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Evgeni Malkin drives Penguins to dominant win against Lightning
February is the shortest month of the year. And the Pittsburgh Penguins probably don’t mind that. Throughout that span of 28 days, they had a 6-3-1 record but were outscored 28-27. It was the only month this season in which they were in the red in terms of goal differential....
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson finds the right answer after shaky performance
During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ brutal 6-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, none of the 20 players the home team put on the ice could boast of a good performance. After all, they allowed the equivalent of a touchdown. One player in particular, yielded...
Penguins sign prospects Jordan Frasca, Taylor GauthierVideo
The Penguins added to their prospect pool on Tuesday by signing undrafted forward Jordan Frasca and goaltender Taylor Gauthier to three-year entry-level contracts. Each deal begins in the 2022-23 season. Frasca, 20, is currently a member of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In 44 games this...
Penguins notebook: Forward Teddy Blueger resumes full contact in practice
Mike Sullivan admitted to making an error Tuesday. With the laundry. When team staffers asked the Penguins coach what color jersey injured Penguins forward Teddy Blueger should wear for practice in Cranberry, Sullivan flubbed his line (with the linen). That led to Blueger opening practice in a white jersey to...
Penguins prospect Valtteri Puustinen has been a success in any languageVideo
As a bottom-six winger, Penguins rookie forward Kasper Bjorkqvist’s job isn’t all that complicated. Do some forechecking, throw some hits, block shots and contribute a few goals. Whether it be with the Pittsburgh or Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Bjorkqvist has performed those tasks in a satisfactory fashion throughout the 2021-22 campaign. He...
Defenseman Mark Friedman’s ‘save’ allows Penguins to come back against Blue JacketsVideo
When you’ve largely been a healthy scratch for a stretch ranging from before Thanksgiving to after Valentine’s Day, you’re probably not going to be overly finicky over where you might find some ice time when you finally do get into the lineup. Mark Friedman sure isn’t. “I don’t care,” the...
Minor league report: Taylor Fedun’s overtime goal gives Penguins winVideo
An overtime goal by defenseman Taylor Fedun gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 home win against the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Forward Drew O’Connor had a goal and two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-21-2-4) while forwards Valtteri Puustinen and Radim Zohorna contributed a goal and...
Minor league report: Filip Hallander’s hat trick leads Penguins past Islanders
A hat trick by forward Filip Hallander led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-3 road win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday. Forward Drew O’Connor had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (22-21-2-4) while defenseman Juuso Riikola contributed two assists. Goaltender Tommy...
Defenseman Mark Friedman returns to Penguins’ lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman returned to the lineup during Saturday’s 1-0 home win against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. Replacing injured defenseman Mike Matheson on the third pairing, Friedman logged 12 minutes 11 seconds of ice time on 18 shifts and recorded one shot on three...
Penguins, Tristan Jarry edge Rangers, Igor Shesterkin
Saturday’s meeting between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers had the feel of a bygone era. After all, it was the Penguins’ first contest on ABC in nearly two decades (March 2003). But beyond the broadcaster (and even the Penguins’ throwback jerseys from the mid-1990s), this game felt...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Rangers
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Saturday’s home game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced via a statement by the team this afternoon. Appearing in 42 games this season — third-most in the NHL — Jarry has a 25-11-6...
Minor league report: Nailers edge Wings
Defenseman Chris Ortiz scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 home win against the Kalamazoo Wings at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forwards Justin Almeida and Tim Doherty each recorded two assists for Wheeling (28-19-1-0) while goaltender Brody Claeys made 21 saves on 24 saves...
Slumping Penguins ‘haven’t had success for a reason’ recently
Kasper Bjorkqvist has all of six NHL games on his resume. So the Penguins forward is not exactly burdened with a great deal of experience of what the sport is like at its highest professional level. But on Friday, he offered one axiom that rings true, no matter if you’re...
Penguins recall defenseman P.O Joseph from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman P.O Joseph from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday. His recall comes on the same day the team revealed incumbent defenseman Mike Matheson will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis with an undisclosed injury. This marks the third time this season Joseph...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson out indefinitely due to injury
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson will be sidelined indefinitely due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Matheson’s status on Friday and labeled it as “week to week.” The left-handed defenseman completed Thursday’s 6-1 home loss to the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena. In fact, he skated the...
Penguins recall defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins recalled defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). On Monday, he was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning assignment. Friedman has been a healthy scratch for 39 of the past 40 games at the NHL level, including the past 19 contests. This week, he...
Penguins routed by Devils as losing streak hits 3 games
It was 1980s night Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins, in the pursuit of boosting ticket sales, have staged such theme nights in recent years. And on this occasion, there was plenty of nostalgia from mullet wigs to eight-bit graphics on the video board to a cover band playing...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen looks for confidence along with offense
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen entered Thursday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena on an 11-game streak without a point, the worst such sequence of futility in his seven-year career. The 25-year-old opened Thursday’s contest on the Penguins’ third line with Evan Rodrigues at center...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Devils
The Pittsburgh Penguins are slated to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against the New Jersey Devils for Thursday’s game at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status Thursday morning. Jarry has appeared in 41 games this season — third-most in the NHL — and has a 25-10-6 record, a...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms in shootoutVideo
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 36 saves on 38 shots in regulation and overtime for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 home shootout loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at WesBanco Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman P.O Joseph recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-21-2-4) while forwards Jonathan Gruden and...
Penguins encouraged by new 2nd line’s play so far
A few inches in either direction and the Pittsburgh Penguins might have had the first lead in what ended up being a 4-3 home loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. But even if forward Evgeni Malkin’s backhander was snuffed out by goaltender Antti Raanta 5 minutes, 25 seconds into...
Penguins forward Teddy Blueger remains on track in recovery from broken jawVideo
Teddy Blueger was the last one off the ice following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice in Cranberry on Wednesday. That’s nothing out of the ordinary. The defensive center is obsessed with refining the imperfect aspects of his game and has been that way since his days at Minnesota State Mankato. So...
Penguins recall forward Kasper Bjorkqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins recalled forward Kasper Bjorkqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. A rookie, Bjorkqvist has appeared in six NHL games this season and has one goal. Additionally, he has played in 33 AHL contests and has scored six points (four goals, two assists). Signed to...
Minor league report: Jonathan Gruden, Penguins beat BearsVideo
A goal and two assists by forward Jonathan Gruden helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defeat the rival Hershey Bears, 3-1, at the Giant Center in Hershey on Tuesday. Forward Kyle Olson scored two goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-21-2-3) while goaltender Tommy Nappier made 21 saves on 22 shots. Highlights: The Penguins’ next...
Injured Penguins forward Teddy Blueger resumes practicing
With the benefit of three days between games, the Penguins utilized Tuesday’s practice in Cranberry to boost individual skills. So no formal line rushes or usage of the special teams units. Also, no contact. That allowed injured forward Teddy Blueger to practice with his teammates for the first since he...
