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Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Canadiens 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 win against the Canadiens: Empty netters are kind of an odd thing. Think about it. The goaltender, the one player on a team whose sole job to keep pucks out of a cage, is completely removed off the ice, usually very late. That would be...
Photos: Pens vs. Canadiens
Here’s a gallery of the Penguins’ game versus the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 14, 2020 at PPG Paints Arena. Penguins’ newest addition Jason Zucker scored 2 goals to help the Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1....
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Bruins, 4-2
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 22 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road loss to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. on Friday. Forwards Adam Johnson and Jordy Bellerive scored goals for the Penguins (25-19-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is on the road...
Jason Zucker scores twice, leads Penguins past Canadiens
Jason Zucker is fully aware of the immense expectations foisted upon him. After all, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded high-end future assets to acquire his services Monday. And, as has been the case for any scoring winger the Penguins have brought in to play with franchise center Sidney Crosby — from...
Maxime Talbot is still a star with Penguins
The Penguins have had a long, storied history of French Canadian stars. • Michel Briere capped off a promising rookie season in 1969-70 by scoring the first playoff overtime goal in franchise history to claim a series-clinching 3-2 victory against the Oakland Seals in Game 4 of the semifinal round....
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against Canadiens
The Penguins will start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Friday’s game against against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena, according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 27 games this season, Jarry has an 18-8-1 record along with a 2.18 goals against average, a .929 save percentage and three shutouts. With nine...
Ex-Penguins forward Aleksey Morozov named KHL president
Former Penguins forward Aleksey Morozov has been elected president of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Morozov was unanimously elected to the position by the board’s league of directors according to a press release from the KHL. He previously served as vice president for the development of junior hockey for the...
Penguins’ Jason Zucker shares cute video of son learning to cheer for dad’s new teamVideo
Jason Zucker has played only one game as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. So you’ll have to forgive his son for not being up to date. On Monday, the Penguins acquired Zucker in a trade from the Minnesota Wild. But as of Thursday night, his son Hendrix was still...
Can Penguins’ Jason Zucker work with Sidney Crosby long term? Or will he fit with Evgeni Malkin?
Friday may be “French Language Night” at PPG Paints Arena, but TribLIVE Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh and I made the executive decision to do our weekly hockey podcast in English, anyway. Or, “en anglais,” s’il vous plaît? Sorry to disappoint. But if we tried to do it in French,...
Jason Zucker restores Penguins’ talent, depth at left wingVideo
Having barely been in Western Pennsylvania for 48 hours, Jason Zucker still was getting used to his surroundings by the time he practiced with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time Thursday. How to get to the arena in Uptown. What roads to take to the practice facility up north....
Chad Ruhwedel filling in for John Marino on Penguins’ penalty kill
The Pittsburgh Penguins miss injured rookie defenseman John Marino on a variety of fronts. One that might be the easiest to quantify is the penalty kill. Before Marino left the lineup after fracturing bones in his face Feb. 6, he had averaged 2 minutes, 2 seconds of short-handed ice time...
Penguins forward Dominik Kahun resumes practicing
There probably is no such thing as a convenient concussion. It’s kind of like cracking your phone screen in a timely fashion or having your hot water tank burst at an opportune moment. Concussions are bad regardless of the circumstances. But when a player experiences a prolonged stretch of productive...
A look at Jason Zucker from Wild’s point of view — on and off the ice
What are the Penguins really getting in former Minnesota Wild player Jason Zucker? On one hand, it appears that the recently acquired forward is the most simple guy in the world. Pretty much every scouting report you hear is the same thing. A straight-ahead winger. Fast. Good shot. Honest. Good...
U mad, bro? Readers defend and attack Penguins trade, lash out at Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell, Bud Dupree
This week’s “U mad, bro?” is laced with Penguins fans who don’t like the trade for Jason Zucker. Then there are those who want me to like it more than I do. We also get the usual bile for Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell and Bud Dupree. Also, we sprinkle in...
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Night of Assists sparkles with disco themeVideo
Instead of Saturday Night Fever, it was Wednesday Night Fever at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation hosted its third annual “Night of Assists” on Wednesday. This year’s theme? “The Pens Disco.” Presented by Highmark, the arena was transformed to the 1970s, complete with disco balls and...
Minor league report: Pierre-Olivier Joseph leads Penguins past Wolf Pack
Two goals by defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 2-1 road win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for the Penguins (25-18-3-5). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is on the road against the...
In Jason Zucker deal, Penguins’ Jim Rutherford sticks to trade tendency
Jim Rutherford wasn’t simply being optimistic. He was outright boastful. The Pittsburgh Penguins general manager suggested his midseason acquisition could be a member of the franchise for more than half a decade. “He’s coming into the prime of his career,” Rutherford said. “As long as the contract works out longterm...
Photos: Sidney Crosby teaches ‘Little Penguins’ to play hockeyVideo
Youngsters took to the ice with Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby as he helped instruct them Wednesday during the “Little Penguins Learn to Play Hockey” program at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. The program, in its 12th season, provides an introduction to hockey for 1,500 kids age 4-9 every year....
Mark Madden: Trade for Jason Zucker proves Penguins again doing their best to win now
Jason Zucker seems a good fit for the Penguins, and for Sidney Crosby’s line. His speed and skill generate odd-man breaks. He’s adept at attacking off the rush. Zucker isn’t having a banner season (14 goals in 46 games) but he has topped 20 goals four times since 2014-15, peaking...
Mike Eruzione on how legend of 1980 Olympic team continues to thrive
I’ve gotta be on the cusp. Don’t I? Completely on the outer edge of the age range. I mean, if you are even a few months younger than me you probably don’t remember. Right? At 45 years old, my earliest sports memories were largely constructed in those few months between...
Tim Benz: Sorting through Jason Zucker trade and his Penguins debut
For almost two days now, I’ve been trying to find my bottom-line stance on the Penguins’ decision to acquire Minnesota Wild winger Jason Zucker. And after seeing him in black and gold for about 62 minutes Tuesday night in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, I’m still...
Empty Thoughts: Lightning 2, Penguins 1 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-1 overtime loss to the Lightning. It’s one thing when Jim Rutherford tells you the trade he just made was a good one or when Mike Sullivan tells you how much a new player will help. It’s another when the incumbent players act excited about a...
Jason Zucker has quiet debut in Penguins’ OT loss to LightningVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins offered a lot of descriptions of their new forward Jason Zucker after acquiring him in a trade with the Minnesota Wild on Monday. “Fast” was the most common one. “Honest” could be another. After making his debut with the team in a 2-1 overtime loss to the...
Mike Eruzione has kept the U.S. hockey team’s miracle alive for 40 yearsVideo
Mike Eruzione hasn’t seen either of the movies about the “Miracle On Ice” in 10 years. “I know the story,” he said, smiling. Only three times in 40 years has he allowed himself to watch the replay of the U.S. ice hockey team’s upset of the Soviets in Lake Placid...
Mike Eruzione’s grandson gets lesson on Mario Lemieux, hockey history
Through their love of hockey and golf, Mike Eruzione has become close friends with Mario Lemieux over the years. One night not long ago, Eruzione, his wife, Donna, and their 6-year-old grandson, Michael, attended a Boston University game with Lemieux, his wife, Nathalie, and their daughters. Lemieux’s son, Austin, was...
