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Penguins experiment with top-6 forwards as penalty killers
There was a notable change for the Pittsburgh Penguins during their 4-1 preseason home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. Marc-Andre Fleury was in net. The highly beloved but very retired goaltender took to the ice in the third period for a lavish send-off in front of a...
Sam Poulin hopes a physical edge will land him a spot on the Penguins’ rosterVideo
Sam Poulin looks different. Cosmetically. Blessed with a thick head of hair that occasionally was highlighted via artificial means, he now is sporting a buzz cut. “Just wanted a different look,” Poulin said. “Nothing too crazy about it. … This year, I just wanted to show up with a different...
Perfect goodbye for Marc-Andre Fleury in goalie’s final game with Penguins
James Fleury hasn’t really spent much time in Pittsburgh. And for good reason. He wasn’t born yet when his dad, Marc-Andre, left town for a professional opportunity out west in 2017. So, any impressions the 6-year-old has of his father being a civic treasure in this part of the planet...
Penguins assign 15 to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins cut 15 players from their training camp roster and assigned them to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. They include: Forwards – Raivis Ansons, Brayden Edwards, Zach Gallant, Max Graham, Jordan Kaplan, Gabe Klassen, Brett Murray, Zach Urdahl Defensemen – David Breazeale, Tommy Budnick, Kyle...
Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to play in third period against Blue Jackets
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is scheduled to play in the the third period of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ home preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Prospect Sergei Murashov is slated to be in net for the first two periods. Fleury, who signed a ceremonial professional...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason game against Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their scheduled lineup for Saturday’s home preseason contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Forwards — Justin Brazeau, Tristan Broz, Sidney Crosby, Filip Hallander, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Avery Hayes, Boko Imama, Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen, Evgeni Malkin, Anthony Mantha, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust. Defensemen...
Penguins beat Red Wings for first preseason win
Forwards Conor Dewar, Robby Fabbri and Philip Tomasino each scored their first goals of the preseason, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, on Friday at PPG Paints Arena. The result was the Penguins’ first victory of the preseason (1-1-1). Dewar’s score came at 2 minutes, 32...
Back at practice one last time, Penguins star Marc-Andre Fleury had ‘a lot of fun’
One by one, they took the ice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. Evgeni Malkin received a nice ovation from the fans in attendance and returned the greeting with a fist pump. Sidney Crosby was next, and the cheers were a little louder and longer as he flashed a...
Penguins goaltender Joel Blomqvist out a minimum of 4 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Joel Blomqvist will be sidelined a minimum of four weeks because of an undisclosed injury. His status was announced via one of the team’s social media accounts Friday morning. It isn’t clear when or how Blomqvist was injured. He reported to the team’s facility Wednesday and was...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry to start preseason game against Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Friday’s preseason home game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. This will be Jarry’s first action of the preseason. Per coach Dan Muse, Jarry is slated to split the game with Arturs Silovs. Last season, Jarry appeared in...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason game against Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their scheduled lineup for their first home game of the preseason, a meeting with the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. Forwards — Cal Burke, Connor Dewar, Robby Fabbri, Filip Hallander, Danton Heinen, Aaron Huglen, Blake Lizotte, Aidan McDonough, Tommy Novak, Sam Poulin,...
Penguins roster hopeful Tristan Broz has goals in mind (like preventing them)Video
On the surface, there was nothing surprising about Tristan Broz scoring the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lone regulation goal in a 2-1 road loss to the Montreal Canadiens to open the preseason Monday. The visitors deployed a very limited lineup full of prospects as well as minor leaguers, and Broz was one...
Penguins fall to Blue Jackets in second preseason contest
Forward Zach Gallant scored the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lone goal in a 4-1 preseason loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday. The score was Gallant’s first of the preseason and came at 9 minutes, 45 seconds of the first period off an assist from...
Penguins to start goaltender Arturs Silovs in preseason game against Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Wednesday’s road preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Columbus, Ohio. He is scheduled to split the contest with Filip Larsson. Coach Dan Muse announced those plans following a morning skate in Cranberry. Silovs was acquired in...
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany: ‘I know I belong in the NHL’
Jack St. Ivany’s offseason routine isn’t all that different from most NHLers. “Went into the summer with a game plan, knowing things I liked to work on,” the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman said. “In particular, leg strength. Had a couple of injuries that I needed to get under control.” There was...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason game against Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced the lineup they are scheduled to deploy for a preseason road contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. Forwards - Justin Brazeau, Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert, Connor Dewar, Zach Gallant, Filip Hallander, Aaron Huglen, Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen, Blake Lizotte, Aidan McDonough, Nolan Renwick, Philip...
Making the Penguins’ roster will be hard, but not complicated for forward Robby Fabbri
Robby Fabbri signed a professional tryout (PTO) contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sept. 17, a day before the team opened training camp. But the deal wasn’t exactly an 11th-hour entente. The Penguins and Fabbri made something of a gentleman’s agreement on a PTO that allowed Fabbri to pursue a...
Penguins announce 4 franchise icons in Class of 2025 for relaunched team hall of fame
By any measure, the 1983-84 season was the worst in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins. And it was no accident. The roster was constructed with the intent of being awful. And then it was progressively whittled down to something even worse. As terrible as those seven months were that...
Penguins open preseason with shootout loss to Canadiens
In their opening game of the preseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a 2-1 shootout road loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Shootout goals by forwards Sean Farrell and Oliver Kapanen secured victory. Goaltender Sergei Murashov recorded the loss. In 34 minutes, 55 seconds of ice time, he...
Penguins to start goaltender Joel Blomqvist in preseason opener
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Joel Blomqvist in their opening game of the preseason, a road contest against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. He is expected to split the contest with prospect Sergei Murashov. Coach Dan Muse announced his team’s plans in net following a morning skate...
Can Penguins defenseman Owen Pickering finally become a full-time NHLer?
A few minutes after the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the first round (No. 21 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, Owen Pickering wasn’t meek in outlining his ambitions. “My mentality was as soon as I was drafted to a team before this was to try to make that team...
Penguins announce lineup for preseason opener
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their scheduled lineup for their opening game of the preseason, a road contest against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Forwards — Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert, Robby Fabbri, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Avery Hayes, Danton Heinen, Boko Imama, Ben Kindel, Joona Koppanen, Anthony Mantha, Tommy Novak, Sam Poulin, Valtteri...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust doesn’t want to go anywhere
Everyone with the Pittsburgh Penguins is going through a bit of an acclimation process with new coach Dan Muse in the early days of training camp. Perhaps no one more so than forward Bryan Rust, who played for previous coach Mike Sullivan dating to their days with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins...
Penguins forward Filip Hallander is back and still wants to take a spot
Filip Hallander’s pursuit is still the same. But his perspective has changed with the benefit of experience. In September of 2021, Hallander, then a 21-year-old forward prospect, boldly proclaimed his intentions leading into training camp with the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I’m here to take a spot,” the left-handed winger said. “Just...
Penguins forward Kevin Hayes sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kevin Hayes will be sidelined due to an undisclosed injury to begin the regular season. Coach Dan Muse announced Hayes’ status on Friday indicating he will be reevaluated in approximately one month. The Penguins are scheduled to open the regular season with a road contest against the...
