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Penguins to start Tristan Jarry in hopes of snapping Kraken’s 9-game winning streak
The Penguins will start Tristan Jarry in net Monday against Seattle, hoping the goalie can snap the Kraken’s nine-game winning streak. To do so, Jarry will need to break his own streak of three straight losses. The Penguins host the Kraken at 1 p.m. Monday at PPG Paints Arena in...
Madden Monday: Regarding Penguins’ problems — ‘Geno is killing them’
When the Pittsburgh Penguins moved Monday’s start time against the Seattle Kraken to 1 p.m. — so as not to conflict with the Steelers’ adjusted kickoff time in Buffalo (4:30 p.m.) — Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X had a very succinct response. “I would have kept the...
Minor league report: Nailers’ losing streak reaches 4 games
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 28 saves on 30 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 home loss to the Kalamazoo Wings at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 9-11-1. Forward Lukas Svejkovsky scored the only goal for Wheeling (16-16-1-1) which has lost...
Penguins prepare to face old friend Brian Dumoulin
Sidney Crosby has done it before, and he will do it again — perhaps many times — before the end of his career. Still, he said, “It’s always a little weird when you play with guys for a long time and you’re playing against them.” Crosby must do it again...
Joining Penguins triggers homecoming, Steelers watch party for Colin WhiteVideo
When Colin White was looking for a new team last year after his run to the Stanley Cup Final with the Florida Panthers, he found the Pittsburgh Penguins, seeing traits in that organization every player desires and many have spoken highly of over the years. “There is so much history...
Mark Madden: Penguins problems on power play, 3-on-3 OT have hit critical mass
Erik Karlsson spoke cryptically about the Penguins’ overtime failures after they lost thusly at Carolina on Saturday: “I have my theories, but I’ll keep it to myself.” Karlsson’s teammates and coaches should want to hear Karlsson’s ideas or what just about anybody thinks. Two of the Penguins’ problems have hit...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin’s goal-scoring streak reaches 3 as Penguins winVideo
Forward Sam Poulin scored a goal in his third consecutive games and helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins beat the Bridgeport Islanders, 4-3, at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 32 saves on 35 shots to improve his record to 6-5-1 while forward Corey Andonovski had...
Penguins reach season’s midway point with overtime loss to Carolina
In the most antiseptic of terms, Saturday’s entanglement between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes was simply Game No. 0657 on the NHL’s 2023-24 calendar. But from a more philosophical perspective, it represented the midway point of the Penguins’ season as it was their 41st game of the campaign. Whatever...
Penguins recall forward Colin White from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Colin White from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League Saturday evening, approximately two hours before their road game against the Carolina Hurricanes. In a corresponding transaction, the team assigned defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. White, 26, attended the Penguins’ training camp on a professional tryout...
Game time for Penguins’ home game against Kraken on Monday changed
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ home game against the Seattle Kraken on Monday has been moved up earlier in the day to avoid an overlap with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ road playoff game against the Buffalo Bills that same day. Originally scheduled to begin shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, the Penguins-Kraken game will...
Minor league report: Joel Blomqvist’s winning streak snapped as Penguins fall in overtimeVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 37 saves on 40 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Providence Bruins at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Friday. The result snapped a five-game winning streak for Blomqvist and dropped his record to 11-4-3. Forward Sam Poulin...
Penguins forward Reilly Smith to be out long term with upper-body injury
As Reilly Smith retook the ice late in the first period Thursday against Vancouver, it looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins had dodged a bullet and avoided a serious ailment to their 32-year-old forward. In that opening period vs. the Canucks, Smith absorbed a big hit on the boards and left...
Penguins taking stock of where they are approaching halfway point of the season
It’s fitting that at roughly the halfway point of the season, the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins put forth the kind of performance that they did in Game 40 of 82. • Just enough bad in the first period to beat themselves. • Almost enough good over the last two periods to...
First Call: Jake Guentzel’s agent talks future with Penguins; Steelers avoid 1st wave of international games
In Friday’s “First Call,” the Pittsburgh Steelers are off the hook for an international game. At least for now. The Jake Guentzel trade conversation is about to get thick. The Penguins have an important game on the horizon. And both Duquesne basketball and Robert Morris hockey are about to battle...
Sidney Crosby ties score in final minute but Penguins lose to Canucks in OT
So far this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have proven they can beat elite teams, even by means that would be best described as ugly. On Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins welcomed Vancouver, which entered the game with the second-most points in the NHL. The Penguins nearly came away...
‘Penguins West’ members of Canucks relish return to PPG Paints ArenaVideo
With a total of five players plus their head coach, general manager and president of hockey operations all being alums of the Penguins organization, the Vancouver Canucks have more than a handful of connections to Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin got a kick out of noting that, joking with Vancouver head coach...
Penguins to start Alex Nedeljkovic in net vs. Vancouver
The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start Alex Nedeljkovic in goal Thursday evening against the visiting Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan revealed his starting netminder following the Penguins’ morning skate. Nedeljkovic has an 8-3-2 record, along with a 2.50 goals-against average and .922 save percentage through...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel’s goals are rare but provide a different boostVideo
Chad Ruhwedel didn’t have much to say about the first time he put a puck in the net this season. Especially because it was wiped out on a coach’s challenge. During the first period of a 4-3 home loss to the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena on Jan. 2,...
Monthlong hot streak provides Penguins with momentum as 1st half of season concludes
By the end of this week, the Pittsburgh Penguins will have played 41 games, exactly half of the season. Upcoming contests with the Vancouver Canucks and Carolina Hurricanes await before the halfway point, and heading into Thursday’s home game against the Canucks, the Penguins (20-15-4) are on the outside of...
First Call: Montravius Adams describes collision with T.J. Watt; injury update for Bills receiver
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Montravius Adams describes his on-field collision in Baltimore that resulted in T.J. Watt’s injury. Meanwhile, a standout player for the Buffalo Bills may be coming back before their playoff game against the Steelers. Hines Ward is in the conversation for another coaching...
Penguins forward Jansen Harkins begins to generate offense
Jansen Harkins did exactly as he had been told by the Pittsburgh Penguins coaches. And it did not work out as designed. But it did work out in a good way. He shot. And a goal was scored. He just wasn’t the one who scored it. During Monday’s 4-1 road...
Minor league report: Taylor Gauthier, Nailers lose to Solar BearsVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 36 saves on 38 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 road loss to the Orlando Solar Bears at the Kia Center in Orlando, Fla. on Monday. The result dropped Guathier’s record to 9-8-1. Forward Jordan Martel scored the lone goal for Wheeling (16-13-1-1). Highlights:...
Erik Karlsson’s goal helps Penguins thump rival Flyers
Erik Karlsson has been fine in his first season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. But management didn’t move heaven and earth during the summer to acquire the All-Star defenseman simply for fine. The Penguins want great, spectacular or special from the future Hockey Hall of Famer. On Monday, it might have...
Madden Monday: Mason Rudolph should start at QB going into ’24; Penguins’ power play ‘abjectly stinks’
Despite a strong finishing kick to the 2023-24 regular season, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X isn’t expecting the Pittsburgh Steelers to push their stay in the playoffs beyond the first weekend. During this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Madden says to look for the Steelers to be one-and-done...
Minor league report: Joel Blomqvist’s win streak reaches 5 as Penguins beat Wolf PackVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 20 saves on 21 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Improving to 11-4-2, Blomqvist won his fifth consecutive game. During this stretch, Blomqvist has a 1.00 goals against average...
