Penguins/NHL category, Page 8
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 3Video
Despite a goal and an assist by forward Tristan Broz, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fell to the Rochester Americans, 6-4, at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. on Friday. Forward Aidan McDonough recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-3-1-0) while forwards Mathieu de St. Phalle and Sam Poulin as well as defenseman...
Penguins offer support to Filip Hallander; Kevin Hayes close to returning
The news was as sudden as it was jarring. When the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Filip Hallander would be sidelined a minimum of three months due to a blood clot in a leg, it caught several of his teammates off guard. In fact, several members of the club did not find...
Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov is prepared — but patient — for his NHL debut
Sergei Murashov experienced a career and life moment Thursday. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending prospect dressed for an NHL game. OK, sure, he didn’t actually play in the game, and the most strenuous activity he was engaged in was opening and closing the bench door as teammates made line changes during...
Penguins forward Filip Hallander sidelined by blood clot
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Filip Hallander will be sidelined a minimum of three months due to a blood clot in his leg. The team announced his status via social media on Friday morning. Hallander, 25, briefly attended a practice session in Cranberry on Wednesday but quickly retreated to the team’s...
Tim Benz: Star players help stars align in latest edition of Penguins-Capitals
Bryan Rust saved the game. The other star players saved the storyline. As of Wednesday afternoon, Thursday night’s Pittsburgh Penguins versus Capitals matchup had all the makings of a showdown jam-packed with celebration and sentiment. Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin had the potential to score his 900th goal in Pittsburgh while...
Mark Madden: Sidney Crosby is sizzling, Ben Kindel brings power-play brilliance and more Penguins thoughts
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 9-4-2, top of the NHL. Sidney Crosby is the league’s leading goal-scorer at 11. The (unexpected) situation fairly begs for refreshing Penguins notes! • Crosby is also just two points off the NHL’s points lead. Even for him, he’s sizzling. If Crosby drags this rag-tag Penguins...
Power play helps Penguins steady ship, beat rival Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Ben Kindel doesn’t have strong memories of how the enduring rivalry between his captain, Sidney Crosby, and Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin began. And for good reason. Kindel was born in 2007, approximately two years after Crosby and Ovechkin first encountered one another on an NHL...
Penguins look for reserve forward Joona Koppanen to fill gaps on penalty kill, faceoffsVideo
The Penguins added another body to their continually growing list of injured players Wednesday as it was announced that rookie forward Filip Hallander would be sidelined on a day-to-day basis because of an undisclosed ailment. He joins a full house of other convalescing players, including forward Noel Acciari, currently on...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start against Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Thursday’s home game against the Washington Capitals. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In seven games this season, Silovs has a 3-2-2 record, a 2.66 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage and one...
First Call: Steelers slated to work out CB Asante Samuel Jr.; Alex Ovechkin scores No. 900Video
Thursday’s “First Call” tells us that the Pittsburgh Steelers are working out an interesting free agent cornerback. There is a notable nugget about this week’s officiating crew for Steelers-Chargers. Los Angeles has another injury to track. This one is on special teams. And Alex Ovechkin gets goal No. 900 before...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Marlies in overtimeVideo
Forwards Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert and Boko Imama all scored goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Finn Harding recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-2-1-0) which lost despite holding a three-goal lead through two periods....
Mark Madden: Penguins should create hype by starting rookie Sergei Murashov vs. Capitals
When it comes to his decision-making process, Dan Muse is all hockey. But when Washington visits PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins coach needs to have a sense of the occasion and start Sergei Murashov. The Penguins’ goaltender of the future has arrived earlier than expected because...
Injuries force several changes to the Penguins’ lineup
Sergei Murashov was the odd man out. Sure, the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Oct. 4 after an open competition for the net on the NHL club. But of more contemporary concerns, there wasn’t room in the dressing room for him...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry sidelined at least 3 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will be sidelined a minimum of three weeks due to an undisclosed injury. The team announced the status of Jarry as well as injured forwards Noel Acciari (minimum three weeks) and Justin Brazeau (minimum four weeks) via a social media posting Wednesday morning. All three...
Penguins place Tristan Jarry on injured reserve, recall Sergei Murashov
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a series of transactions Monday evening, two of which involve their goaltending position. Goaltender Tristan Jarry was placed on injured reserve along with forwards Noel Acciari and Justin Brazeau. To replace them on the active roster, the club recalled goaltender Sergei Murashov as well as defenseman...
Defenseman Erik Karlsson finding himself in an unfamiliar spot: on the Penguins’ penalty kill
On Monday, Erik Karlsson did something he’s expected to do on a regular basis. He scored a goal. The defenseman’s first goal of the season opened the scoring during a 4-3 road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also did something he’s been doing with somewhat surprising regularity for...
Penguins squander 3-0 lead, give up 4 goals in 3rd period in loss to Maple Leafs
Tristan Jarry entered the 2025-26 season with a stated pursuit of having better starts to games. And sure enough, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltender had a sterling first 40 minutes Monday in Toronto. But the final 20 minutes? They were a problem. Jarry and the Penguins were on the wrong side...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Admirals in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Max Graham gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 win against the Norfolk Admirals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forwards Connor Lockhart and Ryan Mahshie also scored goals for Wheeling (4-1-0-0), which has won three consecutive games. Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 33 saves...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin fined for slashingVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL for slashing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley during a game Saturday. The NHL announced the punitive measure Sunday. During a 5-2 home win by the Jets, Malkin was assessed a minor penalty for slashing at 15:37 of the first...
Penguins reserve Boko Imama is ‘just going to keep on working’
Boko Imama inhabited some precious real estate. In the late stages of the Penguins’ training camp in September, Imama was seated by himself in his locker stall in the team’s dressing room of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. His stall was right next to that of franchise pillar...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by CometsVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 17 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 loss to the Utica Comets at the Utica (N.Y.) Memorial Auditorium on Saturday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 5-2-0. Forward Aidan McDonough scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-2-0-0). Defenseman Daniel Laatsch, a...
Penguins, Arturs Silovs fall to Jets; point streak stopped at eight games
In their 13th game of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t terribly lucky as they were grounded by the Winnipeg Jets, 5-2, at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was only the third regulation loss of the season for the Penguins, who had an eight-game streak (6-0-2) of gaining...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores twice in Penguins winVideo
A pair of goals by forward Sam Poulin led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-2 win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Defenseman Ryan Graves recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-1-0-0) while forward Danton Heinen contributed a goal. Goaltender Filip Larsson made 22 saves...
Mark Madden: How did the Penguins get off to such a torrid start?
Gavin who? In just one month and 12 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ priorities have dramatically shifted. The goal is to build on their torrid 8-2-2 start and make the postseason for the first time since 2022, perhaps even win a playoff series for the first time since 2018. If you’re...
Penguins enact development plans for rookies Harrison Brunicke, Ben Kindel
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Ben Kindel reached a significant milestone Thursday when he appeared in his 10th NHL game. That meant the first year of his three-year entry-level contract officially was activated, and he potentially got one year closer to becoming an unrestricted free agent, though not for another half...
