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Blake Lizotte generates energy (and offense) as Penguins’ 3rd-line center
Blake Lizotte knew there was a chance he would not be able to line up at his listed position — center — when the season started. A move to the wing seemed like a probability. That’s because the Pittsburgh Penguins had a surplus of veterans in the middle. And sure...
Minor league report: Penguins blown out by BearsVideo
Forward Boris Katchouk scored the lone goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-1 loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Joel Blomqvist’s record dropped to 2-2-0 after he made 20 saves on 26 shots as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-5-1-0) had a three-game winning...
Former Penguins forwards Kevin Stevens, Matt Cullen inducted into United States Hockey Hall of Fame
It was an era rife with power forwards. And he might have been the power forward. Even if his prime was fleeting, Kevin Stevens was, quite possibly, the prototype for what most define as a power forward in hockey. At 6-foot-3 and 231 pounds, Stevens was a giant of a...
Penguins extend winning streak to 4 by beating Panthers in overtimeVideo
There hasn’t been a surplus of reasons to cheer for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. But a four-game winning streak can certainly provide some level of optimism. Especially when that fourth victory comes against the defending Stanley Cup champions. Such was the case Tuesday as the Penguins beat the Florida...
Left-handed Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea gets it right
Skating on the right side isn’t new for left-handed Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea. He has done it sporadically at the collegiate and American Hockey League levels. And Shea even dabbled there in his first NHL campaign with the Penguins last season. But doing it as much as he has...
Penguins assign defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. In a corresponding transaction, forward Cody Glass was activated from injured reserve. He has been sidelined for the past 11 games because of a concussion. The right-handed St. Ivany has appeared in...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry scheduled to face Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Tuesday’s home game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In eight games this season, Jarry has a 3-3-1 record, a 3.88 goals against average and an...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell ‘definitely playing with more purpose’Video
Last year, Rickard Rakell offered a simple but profound tenet on those in his vocation. “I mean, I’m a hockey player,” Rakell said Oct. 27, 2023. “I love to score goals.” That affection went unfulfilled for much of the 2023-24 season as the Pittsburgh Penguins forward struggled before and after...
New Penguins forward Philip Tomasino isn’t hesitant to shootVideo
Barely a week into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, forward Philip Tomasino already has made history. By getting game-winning goals in a 2-1 road victory against the Boston Bruins on Friday and a 6-2 triumph at home against the Calgary Flames on Saturday, he became the second player in...
Level Green native selected for USA Hockey’s preliminary roster for World Juniors
San Jose Sharks forward prospect Brandon Svoboda, a native of Level Green, was selected for the U.S. National Junior Team’s preliminary roster in advance of the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Championship tournament which begins later this month. USA Hockey announced that roster via a release Monday. A...
Penguins forward Michael Bunting: ‘I know what I’m capable of’Video
Mike Sullivan used a bad name to describe one of his players Saturday. Well … bad from a certain perspective. Like one a goaltender would hold. What obscene nomenclature did the Pittsburgh Penguins coach utilize? “Patric Hornqvist.” Sullivan invoked that vexing term after a 6-2 home win against the Calgary...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears; Nailers’ winning streak reaches 8Video
Defenseman Filip Kral had two goals and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 win against the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Hershey on Saturday. Forward Rutger McGroarty scored the winning goal at 18:45 of the third period and recorded an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-4-1-0)...
Penguins keep rolling, stomp out FlamesVideo
The 2024-25 season hasn’t gone as Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic would have preferred. When you have a save percentage of .877 — as was the case before Saturday — going into December, nothing has gone as scripted. But Nedeljkovic and the Penguins managed to draft something new on Saturday....
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scheduled to face Flames
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is scheduled to start Saturday’s home game against the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoffs. In 11 games this season, Nedeljkovic has a 3-4-3 record, a 3.42 goals against average and an...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin fined for slashingVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL for slashing Boston Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei during Friday’s game. The league announced the fine — as well as an identical fine to Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov — on Saturday. At 19:38 of the first period of the Penguins’...
Minor league report: Penguins come back to down RocketVideo
Forwards Ville Koivunen, Joona Koppanen and Sam Poulin each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 comeback win against the Laval Rocket at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Defenseman Mac Hollowell and forward Emil Bemstrom both recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (10-4-1-0)...
Forward Philip Tomasino gets winning goal as Penguins beat Bruins
Philip Tomasino has been a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins for less than a week after being acquired via a trade with the Nashville Predators on Monday. So, he’s still getting acclimated to his new surroundings. But he is under no misconceptions about one aspect of his new gig. Skating...
Penguins are getting power-play goals but still seek improvementVideo
For all the Pittsburgh Penguins’ woes this season — and boy, there are a lot — the power play isn’t exactly one of them. After struggling badly with the man advantage over the past two seasons — the 2023-24 campaign in particular — the Penguins entered Thursday ranked 13th in...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust understands the need to be a leader
Bryan Rust is no stranger to adversity. After all, he is a Detroit Lions fan. That makes Thanksgiving something of a double-edged sword of emotions for him given that franchise’s futility — its last championship came in 1957 — during Rust’s 32 years on earth. “Thanksgiving is awesome in the...
Penguins defenseman Owen Pickering remains sidelined due to illness
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie defenseman Owen Pickering was absent from practice Thursday in Cranberry because of an unspecified illness. He was scratched from a 5-4 home win against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday for the same reason. After Thursday’s practice, coach Mike Sullivan indicated Pickering is still being evaluated, and it...
Minor league report: Nailers’ winning streak reaches 6 gamesVideo
Two goals by defenseman Mats Lindgren led the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-1 win against the Toledo Walleye at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Wednesday. Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 36 saves on 37 shots to improve his record to 7-2-0 while forwards Atley Calvert and Jordan Martel each contributed...
Penguins thankful for holding on to 3rd-period lead, beating Canucks
Mike Sullivan doesn’t believe in the significance of Thanksgiving. To be clear, he’s totally cool with the holiday. Turkey, pumpkin pie, family, football, the whole deal. He digs it. But the Pittsburgh Penguins head coach doesn’t put much weight into the notion that has become popular in recent years that...
Penguins assign Valtteri Puustinen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton; activate Blake Lizotte from injured reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Valtteri Puustinen cleared waivers Wednesday and was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. That transaction allowed the team to activate forward Blake Lizotte from injured reserve prior to Wednesday’s home game against the Vancouver Canucks. Lizotte has missed the previous five games due to a...
New Penguins forward Philip Tomasino wants — and needs — a fresh start
It’s not an apples-to-apples comparison. Maybe apples-to-hot dogs. But the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for a right winger named Phil who is looking for a fresh start. In 2015, they brought in All-Star forward Phil Kessel, and that maneuver led to two Stanley Cup banners as well as countless memes about...
A bad mood won’t help the Penguins avoid more bad results
Everything came down to a one-on-one confrontation Monday in Cranberry. Forward Matt Nieto vs. goaltender Tristan Jarry. Nieto attacked. Jarry reacted. Nieto scored. As Nieto skated toward the left-wing boards to celebrate, half of the Penguins roster — all clad in yellow practice jerseys — mobbed Nieto to celebrate winning...
