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Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry could return to lineup against Senators
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to start Friday’s home game against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena. Following Friday’s morning skate, Jarry was the first goaltender off the ice, typically an indication of which goaltender would start. Officially, coach Mike Sullivan labeled Jarry as a “game-time decision.”...
Penguins rookie forward Jonathan Gruden is trying to ‘just keep playing’
When Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Jonathan Gruden made his NHL debut Monday in a 4-3 overtime home win against the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena, much of his family was present to watch a considerable moment in the 22-year-old’s life. With one notable exception. His father. He got stuck...
Minor league report: Penguins edged by Crunch 
Forward Drake Caggiula had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 home loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 25 saves on 28 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (18-12-2-3) while forward Alex Nylander also scored for the...
Penguins lose special teams battle to Senators in overtime 
The rhythm of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 overtime road against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday was established early. Like, 45-seconds-into-the-game early. That’s when Penguins forward Jason Zucker took a holding penalty after somewhat minimal contact in the neutral zone against Senators forward Claude Giroux, who didn’t...
Penguins’ Teddy Blueger on performance this season: ‘Not good’
There are a lot of adjectives that can be affixed to Pittsburgh Penguins forward Teddy Blueger and how he approaches his vocation. Detailed. Dutiful. Thorough. Reliable. Blueger offered a much different term on Tuesday. “Not good, probably,” the 28-year-old said when asked to describe his 2022-23 season after practice Tuesday...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang rejoins team in practice
Tuesday’s practice session in Cranberry was different for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was optional. Approximately only 15 players were present. And it was fairly leisurely. Not much in the way of formal drills and certainly nothing involving line rushes or special teams units. And there was music. A satellite radio...
Penguins defenseman Jan Rutta scratched due to undisclosed injury
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jan Rutta was scratched from his team’s 4-3 overtime home win against the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena on Monday due to an undisclosed injury. Following the contest, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan labeled Rutta as “day to day.” This marked the first game Rutta has missed...
Penguins pull out late heroics to beat Ducks in overtime 
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 overtime home win against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday was far from perfect. When you give up a lead in the late stages of the third period to one of the worst teams in the NHL and need to stage a desperate comeback in the final...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang expected to rejoin team this week
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is expected to rejoin the Penguins this week after being on a leave of absence to attend to family matters since Jan. 2. Coach Mike Sullivan provided an update on Letang’s status following a morning skate at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. Letang has been...
Minor league report: Penguins, Filip Lindberg beat Checkers in shootout 
Shootout goals by forwards Alex Nylander and Lukas Svejkovsky gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 road win against the Charlotte Checkers at the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Sunday. Nylander and defenseman Mitch Reinke each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (18-11-2-3) while goaltender Filip Lindberg made 29 saves on...
Penguins recall forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. A left-handed shot, Gruden has appeared in 32 AHL games this season and has scored 16 points (11 goals, five assists). Primarily deployed as a center, Gruden has been on a productive stretch...
Penguins reserve defenseman Taylor Fedun continues to fill an important role 
Taylor Fedun’s most recent recall to the Pittsburgh Penguins roster has gone exactly like his first two. That’s to say the right-handed defenseman has not played a game and likely won’t unless something unforeseen happens. And he’s perfectly fine with that. Just being in the NHL, even as a healthy...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Checkers 
Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 18 saves on 21 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. Lindberg replaced goaltender Taylor Gauthier to open the second period for reasons that were not certain. Gauthier stopped all...
Penguins swept in regular-season series with Hurricanes
Jason Zucker corrected himself. When asked for something of a scouting report on the Metropolitan Division rival Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, the rambunctious Pittsburgh Penguins forward stopped to edit himself. “We haven’t played well against Carolina this year,” Zucker said before pausing. “Well, I shouldn’t say we haven’t played well....
Minor league report: Nailers fall at home to Komets 
Goaltender Bailey Brkin made 36 saves on 38 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-1 home loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena on Friday. Forward Justin Addamo scored the lone goal for Wheeling (17-16-1-0). Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is a home contest against the Cincinnati...
Hobbled Penguins unable to keep up with Jets
Friday the 13th didn’t present any kind of bad luck for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Just a daunting challenge in the form of the Winnipeg Jets, one of the NHL’s better teams. “They play a really, really, really honest game,” Penguins defenseman Jan Rutta said following an optional morning skate at...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson scratched due to illness
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson was scratched for Friday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets due to an undisclosed illness. The team announced his status via Twitter shortly before the opening faceoff. In 40 games this season, the left-handed Pettersson — who has primarily been deployed on the left side of...
Penguins again recall defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Mark Friedman keeps racking up the miles, even if they come without games. On Friday, the Penguins recalled the reserve defenseman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). This transaction comes two days after he was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He traveled on Thursday to North Carolina with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski expected to make 1st start with Penguins
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Dustin Tokarski for Friday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena. It will be his first career start for the Penguins. Tokarski made his Penguins and season debut on Tuesday in a 5-4 home win against the Vancouver Canucks. During...
Consistently inconsistent best way to sum up Penguins at midway point of season
For the Pittsburgh Penguins, Friday’s home contest against the Winnipeg Jets will be their 41st game of the 2022-23 campaign, the midway point of an 82-game season. Through Wednesday’s games, they sit in fifth place of the Metropolitan Division with a 21-13-6 record and 48 points. Those figures tell where...
Penguins recall defenseman Taylor Fedun from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Taylor Fedun from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday. Appearing in 30 AHL games this season, Fedun has two assists. A free-agent signing in the 2021 offseason, the 34-year-old Fedun has served as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s captain for each of the past two seasons. This...
Minor league report: Jonathan Gruden leads Penguins to overtime win 
Forward Jonathan Gruden had two goals — including one in overtime — and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Wednesday. Defenseman Mitch Reinke and forward Drake Caggiula each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins defenseman Jan Rutta steps up with more minutes 
There’s an everyman affability that shines through with Jan Rutta. He seemingly greets just about everyone with “buddy.” And with a smile. At the same time, he possesses an old school sternness as a hockey player. Want to talk to him about advanced statistics? Good luck. “I don’t even try...
Penguins assign defenseman Mark Friedman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned defenseman Mark Friedman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. A healthy scratch for the past three games, Friedman has appeared in three contests this season and has no points while averaging 13 minutes, 8 seconds of ice time per contest. Primarily deployed...
Penguins rebound to win thanks to reserve goaltender Dustin Tokarski
Streaks have been the defining characteristic of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2022-23 season as they approach the midway point of the campaign. A 4-0-1 start was immediately followed by a seven-game skid in late October and early November. Then, gains from a seven-game winning streak in early December were largely washed...


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