Penguins/NHL category, Page 205
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in rematch with Devils
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status via video conference. Jarry was in net for Tuesday’s 7-6 home win against the New Jersey Devils. He made 24 saves on...
Giant Eagle’s GetGo opens market at PPG Paints Arena
A GetGo Cafe and Market opened inside PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. “We are extremely excited to have a GetGo inside a sports venue,” said Rug Phatak, senior director of marketing and chief of staff for GetGo, a brand within the Giant Eagle family. The market will be located behind...
Wheeling Nailers coach Mark French resigns
Mark French has resigned as head coach of the Wheeling Nailers. Former assistant coach Derek Army has replaced French on an interim basis. According to a release from the team, which serves as the Penguins’ ECHL affiliate, French resigned out of family concerns. Due to the pandemic and the closure...
Mike Sullivan addresses Tuesday’s collapse with Penguins but vows team has moved on
Less than 15 hours after a meltdown like few in franchise history, the Pittsburgh Penguins were subjected to what had the look of a de facto team meeting before Wednesday’s practice in Cranberry. Similar to how they would during a typical practice, players gathered around coach Mike Sullivan near the...
While still ‘a work in progress,’ Jeff Carter fitting in well with Penguins
Of the 390 NHL goals Jeff Carter had scored before Tuesday, only three had been a first one for a new team. So his goal that made it 4-0 late in the first period of a victory against the New Jersey Devils held at least some special meaning to Carter...
Kasperi Kapanen part of Penguins practice free of ‘no-contact’ restrictions
On Wednesday, another small step was taken toward the Pittsburgh Penguins returning to a fully healthy lineup. Injured wing Kasperi Kapanen participated in practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. Out since March 24 because of an injury he acknowledged Wednesday was to his left foot, Kapanen wore a...
Penguins hold off Devils after nearly blowing 6-0 lead
Having spent the better part of three decades playing or coaching hockey, Mike Sullivan has seen quite a bit during his professional existence. But Tuesday offered something new. Not for Sullivan, necessarily. But the entire 103-year history of the NHL. During a far-too-narrow 7-6 home victory against the New Jersey...
Patrick Marleau still carries respect with the PenguinsVideo
The Penguins don’t exactly reminisce about the Patrick Marleau years in Pittsburgh. Especially since they lasted all of 12 games. At the trade deadline in February of 2020, the Penguins acquired Marleau from the San Jose Sharks in hopes he could aid a team already full of franchise players in...
Injured Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin, Kasperi Kapanen participate in morning skate
Injured Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin and Kasperi Kapanen participated in Tuesday’s morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. They wore white “no-contact” jerseys and were not involved in line rushes. Their presence represented a significant step forward in their recoveries from undisclosed injuries that have sidelined them for several weeks....
Mark Madden: Connor McDavid’s scoring is impressive, but Mario Lemieux defined his era
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid reached 70 points in 43 games. That’s fast but unsurprising in the limp competition of the North division, the NHL’s worst. It’s so weak that McDavid’s Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be hard-pressed to both underachieve in the playoffs. It’s not likely, but hardly impossible....
The Penguins like what they’re seeing from defenseman Cody CeciVideo
Cody Ceci’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins got off to a rough start by any measure. Or at least by any appraisal one could calculate out of him being a healthy scratch in three of the team’s first four games of the campaign in mid-January. Considering Ceci was the Penguins’...
Empty Thoughts: Sabres 4, Penguins 2Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-2 loss to the Sabres: From the Penguins’ perspective, there really weren’t many positives to take from this. In fact, the list of good could be limited to: 1.) No one got hurt. 2.) Cody Ceci continued to play well. And that’s about it. Let’s stick...
Minor league report: Nailers defeat KometsVideo
Forwards Michael Joly and Joshua Winquist had two goals and two assists for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-3 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Defenseman Jesse Lees netted a goal and an assist for Wheeling (16-24-5-1) while forward Patrick Watling...
Penguins’ penalty kill continues to falter in loss to Sabres
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Sunday was not strictly because of their penalty kill. No, there were far too many malfunctions to their overall game to blame this setback on any one segment of players. In many ways, this ugly...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Sabres
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Sunday’s road game against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. His status was announced via statement from a team spokesperson. In 17 games this season, DeSmith has a 10-5-0 record along with a 2.40 goals against average, a .912 save...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Sabres 2Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 win against the Sabres: Jared McCann has scored some pretty goals this season. The goal he scored on Saturday was not one of them. But it might have been the craftiest. Chasing down a rebound in the left corner of the offensive zone, McCann just...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by CrunchVideo
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 13 saves on 16 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at the Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday. Forward Tim Schaller scored the only goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-10-3-2). Highlights: The Penguins’...
Penguins notes: Forward Jared McCann scores from a bad angle
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann often is praised for having a “shoot-first” mentality. Blessed with a heavy wrister, he rarely hesitates to put a puck on net on the occasions he has a clean look. During Saturday’s 3-2 road win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center, McCann collected his...
Penguins hold off Sabres, move into second place
Evan Rodrigues claimed ignorance when the subject was broached Saturday evening. After his current team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, defeated his former team, the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Penguins forward was asked if he was aware the ex-employer formally was eliminated from postseason contention for the...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against Sabres
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to start Saturday’s road game against the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center. The team announced Jarry’s status via a statement on Saturday morning. In 29 games this season, Jarry has a 17-8-3 record along with a 2.77 goals against average and a .909...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Devils
Forward Josh Currie had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 home loss to the Binghamton Devils at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Defenseman P.O Joseph and forward Drew O’Connor each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-9-3-2) while defenseman Jon Lizotte and forward...
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin enjoying an offensive surge
Brian Dumoulin never will be a point-per-game producer. At least not again. There was a time in his existence as a hockey player Dumoulin could boast he generated offense at such a rate. Heck, he was nearly a three points-per-game player a little more than a decade ago during his...
Sidney Crosby scores goal with assist from Penguins’ equipment staffVideo
It had been more than 25 years since a Taglianetti had an assist for the Pittsburgh Penguins. That is, until Thursday night. As a stickless Sidney Crosby raced up the ice, Jon Taglianetti, the Penguins’ associate head equipment manager, stretched out to hand him a stick as Crosby entered the...
First Call: Could Steelers draft the NFL Rookie of the Year? Strange night in NHL’s East Division
Friday’s “First Call” gives us a medical update on a potential Steelers first-round pick. Odds are out on who might be the NFL Rookie of the Year. We saw a strange night in the NHL’s East Division. And we look at the Pirates weekend tilt in Milwaukee. Weird night The...
Empty Thoughts: Flyers 2, Penguins 1 (SO)Video
Observations from the Penguins 2-1 shootout loss to the Flyers: Brian Dumoulin extended a career-best scoring streak to a modest six games Thursday as he recorded a secondary assist on the Penguins’ lone regulation goal. Beyond that, he had an unsuccessful breakaway attempt following a penalty kill and even drew...
