Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 5
Penguins defenseman Parker Wotherspoon finds value as Erik Karlsson’s partner
Generally speaking, there is little value in tracking line combinations and defensive duos during the early days of NHL training camp. It is a completely nugatory endeavor. Remember the line of Josh Archibald, Radim Zohorna and Jason Zucker that offered a potentially sophomoric — but wonderfully risible — nickname based...
Minor league report: Penguins come back to beat IslandersVideo
Defenseman Phil Kemp had two goals and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 comeback win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forwards Tristan Broz and Aidan McDonough, as well as defenseman Sebastian Aho, all had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins fall to Predators in overtime
The Pittsburgh Penguins understand they are in Sweden to conduct business for the NHL as ambassadors of the league this weekend. With a pair of contests against the Nashville Predators, all parties involved are hoping to spread the NHL’s version of ishockey to Sverige. But the Penguins haven’t lost sight...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves made the most out of a bad situationVideo
It was an impressive play that led to offense. It just didn’t lead to any recordable offense for the subject of this story. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-3 home win against the Washington Capitals on Thursday, forward Anthony Mantha scored the hosts’ third goal of the contest by cleaning up...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Islanders in shootoutVideo
Shootout goals by forwards Sam Poulin, Aaron Huglen, Valtteri Puustinen and Rafael Harvey-Pinard gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Wednesday. Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 24 saves on 28 shots in regulation and overtime, then stopped two of...
A move to center helped Penguins forward Danton Heinen return to the NHLVideo
The John B. Sollenberger Trophy has been awarded since 1948 in recognition of the leading scorer of the American Hockey League. And Danton Heinen’s chances of winning it are rotten. To be fair, he has a clear handicap in that pursuit. He’s in the NHL at the moment. When the...
Former Penguins defenseman Simon Despres signs in Scotland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Simon Despres has signed with the Fife Flyers, a Scottish team based in the United Kingdom’s Elite Ice Hockey League. That team announced the transaction with a release on Tuesday. Despres, 34, was a first-round draft pick (No. 30 overall) of the Penguins in 2009. In...
Penguins forward Tommy Novak reunited with Evgeni MalkinVideo
It wasn’t a thing of beauty. But it was effective. Forward Tommy Novak’s second goal of the season gave the Pittsburgh Penguins an opening lead Sunday in what wound up being a 3-2 home loss to the Los Angeles Kings. For what it lacked in cosmetic appeal, it offered plenty...
Penguins lose to Kings in goaltender Sergei Murashov’s debut
Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is still getting used to his surroundings in Pittsburgh (and America, for that matter). So, if the 21-year-old Russian wasn’t completely certain that the local football squad was playing at night on Sunday, he can be forgiven. He was just grateful for the enthusiastic reception...
Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov scheduled to make debut against Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov is scheduled to make his NHL debut in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Murashov’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. Murashov, who catches with his right hand, was recalled to the NHL...
Minor league report: Penguins, Maxim Pavlenko shut out CometsVideo
Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 20 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 shutout of the Utica Comets at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result was Pavlenko’s first career shutout in the American Hockey League and leveled his record on the season at 1-1-0. Forward Sam Poulin had...
Former Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin is trying to win once again with the Kings
Brian Dumoulin was in a familiar place Saturday. As the Pittsburgh Penguins skated against the New Jersey Devils some six hours to the east in the Garden State, the left-handed defenseman practiced at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. A vital component of the Penguins’ blue line during the team’s...
Shootout woes continue for Penguins, Arturs Silovs in loss to Devils
With a lineup that is perforated more than an NJ Transit ticket, the Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated by the New Jersey Devils, 2-1, in a shootout at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday. Shootout goals by forwards Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt were the difference. Penguins forwards Bryan...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 3Video
Despite a goal and an assist by forward Tristan Broz, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fell to the Rochester Americans, 6-4, at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. on Friday. Forward Aidan McDonough recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-3-1-0) while forwards Mathieu de St. Phalle and Sam Poulin as well as defenseman...
Penguins offer support to Filip Hallander; Kevin Hayes close to returning
The news was as sudden as it was jarring. When the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Filip Hallander would be sidelined a minimum of three months due to a blood clot in a leg, it caught several of his teammates off guard. In fact, several members of the club did not find...
Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov is prepared — but patient — for his NHL debut
Sergei Murashov experienced a career and life moment Thursday. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending prospect dressed for an NHL game. OK, sure, he didn’t actually play in the game, and the most strenuous activity he was engaged in was opening and closing the bench door as teammates made line changes during...
Penguins forward Filip Hallander sidelined by blood clot
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Filip Hallander will be sidelined a minimum of three months due to a blood clot in his leg. The team announced his status via social media on Friday morning. Hallander, 25, briefly attended a practice session in Cranberry on Wednesday but quickly retreated to the team’s...
Power play helps Penguins steady ship, beat rival Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Ben Kindel doesn’t have strong memories of how the enduring rivalry between his captain, Sidney Crosby, and Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin began. And for good reason. Kindel was born in 2007, approximately two years after Crosby and Ovechkin first encountered one another on an NHL...
Penguins look for reserve forward Joona Koppanen to fill gaps on penalty kill, faceoffsVideo
The Penguins added another body to their continually growing list of injured players Wednesday as it was announced that rookie forward Filip Hallander would be sidelined on a day-to-day basis because of an undisclosed ailment. He joins a full house of other convalescing players, including forward Noel Acciari, currently on...
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start against Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Thursday’s home game against the Washington Capitals. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In seven games this season, Silovs has a 3-2-2 record, a 2.66 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage and one...
Penguins recall forward Joona Koppanen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Joona Koppanen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday morning. This transaction was made as the status of rookie forward Filip Hallander was not yet known, at least publicly. Hallander departed a practice session in Cranberry on Wednesday early and no update...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Marlies in overtimeVideo
Forwards Tristan Broz, Atley Calvert and Boko Imama all scored goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Finn Harding recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-2-1-0) which lost despite holding a three-goal lead through two periods....
Injuries force several changes to the Penguins’ lineup
Sergei Murashov was the odd man out. Sure, the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Oct. 4 after an open competition for the net on the NHL club. But of more contemporary concerns, there wasn’t room in the dressing room for him...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry sidelined at least 3 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will be sidelined a minimum of three weeks due to an undisclosed injury. The team announced the status of Jarry as well as injured forwards Noel Acciari (minimum three weeks) and Justin Brazeau (minimum four weeks) via a social media posting Wednesday morning. All three...
Penguins place Tristan Jarry on injured reserve, recall Sergei Murashov
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a series of transactions Monday evening, two of which involve their goaltending position. Goaltender Tristan Jarry was placed on injured reserve along with forwards Noel Acciari and Justin Brazeau. To replace them on the active roster, the club recalled goaltender Sergei Murashov as well as defenseman...
