games this season, Silovs has a 4-2-4 record, a 2.44 goals-against average, a .918 save...
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany nearing return
Jack St. Ivany was a long shot to make the Pittsburgh Penguins roster out of training camp. And that shot got even longer when he suffered a suspected right foot injury during a 5-3 preseason road win against the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 1. A puck struck his skate, and...
Penguins continue to work on overtime, shootoutsVideo
Evgeni Malkin offered a rare type of celebration Thursday. A triumph in a shootout. During a practice session in Cranberry, the Pittsburgh Penguins split into two squads and staged a shootout competition. Malkin’s outfit pulled ahead in the contest, prompting the veteran center to bang his stick off the bench...
Contact is common for Penguins defenseman Connor Clifton
The Connors are comfortable with contact when it comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Connor Clifton are the team’s two leaders in recorded hits this season. Dewar paces the group with 39, and Clifton is second with 33. But a significant discrepancy exists when auditing the...
What’s next for Penguins rookie defenseman Harrison Brunicke?
Rookie defenseman Harrison Brunicke was not in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup Wednesday. And for good reason. There was no lineup. The team is idle until it hosts the Minnesota Wild on Friday. If Brunicke is part of the lineup that night, it’s anyone’s guess. The plan the Penguins have for...
Penguins forward Philip Tomasino clears waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Philip Tomasino cleared waivers Wednesday. That formality allows the team to send him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League should it choose to do so. The 2025-26 season has been underwhelming for Tomasino, who has been a healthy scratch for 10 of a possible 19 games....
With experience, Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry managing injuries differently
In recent years, the Pittsburgh Penguins have made it a priority to stock up on goaltenders. That surplus was on display Tuesday morning as they had four netminders on the ice for an optional practice in Cranberry. Granted, one of them was the team’s goaltending consultant (i.e. practice goaltender), 39-year-old...
