Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 53
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores twice as Penguins beat Phantoms
Two goals and an assist by forward Sam Poulin led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. Forwards Marc Johnstone and Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-14-5-0) which has won...
Penguins rally in final minute but lose to Panthers in shootout
The Florida Panthers do not instill fear in the Pittsburgh Penguins. They inspire. Mired in the middle of the melancholy mediocrity that is the Eastern Conference’s playoff race, the current edition of the Penguins can look to the 2022-23 edition of the Panthers for a blueprint on postseason success. The...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic against Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Friday’s home game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate. In 15 games this season, Nedeljkovic has an 8-3-2 record, a 2.66 goals against average, a .916...
Penguins acquire forward Maxim Cajkovic from Wild
The Pittsburgh Penguins exchanged minor league players with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, acquiring forward Maxim Cajkovic while dealing defenseman Will Butcher to the Wild. Cajkovic, 23, has spent the majority of the 2023-24 season at the ECHL level with the Iowa Heartlanders, posting 18 points (12 goals, six assists)...
Minor league report: Jesse Puljujarvi, Jack St. Ivany lead Penguins past Wolf PackVideo
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi and defenseman Jack St. Ivany each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Ty Smith recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (22-14-5-0) while forwards Alex Nylander...
Penguins try to regulate themselves after back-to-back road lossesVideo
Taking to the ice for practice Wednesday in Cranberry, the Pittsburgh Penguins were serenaded by the iconic 1990s hip-hop anthem “Regulate,” which was blaring over the public address system. As the song’s composer, Warren G, said, “rhythm is life, and life is rhythm.” The Penguins dismiss any notion there is...
Own goal dooms bumbling Penguins in loss to Coyotes
Thanks in part to a brutal own-goal in the third period, the Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated 5-2 by the Arizona Coyotes at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Ariz. on Monday. During a delayed penalty with the Penguins trailing 3-2, defenseman Kris Letang and forward Evgeni Malkin botched a seemingly mundane simple...
Former Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad got his career back on track through defenseVideo
The desert is an odd place for a hockey player to find himself. But the Southwest is where Nick Bjugstad, a one-time Minnesota Mr. Hockey, has figured things out as an NHLer. The Arizona Coyotes, something of a misfit franchise that has struggled to maintain any stability over more than...
Minor league report: Vinnie Hinostroza, Penguins hold off ThunderbirdsVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Vinnie Hinostroza led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 2-1 home win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Linemate Alex Nylander recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-14-5-0) while defenseman Owen Headrick contributed a goal. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor found confidence playing overseas then comfort as a top-6 winger
When Drew O’Connor got loose for a breakaway and scored the opening goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 7-4 preseason road win against the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 6, it surprised some people. Sabres forward Alex Tuch was not one of those people. He saw O’Connor — typically a...
Penguins give up 3 goals late in loss to Golden Knights
Allowing a trio of scores in the third period, the Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-2, on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 26 saves on 29 shots in the defeat, which dropped his record to 12-13-4. The Penguins were outshot...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by BearsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 19 saves on 20 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 12-5-3. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-14-5-0) was shut out for the second time this season. Penguins...
Minor league report: Taylor Gauthier, Nailers snap losing streakVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 28 saves on 29 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-1 road win against the Iowa Heartlanders at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa on Friday. The result boosted Gauthier’s record to 10-11-2. Defenseman Davis Bunz had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (17-16-1-1) which...
What has worked and what hasn’t for the Penguins this season?
With 42 games played this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of work ahead of them. To be precise, they have 40 games ahead of them. The obvious goal is a playoff spot after seeing a 16-year postseason streak end last spring. Coming into Thursday’s games, the Penguins (21-15-6, 48...
Minor league report: Jesse Puljujarvi scores again as Penguins lose to BruinsVideo
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. It marked the second consecutive game in which Puljujarvi recorded a goal. The fourth overall pick of the 2016 NHL...
Penguins place forward Radim Zohorna on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Radim Zohorna on waivers Tuesday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Wednesday, he can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Zohorna, 27, was previously waived Oct. 8. Going unclaimed, he was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by Oct. 9 and since...
Minor league report: Jesse Puljujarvi scores 1st goal as Penguins beat ThunderbirdsVideo
Forward Jesse Puljujarvi scored his first goal of the season for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road win against the Springfield Thunderbirds at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., on Monday. Puljujarvi, the fourth overall selection in the 2016 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, is signed to a...
Minor league report: Nailers’ losing streak reaches 4 games
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 28 saves on 30 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 home loss to the Kalamazoo Wings at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. The result dropped Gauthier’s record to 9-11-1. Forward Lukas Svejkovsky scored the only goal for Wheeling (16-16-1-1) which has lost...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin’s goal-scoring streak reaches 3 as Penguins winVideo
Forward Sam Poulin scored a goal in his third consecutive games and helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins beat the Bridgeport Islanders, 4-3, at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 32 saves on 35 shots to improve his record to 6-5-1 while forward Corey Andonovski had...
Penguins reach season’s midway point with overtime loss to Carolina
In the most antiseptic of terms, Saturday’s entanglement between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes was simply Game No. 0657 on the NHL’s 2023-24 calendar. But from a more philosophical perspective, it represented the midway point of the Penguins’ season as it was their 41st game of the campaign. Whatever...
Penguins recall forward Colin White from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Colin White from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League Saturday evening, approximately two hours before their road game against the Carolina Hurricanes. In a corresponding transaction, the team assigned defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. White, 26, attended the Penguins’ training camp on a professional tryout...
Game time for Penguins’ home game against Kraken on Monday changed
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ home game against the Seattle Kraken on Monday has been moved up earlier in the day to avoid an overlap with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ road playoff game against the Buffalo Bills that same day. Originally scheduled to begin shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, the Penguins-Kraken game will...
Minor league report: Joel Blomqvist’s winning streak snapped as Penguins fall in overtimeVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 37 saves on 40 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Providence Bruins at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Friday. The result snapped a five-game winning streak for Blomqvist and dropped his record to 11-4-3. Forward Sam Poulin...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel’s goals are rare but provide a different boostVideo
Chad Ruhwedel didn’t have much to say about the first time he put a puck in the net this season. Especially because it was wiped out on a coach’s challenge. During the first period of a 4-3 home loss to the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena on Jan. 2,...
Penguins forward Jansen Harkins begins to generate offense
Jansen Harkins did exactly as he had been told by the Pittsburgh Penguins coaches. And it did not work out as designed. But it did work out in a good way. He shot. And a goal was scored. He just wasn’t the one who scored it. During Monday’s 4-1 road...
