Penguins/NHL category, Page 90
Minor league report: Goaltender Joel Blomqvist leads Penguins past BruinsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 29 saves on 30 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road win against the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Saturday. The result improved Blomqvist’s record to 5-2-1 while forwards Justin Addamo and Alex Nylander each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins surrender early lead, lose to Hurricanes again
When he was hired on June 1, new president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas was short on specifics with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He didn’t offer much regarding potential free agent signings or trades. But he did state one distinct pursuit he had in mind. The Metropolitan Division. “The major focus...
Penguins recall forward Jansen Harkins from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, place P.O Joseph on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Jansen Harkins from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League and designated defenseman P.O Joseph to injured reserve Saturday. Harkins’ recall was announced by the team at 4:54 p.m. via the Penguins’ X account. By 7:04 p.m., he was reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Harkins, 26, appeared in...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scores goal on AHL conditioning assignmentVideo
Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored a goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road win against the Providence Bruins at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Friday. The goal happened at 18:56 of the third period on an empty net after the Bruins pulled goaltender Brandon Bussi for...
First Call: Cleveland rookie QB says Steelers game will be ‘night and day’ difference from 1st start; more Browns injury updates
Friday’s “First Call” finds a confident backup quarterback ready to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland. Both teams have important injuries from earlier in the season they are nursing in advance of Sunday’s rematch. The Penguins are facing a very challenging weekend set of games. And we lay out the...
Penguins defenseman John Ludvig, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic loaned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on conditioning assignmentsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins loaned rookie defenseman John Ludvig and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on conditioning assignments Thursday. Each player has been sidelined since suffering injuries during a 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars on Oct. 24. Each player is currently designated to long-term...
Penguins see 5-game winning streak snapped in loss to Devils
Having spent the previous two seasons in the employ of the New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves had some obvious emotions of playing his former team for the first time since departing the Garden State as an unrestricted free agent this past offseason. “It’s not uncommon to have...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph remains positive as a regular healthy scratch
P.O Joseph was smiling Wednesday. But he always smiles. In good times and in bad. And as of late, there have been plenty of good times for the Pittsburgh Penguins, even if they don’t largely involve the left-handed defenseman. While the team was in the midst of a five-game winning...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against DevilsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 11 games this season, Jarry has a 6-5-0 record, a 2.31 goals against average, a...
Success on penalty kill providing boost for Penguins during November hot streakVideo
There’s plenty of reasons why the Pittsburgh Penguins rectified a slow start to the season and have rebounded with a five-game winning streak. Look no further than Sidney Crosby. The Penguins captain recorded a hat trick Tuesday night in Columbus, is riding a nine-game point streak and has 19 points...
Minor league report: Forward Jansen Harkins scores twice as Penguins fall in overtimeVideo
Forward Jansen Harkins scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 overtime loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-2-0) also got a goal and an assist from forward Valtteri Puustinen while forward Joshua Jagger contributed a goal. Goaltender Joel...
Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic closes in on returnVideo
Sunday will be a big day for Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic. After all, that is when the Steelers-Browns game will be played. Or, as the Parma, Ohio, native suggested via an unsolicited correction to a reporter, the “Browns-Steelers game.” “The Browns game is Sunday,” Nedeljkovic said Wednesday after...
Sidney Crosby records hat trick as Penguins top Blue Jackets, extend winning streak to 5
It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon or a veteran of nearly two decades in the NHL to realize that games against divisional foes command more gravity than other contests. Regardless, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, a mere 19 years into his NHL career, implored that axiom when queried in advance of...
Man arrested over on-ice death of former Penguin Adam Johnson is released on bail
LONDON — A man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut by a skate during a game, was released on bail Wednesday. Johnson, 29, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers against the Sheffield Steelers on Oct....
Penguins assign forward Jonathan Gruden to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton shortly after recalling him
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Jonathan Gruden to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. They also recalled him from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday. The transactions happened not even five hours apart from one another. The team announced Gruden’s recall at 10:32 a.m. then his assignment at 3:10 p.m....
Goalies Tom Barrasso, Henrik Lundqvist, Mike Vernon headline latest Hockey Hall of Fame class
TORONTO — Henrik Lundqvist played a starring role at Madison Square Garden for 15 seasons. The New York Rangers legend fed off the energy inside the world’s most famous arena — and a city where many athletes have wilted under the same spotlight’s intense glow. It also led the Swede...
Penguins defenseman John Ludvig rejoins teammates in practiceVideo
Rookie defenseman John Ludvig rejoined the Pittsburgh Penguins for a practice session in Cranberry on Monday for the first time since he suffered a concussion on Oct. 24. Making his NHL debut during a 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars, Ludvig was injured in a violent collision with Stars...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves: ‘There’s definitely more improvement to make’Video
He was brought in to alter the Pittsburgh Penguins’ defense in a seismic fashion. That’s why management moved heaven and earth to acquire him over the summer. And given that his contract is ample in its length as well as the decimals affixed to it (to say nothing of the...
Minor league report: Nailers dropped by SteelheadsVideo
Forward Matthew Quercia scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-4 home loss to the Idaho Steelheads at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Goaltender David Tendeck made 18 saves on 23 shots in the defeat as his record fell to 2-2-0 while forward Felix Pare contributed...
Penguins’ Drew O’Connor scores 1st goal of season, breathing sigh of reliefVideo
As his wrister slipped past Buffalo goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and into the net, Drew O’Connor didn’t offer a smile or celebrate in an outwardly visible manner. If anything, O’Connor’s reaction appeared to be more a sigh of relief. O’Connor, playing in his 13th game of the season, netted his first...
Minor league report: Defenseman Jack Rathbone scores twice as Penguins fall to Crunch
Defenseman Jack Rathbone scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 home loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Austin Rueschhoff also scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-1-0) which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 19 saves on 24...
Tristan Jarry returns from injury as the Penguins shut out the Sabres
If the Pittsburgh Penguins accomplish anything worthy of celebrating this season, it will happen with Tristan Jarry in net. The extraordinarily binary demands of his position — and the five-year, $26.875 million contract he signed in July — dictate that. “When Tristan’s on his game, I think he’s as good...
Jaromir Jagr still resonates with the current Penguins
Radim Zohorna’s command of — and confidence with — English has improved greatly since he came from his native Czechia to North America to join the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021. But vocabulary of any tongue isn’t really necessary when you ask the 27-year-old forward about countryman Jaromir Jagr. Zohorna’s ebullient...
Penguins recall forward Vinnie Hinostroza from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Vinnie Hinostroza from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Saturday. In two NHL contests this season, Hinostroza has scored two points (one goal, one assist) while averaging 9 minutes, 10 seconds of ice time per contest. At the AHL level, Hinostroza has appeared in five contests...
Goaltender Tristan Jarry expected to return to Penguins’ lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to return to his team’s lineup and start in Saturday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan confirmed Jarry’s status after a morning skate. Jarry was scratched from a 4-3 overtime road win against the Los Angeles...
