Penguins/NHL category, Page 87
Penguins forward Marc Johnstone has ‘the greatest job in the world’Video
Only one of Sidney Crosby’s current teammates on the Pittsburgh Penguins can say he was present for Crosby’s NHL debut nearly two decades ago. Marc Johnstone. He was 9. A native of Cranford, N.J., Stone went to Crosby’s first NHL game, a 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at...
Minor league report: Magnus Hellberg leads Penguins past CrunchVideo
Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 24 saves on 25 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home win against the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result boosted Hellberg’s record to 4-3-0. Forward Corey Andonovski and defenseman Dmitri Samorukov each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Jansen Harkins scores winner as Penguins outlast Canadiens in 12-round shootout
The Penguins worked overtime and then some Wednesday in their 4-3 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Goals by defenseman Kris Letang and forwards Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller and Jansen Harkins in a 12-round shootout provided a hard-earned victory. It was the longest shootout...
Penguins forward prospect Brayden Yager selected for IIHF World Junior Championship
Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Brayden Yager has been selected for Canada’s roster in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship tournament. Hockey Canada, the governing body of the sport in that country, announced its 22-player roster Wednesday evening. Yager, 18, was the Penguins’ first-round pick (No. 14 overall)...
Mark Madden: Logan Cooley playing against Sidney Crosby, Penguins a special moment for Pittsburgh hockey
In the days before becoming Pittsburgh’s foremost media icon, I wrote about high school hockey for a local paper. As much as they let me, anyway. “Nobody cares about hockey,” was the mantra. My coverage was mostly relegated to the suburban editions. But look at Pittsburgh hockey now. Logan Cooley...
Tim Benz: Empty those ‘half full’ glasses. The Penguins can finally toast the power play
After his team’s 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes Tuesday night, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan leaned into a tried and true analogy when discussing the impact of his team finally scoring a pair of power-play goals. “Seeing the glass half full a little bit and trying to celebrate some of...
First Call: Concussion response for T.J. Watt under review; Antonio Brown makes pitch to retire as a Steeler; Jonathan Taylor’s status
The NFL and its Players Association want more answers about how the Steelers handled T.J. Watt’s concussion. We investigate the prospect of Jonathan Taylor of the Colts returning to play against the Steelers on Saturday. Antonio Brown wants to retire as a Steeler. A former Steelers backup quarterback is heading...
Penguins finally score on the power play and beat Coyotes
It was a night to celebrate hockey in Pittsburgh. West Mifflin native and Arizona Coyotes rookie forward Logan Cooley – perhaps the greatest talent this region has ever produced in the sport – played at PPG Paints Arena for the first time in his young career against the Pittsburgh Penguins....
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returns from injury
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returned to his team’s lineup Tuesday for a home game against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena. Activated from injured reserve earlier in the day, Joseph had missed the previous 16 games because of an undisclosed ailment. Limited to five games and an assist...
Penguins assign defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday after he cleared waivers. This maneuver provides roster flexibility and allowed the team to formally activate defenseman P.O Joseph from injured reserve. The Penguins signed Samorukov to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 on...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph could rejoin lineup against Coyotes
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph is expected to return to his team’s lineup for Tuesday’s home game against the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena. An undisclosed injury has sidelined him for the past 16 games at the NHL level. Joseph did play in two American Hockey League (AHL) games...
For Penguins president Kyle Dubas, the only stats that matter are wins
Few people in the NHL are synonymous with the influx of advanced metrics that revolutionized front offices and roster construction in the 2010s to the degree Kyle Dubas is. Regardless of the validity, Dubas is seen by many as an “analytics guy” in his current role as president of hockey...
Former NHL player and Penguins assistant coach Tony Granato diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
CHICAGO — Former NHL player and coach Tony Granato said on social media Sunday night that he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is taking a leave of absence from TV work for NBC Sports Chicago and the NHL Network. The 59-year-old Granato posted on X that he will...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust sidelined on week-to-week basis due to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Rust’s status after a practice session in Cranberry on Monday. Rust, typically deployed on the right wing of the team’s top line, was injured during a 3-1 road loss...
West Mifflin’s Logan Cooley is ready for his 1st game against the PenguinsVideo
Over the summer, New York Rangers forward Vince Trochek helped round up a group of NHLers with ties to the Pittsburgh region for some informal skates at Bairel Ice Complex in Warrendale. It has been a common occurrence in the decade-plus since Trochek, of Upper St. Clair, and others such...
Madden Monday: There’s a difference between firing Mike Sullivan and firing Mike Tomlin
Everything is bad with the Pittsburgh Steelers right now. Losing back-to-back home games against two-win teams (the Arizona Cardinals and New England Patriots) has sapped any enthusiasm moving forward for the rest of the season. What’s even worse is that whenever the team is eventually eliminated from the playoffs —...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Oilers in shootoutVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 31 saves on 32 shots in regulation and overtime for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 home shootout loss to the Tulsa Oilers at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 6-5-1. Forward Dillon Hamaliuk scored the lone regulation goal...
Injured Penguins defensemen P.O Joseph, Chad Ruhwedel return to practice
Injured Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen P.O Joseph and Chad Ruhwedel skated with their teammates during a practice session Sunday at PPG Paints Arena. Both players — typically deployed on the third defensive pairing — have been sidelined for several weeks because of undisclosed maladies. Joseph has missed the past 16 games,...
Penguins give former Oilers 1st-rounder Jesse Puljujarvi a tryout
Mike Sullivan has a voice with all the subtlety of a circular saw with a diamond tooth blade cutting through asphalt. So when the Pittsburgh Penguins coach called upon a newcomer to skate on the top line during a practice session at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, it caught everyone’s...
Penguins bring veteran forward Jesse Puljujarvi in on tryout
The Pittsburgh Penguins have brought in veteran forward Jesse Puljujarvi on a tryout basis. Puljujarvi joined the team Saturday for medical testing and is participated in a practice session at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. During his tryout, he is permitted to participate in all team activities aside from playing...
Minor league report: Joel Blomqvist, Penguins lose to BruinsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 18 saves on 22 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 6-4-2 while forward Alex Nylander scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-9-3-0). Highlights: The...
Toughness runs in veins of Penguins rookie defenseman John Ludvig
It really isn’t difficult to understand where Pittsburgh Penguins rookie defenseman John Ludvig gets his toughness. He is his father’s son. In this case, the father is former NHL forward Jan Ludvig. And the pronunciation of his first name perfectly illustrates the resilience Jan learned as a teenager and then...
Minor league report: Alex Nylander scores twice as Penguins beat MonstersVideo
Two goals by forward Alex Nylander led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-3 home win against the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forwards Corey Andonovski and Raivis Ansons and defenseman Ty Smith all contributed a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-8-3-0) while forward Peter...
Penguins’ power play falters yet again in 4th consecutive loss
No story has dominated the Penguins’ 2023-24 season quite like their power play. Mainly because it has largely been dominated by opposing penalty-killing squads through the first two months of the campaign. Things have been particularly stagnant in recent weeks as the Penguins entered Friday with a franchise-record 12-game streak...
Penguins recall trio from Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a series of transactions Friday morning in advance of their road game against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Most notably, forward Noel Acciari, who has been sidelined for the past three games due to an undisclosed ailment, was placed on injured...
