Penguins/NHL category, Page 90
Penguins visit Vegas with goal of sweeping defending Stanley Cup champs
Considering that they’ve won as many games as they’ve lost midway through the season, it’s safe to say the campaign has been something of a mixed bag so far for the Pittsburgh Penguins. On one hand, they’re 21-15-6 (48 points) and are on the outside of the NHL playoff picture...
What has worked and what hasn’t for the Penguins this season?
With 42 games played this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of work ahead of them. To be precise, they have 40 games ahead of them. The obvious goal is a playoff spot after seeing a 16-year postseason streak end last spring. Coming into Thursday’s games, the Penguins (21-15-6, 48...
Minor league report: Jesse Puljujarvi scores again as Penguins lose to BruinsVideo
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. It marked the second consecutive game in which Puljujarvi recorded a goal. The fourth overall pick of the 2016 NHL...
Penguins recall defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, reassign Radim Zohorna
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday afternoon, announcing the move on social media platform X. In a corresponding transaction, forward Radim Zohorna was reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Zohorna was placed on waivers Tuesday but cleared, allowing for his reassignment. Shea, a 6-foot-2 left-handed shot, has appeared...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel avoids injury after leaving game against Kraken
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel was slammed into the boards by Kraken forward Eeli Tolvanen with about nine minutes remaining in the third period of Monday’s 3-0 victory over Seattle. Tolvanen was assessed a boarding minor penalty, and Ruhwedel left the ice and did not to return. On Wednesday, Ruhwedel participated...
Penguins place forward Radim Zohorna on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Radim Zohorna on waivers Tuesday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Wednesday, he can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Zohorna, 27, was previously waived Oct. 8. Going unclaimed, he was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by Oct. 9 and since...
Penguins goalies Tristan Jarry, Alex Nedeljkovic pals between pipes
When commenting on Tristan Jarry’s play over two periods and overtime of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jan. 11 loss to Vancouver, fellow goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic offered big praise for his teammate. That night, Nedeljkovic started in net but was replaced at the start of the second period by Jarry after allowing...
Minor league report: Jesse Puljujarvi scores 1st goal as Penguins beat ThunderbirdsVideo
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi scored his first goal of the season for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., on Monday. Puljujarvi, the fourth overall selection in the 2016 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, is signed to a...
Sidney Crosby scores twice, Tristan Jarry secures shutout as Penguins stop streaking KrakenVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry’s postgame plans involved hurrying home to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers, but first, his team put together a defensive effort that might have made members of the old Steel Curtain smile. Jarry turned away all 22 shots, and Sidney Crosby scored twice in a defensive-minded 3-0...
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...
