Penguins/NHL category, Page 96
Penguins recall forward Joona Koppanen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
This season, the Pittsburgh Penguins already have made a healthy number of transactions with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, shuffling players up and down to bolster their depth, offset injuries and plug holes in the lineup. Forwards Radim Zohorna, Vinnie Hinostroza and Jansen Harkins, to varying extents, all got...
Minor league report: Defenseman Jack Rathbone’s overtime goal gives Penguins comeback winVideo
An overtime goal by defenseman Jack Rathbone gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 comeback win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., on Friday. Defenseman Ty Smith recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (10-8-2-0), which overcame a two-goal deficit, while forwards Matt Filipe and Rem Pitlick each...
NHL goalie goal deep dive: Penguins’ Tristan Jarry joins short list of scorersVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry may have showed more outward emotion celebrating with teammates after scoring an empty-net goal late in the third period Thursday at Tampa Bay than at any point in his career with the club. Jarry, in his eighth season with the Penguins, is usually reserved and...
Penguins’ bottom-6 forwards starting to offer more offensive contributions
If his current gig as a shutdown defenseman doesn’t work out for Ryan Graves, he may have a future in scouting. The Pittsburgh Penguins blueliner is as blunt and honest as he is lanky and tall (6-foot-6). During the preseason, Graves, who left the New Jersey Devils and joined the...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scores goal in comeback win against Lightning
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry made history Thursday when he became the first netminder to score a goal for the franchise during a 4-2 road win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The goal came at 18 minutes, 52 seconds of the third period after...
Minor league report: Forward Sam Houde scores twice in Penguins’ lossVideo
Forward Sam Houde scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 7-5 home loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Ty Smith and forward Valtteri Puustinen each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-8-2-0) while forwards Jonathn Gruden, Joona Koppanen and Rem...
Penguins’ Jansen Harkins handling frequent trips on NHL-AHL shuttle with grace
Seconds after taking the ice Saturday night against Toronto, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jansen Harkins skated full speed into Maple Leafs defenseman William Lagesson, delivering a bruising hit along the neutral zone wall opposite both clubs’ benches. For Harkins, it was his first shift with the Penguins in five weeks dating...
Penguins assign forward Alex Nylander to Wilke-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. Recalled to the NHL roster Nov. 22, Nylander has appeared in three NHL games this season with no points while averaging 15:25 of ice time per contest. At the AHL level, Nylander has...
Tim Benz: A lot went right, but too much went wrong for Penguins in Nashville
If it wasn’t for how the game started — or how the game ended in overtime — the Pittsburgh Penguins had a pretty good night in Nashville. Unfortunately, even though most nights can get a little blurry on Broadway, we can’t forget those two things happened, though. As a result,...
Penguins erase 2-goal deficit but lose to Predators in overtime
The Pittsburgh Penguins rounded the unofficial quarter pole of the 2023-24 season Tuesday with their 21st game of the campaign. The result was nothing worth celebrating as they fell to the Nashville Predators, 3-2, in overtime at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. It was an outcome that dropped them to...
Penguins place defenseman Will Butcher on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Will Butcher on waivers Tuesday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed, the team can formally assign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League after 2 p.m. Wednesday. A free-agent signing this past offseason, Butcher has been sidelined since suffering an undisclosed injury during the summer...
Mark Madden: Patric Hornqvist changed Penguins; Josh Anderson could do the same
The Pittsburgh Penguins were 10-10 going into Tuesday night’s game at Nashville. You can’t get more mediocre than that. The Penguins have shown signs of life, especially against strong foes. But they don’t look like a good bet to win a playoff series for the first time since 2018 or...
Injured Penguins forward Bryan Rust could rejoin lineup
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ cratered right wing depth might get a boost as soon as Tuesday. Forward Bryan Rust, sidelined for the past three games because of an undisclosed injury, is expected to be a “game-time” decision for a road contest against the Nashville Predators. Typically, such a label — which...
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...
