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Penguins activate forward Jansen Harkins off injured reserve
After missing two games because of a concussion suffered Feb. 12, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jansen Harkins was activated from injured reserve Sunday afternoon and is available for the club vs. the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Harkins, 26, has skated in 34 games for the Penguins this season,...
Minor league report: Penguins down RocketVideo
Defenseman Jack Rathbone and forward Jagger Joshua each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 home win against the Laval Rocket at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Radim Zohorna and Austin Rueschhoff each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (27-16-6-1) while forwards...
Jaromir Jagr dazzles the current Penguins in practiceVideo
Alex Nedeljkovic knows shots. After all, in his vocation as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ backup goaltender, he is something of an expert on the subject. So, when a figure in black surged down the slot and fired a Trident missile of a wrister by his glove which rang off the post...
Penguins’ newest addition, Matthew Phillips, hopes to tap into scoring touch shown in AHLVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice facility in Cranberry was filled to the brim Saturday as a legion of fans showed up to get a look at the newest addition to the club: forward Matthew Phillips, claimed off waivers Friday from the Washington Capitals. OK, Phillips wasn’t actually the main attraction. That...
Jaromir Jagr practices with Penguins in CranberryVideo
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jaromir Jagr practiced with current members of the team in Cranberry on Saturday morning. His participation was part of a celebration of his career with the franchise leading up to his iconic No. 68 being retired by the team on Sunday. Jagr took to the ice...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Americans; Nailers’ winning streak haltedVideo
Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 23 saves on 27 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 road loss to the Rochester Americans at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. on Friday. The result dropped Hellberg’s record to 8-7-2. Defensemen Ryan Shea, Ty Smith and forward Radim Zohorna scored goals...
Jaromir Jagr’s reunion with Penguins celebrated as ‘really important to this franchise’
Phil Bourque was mad. Everyone in Pittsburgh was. In summer 2011, Jaromir Jagr had teased a potential return to Pittsburgh, nearly a decade after he was traded — as requested — by Penguins management. A decade of angst over a jilted lover would be coming to an end, and one...
Penguins claim forward Matthew Phillips off waivers from CapitalsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a minor transaction Friday to address their injury issues up front by claiming forward Matthew Phillips off waivers from the Washington Capitals. A right-handed shot, Phillips has appeared in 27 games this season and has five points (one goal, four assists) while averaging 10 minutes, 16...
Jaromir Jagr’s return to Penguins sparks flood of memories from teammates
Jiri Hrdina remains a passing acquaintance of Jaromir Jagr in their home country, now called Czechia. As a scout with the Dallas Stars, Hrdina occasionally crosses paths with Jagr, still an active player in Czechia’s top hockey league, the Extraliga ledního hokeje (ELH or Czech Extraliga for those of the...
Jaromir Jagr’s Penguins teammates recall when they realized they were playing with a legend-to-be
You didn’t have to know much about hockey — or frankly sports in general — to be able to tell that Jaromir Jagr was different. That he was dynamically gifted at his craft. That he wasn’t just going to be great, but that he was an all-timer. The locker room...
Mark Madden: From Kladno to Bayside, Jaromir Jagr put smiles on hockey fans’ faces
Only in a city that’s had a hockey timeline like Pittsburgh’s since 1984 could a player the caliber of Jaromir Jagr get somewhat lost in the shuffle. But that’s what happened. Out of sight, out of mind. Obscured by the permanent shadow of Mario Lemieux and by the commotion and...
Sidney Crosby leads Penguins to vital win against Blackhawks
The Pittsburgh Penguins know what’s needed to reach the playoffs. Even if they might not have what is needed. At the moment, they have a deficit of healthy forwards, and they lost one of their best after the team announced Thursday that first-liner Jake Guentzel would be sidelined for “up...
Penguins face major challenge with Jake Guentzel on long-term injured reserved
The March of the Pittsburgh Penguins will get off to a difficult start. That’s assuming they survive what will be a challenging finish to February. On Thursday, the team placed All-Star forward Jake Guentzel on long-term injured reserve because of an undisclosed injury he suffered during a 5-2 home loss...
Tim Benz: Penguins sound like they are running out of answers
After practice on Tuesday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan talked about “rethinking what winning looks like in Pittsburgh.” I’m going to guess whatever he was thinking about isn’t what the Penguins showed Wednesday night against the Florida Panthers, and that’s not what it was supposed to look like. Especially in the...
As the Penguins retire his jersey, Jagr at 52 is still going strong on his Czech hometown team
KLADNO, Czech Republic — The legendary mullet is gone. He’s not as quick as he used to be. And yet the way Jaromir Jagr moves on the ice belies his age and evokes memories of his glory days in the NHL. Strong on the puck, tough to beat by the...
With quick turnaround in Chicago, no time for Penguins to dwell on ugly loss to FloridaVideo
Plenty of coaches, in both amateur and professional environments, have at one point or another preached to their players the necessity of moving past losses quickly. Reporters have inevitably heard some version of the spiel, too. “Things didn’t go our way tonight, but it’s on to the next one.” Whether...
Penguins’ John Ludvig nets 1st NHL goal vs. Florida, his former teamVideo
Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena left close to zero room for any celebration by the home team, which fell 5-2 and at one point trailed 4-0 in the second period. After an uneventful first 25 minutes of play, the Panthers busted...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel injured in loss to Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel, one of the team’s top players, suffered an undisclosed injury in the late stages of a 5-2 home loss to the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan did not provide a substantive update on Guentzel’s status other than to indicate he was...
Penguins hammered by Panthers, lose forward Jake Guentzel to injury
Be it because of faith, denial or just flat-out stubbornness, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ belief in themselves as being a playoff-caliber squad appears to be genuine. But with barely more than two months remaining in the regular season, they need wins more than conviction if they are to play meaningful games...
Minor league report: Penguins rout MarliesVideo
Two goals by defenseman Jack St. Ivany led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 6-1 road win against the Toronto Marlies at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on Wednesday. Forward Radim Zohorna had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (25-16-6-1) while defenseman Jack Rathbone recorded two assists. Forwards Corey Andonovski,...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Wednesday’s home game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 34 games this season, Jarry has a 14-15-4 record, a 2.44 goals against average, a .916...
First Call: Familiar landing spot for Mitch Trubisky? Ex-Steelers coach takes ACC job; more Penguins trade speculation
Wednesday’s “First Call” has a potential destination for ex-Steeler Mitch Trubisky. There is more talk of Mason Rudolph jumping ship. A former Steelers player is staying in Kansas City. A former Steelers coach is heading to the ACC. And add a current Penguin to the trade speculation engulfing Jake Guentzel....
For Mike Sullivan and the Penguins, necessity is the mother of reinvention
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan described frustration as a “useless emotion” after his team’s 2-1 loss Saturday night in Winnipeg. Useless? OK. Understandable, though? For sure. Oh, and that’s not just for Sullivan but for any Penguins fan in Western Pennsylvania. After all, with just 33 games left, the Penguins...
Evgeni Malkin still believes the Penguins are a playoff teamVideo
Evgeni Malkin practiced Tuesday. Typically, that is a mundane occasion. But Malkin’s participation in the Pittsburgh Penguins practice Tuesday in Cranberry was notable for two reasons. That’s to say he skipped the team’s two previous practices Monday and Thursday for what were termed as “maintenance” days. The portion of Malkin’s...
Penguins’ lack of secondary scoring has become primary concern
Rickard Rakell is one of the more erudite members of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ask the winger to explain a scoring sequence or a forecheck, and he can detail it to an atomic level. But regarding his own struggles as of late, he is curtly blunt. “Not good at all,” Rakell...
