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Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returns less than 2 weeks after stroke
Less than two weeks after he suffered a stroke Nov. 28, defenseman Kris Letang was back in the lineup as the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena. Letang missed just five games. This is the second stroke the 35-year-old has suffered during his...
Sabres’ Jeff Skinner suspended 3 games for cross-checking Penguins’ Jake Guentzel 
Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner was suspended three games by the NHL on Saturday as a result of a cross-check he delivered to the face of Penguins forward Jake Guentzel on Friday. At 19 minutes, 38 seconds of the third period in a 4-3 overtime win by the Penguins, Sabres...
Sabres’ Jeff Skinner faces hearing for cross-checking Penguins’ Jake Guentzel 
Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner is scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing with the NHL over a cross-check he delivered to the face of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel during a 4-3 road win by the Penguins at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on Friday. The NHL’s Department of...
Minor league report: Forward Drew O’Connor leads Penguins to rout of Monsters 
Two goals and three assists by forward Drew O’Connor led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to an 8-1 rout of the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forwards Drake Caggiula and Alex Nylander each had a goal and two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (12-6-1-2) while defenseman Xavier Ouellet contributed...
Penguins stay hot, topple Sabres in overtime
Speaking with media at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. following his team’s morning skate, Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato had a blunt way of describing the Pittsburgh Penguins’ success in their previous 14 games entering Friday. “They’re 10-2-2 or something ridiculous,” he said. Granato quickly edited himself. “Penguin-esque, I...
Minor league report: Nailers’ winning streak snapped 
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 26 saves on 29 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 road loss to the Cincinnati Cylcones at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Forward Cédric Desruisseaux and defenseman Adam Smith each scored goals for Wheeling (10-9-0-0), which had a four-game winning streak snapped....
Penguins forward prospect Sam Poulin takes leave of absence
Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Sam Poulin will be taking a leave of absence from the organization for personal reasons. His status was announced by the team Wednesday. Poulin, 21, is expected to return to his native Quebec and continue workouts on and off the ice. In a statement, the team...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust is finding the net again
On Tuesday, Bryan Rust did something he hasn’t done much this season. Kill penalties. During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena, Rust was pressed into short-handed duties as bottom-six forward Ryan Poehling was sidelined by an undisclosed injury. With the Penguins uncharacteristically...
Tristan Jarry sharp again as Penguins surge to victory over Blue Jackets
Whether it be through contributions from their fourth line, the second power-play unit or even players recording hat tricks after a string of healthy scratches, there isn’t a shortage of contributing factors that have led to the Penguins’ success in recent weeks. Of course, there tends to be one area...
Penguins forward Danton Heinen returns to lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Danton Heinen returned to the lineup for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. With forward Ryan Poehling scratched because of an undisclosed injury, Heinen replaced him on the left wing of the team’s fourth line to open the contest. He was...
Penguins forward Ryan Poehling to miss Tuesday’s game against Blue Jackets
Penguins forward Ryan Poehling will miss Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Poehling’s status following an optional morning skate Tuesday. The team has not specified when Poehling was injured. He did not record a shift...
How have the Penguins replaced defenseman Kris Letang so far?
As has been the case over the past decade and change, anytime one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ superstars is absent, no one player ever truly replaces him. Be it forwards Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin or, as is the case now, defenseman Kris Letang, the Penguins can’t fairly expect another...
Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin miss practice due to illness
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and goaltender Casey DeSmith missed a practice session at PPG Paints Arena on Monday because of undisclosed illnesses. Coach Mike Sullivan wasn’t sure if their ailments would impact their availability for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets but suggested all...
Minor league report: Penguins, forward Drew O’Connor trounce Bears 
A goal and three assists by forward Drew O’Connor led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 7-3 rout of the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. Forwards Filip Hallander, Alex Nylander, Valtteri Puustinen and Tyler Sikura as well as defenseman Mitch Reinke each had a goal...
Penguins forward Josh Archibald offers value in drawing penalties 
The figure surprised Josh Archibald. Not necessarily the total. But its existence. When the fourth-line winger was informed Wednesday that he leads the Pittsburgh Penguins in penalties drawn, Archibald was perplexed a bit that the NHL maintained such a statistic. “I honestly didn’t even know that,” Archibald said. “Didn’t really...
Minor league report: Nathan Legare scores Penguins’ only goal in loss 
Forward Nathan Legare scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 5-1 home loss to the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 27 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (10-6-1-2). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road contest against the rival...
Forward Kasperi Kapanen records hat trick as Penguins rout Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan sent a fairly simple decree to forward Kasperi Kapanen. Go to the net. “He’s a big strong guy, he can get involved in the grind game down low, in the cycle game,” Sullivan said on Monday. “In today’s game in the NHL, you have to...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang skates, works out while recovering from stroke
As he continues to recover from a stroke, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang skated and worked out lightly Friday, according to Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. On Monday, Letang suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. Per the team, the ailment is not believed to pose a threat to the 35-year-old’s career. He...
Minor league report: Adam Smith’s overtime goal leads Nailers past Komets 
Defenseman Adam Smith scored an overtime goal and recorded an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-5 comeback road win against the Fort Wayne Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Friday. Forward Justin Addamo hat a hat trick and an assist for...
Former Penguins forward Riley Sheahan signs in Switzerland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Riley Sheahan has signed with EHC Biel-Bienne in Switzerland’s National League. The team announced his signing on Thursday. Earlier in the week, the 30-year-old Sheahan had his NHL contract terminated by the Buffalo Sabres. A native of St. Catherines, Ont., Sheahan Spent parts of two seasons...
Penguins rally to beat Golden Knights as Kasperi Kapanen nets winner
The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t replace Kris Letang. There just aren’t any in-house options to account for the profusion of attributes the six-time All-Star defenseman provides — on and off the ice — for however long he is sidelined while convalescing from the second stroke of his remarkable NHL career. But...
Penguins teammates express relief as defenseman Kris Letang recovers from stroke
The Pittsburgh Penguins were in a no-good, rotten mood Tuesday night. Then, came the bad news. And perspective. At 9:36 p.m., they were furious following a 3-2 overtime home loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. The source of their rancor was the lack of a penalty over...
Days after stroke, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang skates briefly
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took part in some light skating at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Thursday morning, three days after he was diagnosed with a stroke. Speaking after his team’s optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan revealed Letang...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang suffers 2nd stroke, out indefinitely
Kris Letang said it in a very casual manner. But with undeniable confidence. On July 7, during the first night of the NHL Draft at the Bell Centre in his hometown of Montreal, the All-Star defenseman was asked about the six-year contract extension he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier...
Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snapped by Bears in shootout 
Forwards Drake Caggiula and Valtteri Puustinen each had a regulation goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road shootout loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Tuesday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 40 saves on 43 shots in regulation and overtime...


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