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Minor league report: Forward Lukas Svejkovsky leads Nailers past Heartlanders
Forward Lukas Svejkovsky had two goals and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-1 home win against the Iowa Heartlanders at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 28 saves on 29 shots in the victory, raising his record to 4-3-0 while forwards Matthew...
Minor league report: Goaltender Joel Blomqvist leads Penguins past CheckersVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made a career-best 44 saves on 45 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. The win boosted Blomqvist’s record to 6-3-1 while forwards Jonathan Gruden and Valtteri Puustinen each contributed a goal...
Penguins’ Drew O’Connor aiming to make the most of time on club’s top lineVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Drew O’Connor likely has a finite amount of time to spend skating on the club’s top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. That simply is a reflection of the reality that he is plugging a hole there, as Bryan Rust has remained unavailable with an undisclosed...
Penguins hold on to lead this time, beat Maple Leafs
Entering Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in the midst of a skid in which they lost four of their previous five games. Hardly a time to panic. But certainly not an occasion to rejoice. How do they pull the nose up? “Our team is at our best when we’re playing...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Maple Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Saturday’s home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status approximately two hours before the game. In 14 games this season, Jarry has a 6-8-0 record, a 2.47 goals against average,...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Nothing should be off-limits to get Penguins on track
Going into Saturday night’s home game vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Pittsburgh Penguins had just 19 wins in regulation time over their last 64 games. They blew a 2-0 third-period lead at Buffalo on Friday night, losing 3-2. The Penguins’ season has taken on familiar characteristics that have been...
Penguins stumble again on power play, blow 2-goal lead in loss to Sabres
Any hopes of success the Pittsburgh Penguins harbored by reassembling their power-play units were not realized as they fell to the Buffalo Sabres in a come-from-ahead 3-2 loss at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on Friday. With superstar forward Sidney Crosby headlining one power-play unit and fellow luminary center Evgeni...
Minor league report: Goaltender Magnus Hellberg, Penguins beaten by CheckersVideo
Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 24 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. The result dropped Hellberg’s record to 1-2-0. Defenseman Ty Smith had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-7-2-0) while...
Defenseman Dmitri Samorukov found a ‘lucky ticket’ with the Penguins
Dmitri Samorukov wasn’t in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lineup for a 2-1 road loss to the Hershey Bears on Wednesday. It was the first time this season he missed one of their games. There was a pretty good reason for his absence. He signed an NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins...
Penguins break up forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin on power-play units in practice
Radim Zohorna was in a familiar place during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice session Thursday in Cranberry. The front of the net. But the context was different. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound forward was on the top power-play unit. So was fellow journeyman Vinnie Hinostroza along with mainstays such as All-Star forwards Sidney...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bears, Nailers beat WalleyeVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 30 saves on 32 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Wednesday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 5-3-1 while forward Rem Pitlick scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-6-2). Highlights:...
With power play sputtering, Penguins blanked by Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Their malfunctioning power play is not at the top of that list. Their chronic struggles with the man advantage sunk their hopes in a 1-0 home loss to the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. Going...
Penguins assign forward Jansen Harkins to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Jansen Harkins’ travels continue. On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned the reserve forward to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, one day after he was recalled to the NHL roster. The team announced the transaction shortly before it hosted the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. This...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust is ‘day to day’ due to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will miss Wednesday’s home game against the New York Rangers due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan labeled Rust as “day to day” following an optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. Rust has been one of the team’s most productive players this season....
Penguins recall forwards Jansen Harkins, Alex Nylander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forwards Jansen Harkins and Alex Nylander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and formally recalled defenseman John Ludvig from a conditioning assignment with the AHL club as well. Additionally, the team placed forward Rickard Rakell and defenseman Chad Ruhwedel on injured reserve due to undisclosed ailments. Per a team spokesperson,...
Penguins sign defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to one-year contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Per a release from the team, the contract carries a prorated salary cap hit of $775,000, the NHL minimum. Previously signed to an American Hockey League (AHL) contract on...
Penguins injuries mounting with Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, others sidelined
Rickard Rakell’s rotten season isn’t getting any better. The Pittsburgh Penguins winger will be out “longer term” because of an undisclosed injury. His ailment was one of several maladies coach Mike Sullivan cataloged Tuesday after practice at PPG Paints Arena. In addition to Rakell, defenseman Chad Ruhwedel will be sidelined...
Penguins defenseman John Ludvig cleared to play
Like any other professional hockey player, John Ludvig’s NHL debut was memorable. All that hard work and sacrifice in juniors and the minors allowed the rookie Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman to finally realize his dreams. Ludvig’s debut was memorable for other reasons as well. None of them good. During the second...
Penguins looking to build on win over Stanley Cup champs heading into busy Thanksgiving weekend
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ five-game winning streak was abruptly halted by a dud of a performance last Thursday. They lost 5-2 at home to the New Jersey Devils. “In any area, we weren’t really good, to be honest,” captain Sidney Crosby admitted after the defeat. “We didn’t execute well… They were...
Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres signs with Nottingham in United Kingdom
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Simon Despres has signed with the Nottingham Panthers of the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League. That team announced the transaction via a release on Monday. A first-round pick (No. 30 overall) in 2009, Despres spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins in the 2010s,...
Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is happy to simply be playing againVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made history this past weekend. Twice. First, on Friday, he became the first goaltender in the first 88 seasons of the American Hockey League to record two goals. Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on a conditioning assignment, Nedeljkovic scored his most recent goal — he...
Madden Monday: Steelers should start Mason Rudolph, Penguins Alex Nedeljkovic in their next games
Based on what he saw this weekend from the Steelers and Penguins, Mark Madden of TribLive and 105.9 The X wants to see a shake-up. At both quarterback and goaltender. In the wake of their 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns Sunday, let’s start with the Steelers first. Madden says...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic returns from injury, shuts out Golden Knights
There hasn’t been much to celebrate about Alex Nedeljkovic’s first campaign as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins thus far. Mainly because the backup goaltender hasn’t played that much. A suspected left knee injury he suffered Oct. 24 landed him on long-term injured reserve for three-plus weeks. On Sunday, Nedeljkovic...
Minor league report: Goaltender Taylor Gauthier, Nailers fall to KometsVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 21 saves on 24 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Sunday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 2-1-0. Forward Tanner Laderoute scored the only goal...
Penguins activate goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from long-term injured reserveVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from long-term injured reserve (LTIR) and recalled him from a conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Sunday in advance of a home game against the Vegas Golden Knights at PPG Paints Arena. Per coach Mike Sullivan, Nedeljkovic is scheduled...
