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Penguins activate forward Rickard Rakell from injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell was activated from injured reserve Friday morning. He had been sidelined for the past seven weeks because of a left hand injury that required surgery in late October. Often deployed on the left wing of the top line and the top power-play unit, Rakell has...
After delayed start, Penguins stumble vs. Canadiens for 3rd straight loss
The start of Thursday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena was delayed because of an accident on I-279 that snarled traffic entering the city, impacting several players who live in the north suburbs. The contest started about a half-hour later than scheduled, and, in...
Penguins-Canadiens game delayed due to accident on I-279
The start of Thursday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena has been delayed until shortly after 7:30 p.m. due to a vehicular accident that has snarled traffic on I-279 southbound. A number of the Penguins’ players live north of the city and are...
Penguins activate defenseman Jack St. Ivany from injured non-roster list
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated rookie defenseman Jack. St. Ivany from the season-opening injured non-roster list Thursday. St. Ivany was placed on that list once the regular season opened due to a suspected right foot injury he suffered during a preseason game Oct. 1. A right-handed shot, St. Ivany recently completed...
Penguins continue to focus on shootout improvement
Sidney Crosby has dazzled with a collection of iconic moments over his 21 seasons in the NHL. Arguably, the first notable moment of that anthology came fairly early in his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005-06. During a home contest Nov. 10, 2005, against the Montreal Canadiens, the...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to start against Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Thursday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Jarry’s status following a morning skate in Cranberry. In 13 games this season, Jarry has a 9-2-1 record, a 2.54 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage and...
Minor league report: Penguins, Sergei Murashov shut out Wolf PackVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 34 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday. The result was Murashov’s second shutout of the season and boosted his record to 8-2-0. Forward Avery Hayes had a goal and an...
Penguins assign forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forward Sam Poulin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. This transaction comes one day after he was recalled from the minor league affiliate. Poulin was a healthy scratch during Tuesday’s 4-3 home shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks. With the NHL...
Penguins forward Tommy Novak is starting to find more offenseVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t necessarily have detailed designs on how to use forward Tommy Novak when they traded for him from the Nashville Predators on March 5. But plenty of intrigue existed over what he could offer as a center. “We like Tommy’s ability to control play, generate scoring chances...
Penguins suffer mind-boggling shootout loss to Ducks after allowing last-second goal
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had losses this season that were far uglier than the 4-3 shootout defeat they suffered at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks in PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. And they’ve certainly been on the wrong end of setbacks that were far more lopsided. There are probably...
Penguins recall Danton Heinen, Sam Poulin to fill gaps at center
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forwards Danton Heinen and Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday on injured reserve. Those transactions were made in conjunction with forwards Evgeni Malkin and Blake Lizotte being placed on injured reserve. Malkin and Lizotte have been labeled as “week-to-week” with undisclosed...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start against Ducks
Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Tuesday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following a morning skate in Cranberry. In Silovs’ two most recent outings – a 7-2 home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 29 and a 5-0 home...
Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin, Blake Lizotte placed on injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Blake Lizotte and Evgeni Malkin have been placed on injured reserve due to undisclosed ailments Tuesday morning. Per a social media posting by the team, both players are considered “week-to-week.” In corresponding transactions, forwards Danton Heinen and Sam Poulin were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey...
Penguins defenseman Harrison Brunicke named to Canada’s World Junior preliminary roster
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie defenseman Harrison Brunicke was selected for Hockey Canada’s preliminary roster for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Junior Championship tournament. Hockey Canada announced the roster Monday morning. A training camp will be staged between Dec. 12 and 22 to determine the final roster. Brunicke has...
Penguins forward Justin Brazeau remains confident as he returns to the lineupVideo
Justin Brazeau has gone more than a month since recording a point. And for good reason. The Pittsburgh Penguins power forward missed all of November and the first few days of December because of an undisclosed injury. Activated from injured reserve Sunday, he rejoined the lineup for a 3-2 road...
Minor league report: Nailers’ winning streak reaches 4Video
A goal and two assists by forward Connor Lockhart led the Wheeling Nailers to a 5-2 win against the Greensboro Gargoyles at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va., on Sunday. The result extended a winning streak to four games. Forwards Ryan Mahshie and Logan Pietila each had a goal and an...
Penguins’ shootout struggles continue in loss to Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ struggles in the shootout continued Sunday as they were defeated by the Dallas Stars, 3-2, at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Stars forward Mikko Rantanen scored the lone goal in the shootout. The Penguins fell to 0-4 in shootouts this season. Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 21 saves...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin sidelined while Noel Acciari, Justin Brazeau activated
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss his team’s road game against the Dallas Stars on Sunday evening due to an undisclosed injury. Per a release from the team, Malkin is considered day-to-day. This will be the first game Malkin has missed this season. Typically deployed as center of the...
Minor league report: Valtteri Puustinen scores twice in Penguins winVideo
A pair of goals by forward Valtteri Puustinen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. Linemates Danton Heinen and Philip Tomasino each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (17-5-1-0) while forwards Gabe Klassen and Aidan McDonough each...
Penguins assign forward Joona Koppanen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Joona Koppanen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday after he cleared waivers. A left-handed shot, Koppanen was recalled to the NHL roster Nov. 6. Exclusively deployed on the left wing of the third and fourth lines, Koppanen has appeared in 10...
Penguins forward Boko Imama is making the most of his time in the NHLVideo
In his first NHL game of the season, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Boko Imama enjoyed a milestone. During a 5-1 road win against the rival Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, Imama recorded 9 minutes, 39 seconds of ice time, a career high. By one second. “Was it?” Imama asked while offering a...
Mt. Lebanon native Parker Milner, 35, signs tryout with CapitalsVideo
The Washington Capitals signed goaltender Parker Milner, a native of Mt. Lebanon, to a professional tryout contract and dressed him as their backup for a road contest against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. With goaltender Charlie Lindgren sidelined by an undisclosed injury, the Capitals were unable to recall a reserve...
Minor league report: Penguins pound PhantomsVideo
Forwards Avery Hayes and Aidan McDonough each had a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (16-5-1-0) also got a goal and an assist each from forwards Tristan Broz, Danton Heinen...
Penguins place forward Joona Koppanen on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Joona Koppanen on waivers Friday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed by the NHL’s other 31 teams by 2 p.m. Saturday, he can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). A left-handed shot, Koppanen was recalled to the NHL roster Nov. 6. Exclusively...
Kirk MacDonald is guiding the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to wins (and the NHL)
Kirk MacDonald’s second season as coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins has been a challenge. Successful? Most certainly. Entering Friday, the Penguins had the third-most points (31) in the 32-team American Hockey League (AHL) with a 15-5-1-9 record. But those triumphs have been achieved with a lineup that is constantly in...
