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Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 8Video
Forward Felix Robert had a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 12 saves on 15 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-15-1-3) which has lost eight consecutive games....
Forward Jeff Carter extended his career with the Penguins, but for how long?
If things had ended for Jeff Carter in Los Angeles, he was more than comfortable with that. Having helped the Kings win the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014 — he scored the Cup-clinching goal in 2012 — Carter carved out an enduring legacy with that franchise. And there are...
Penguins’ defense falters in ugly loss to Kings
For as much as the Penguins are routinely celebrated as an offensive force – goals are as much their brand as the skating member of the taxonomic family Spheniscidae on the crest of their black and yellow jerseys – it’s been their defense that has largely buoyed whatever success they’ve...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry selected for All-Star Game eventVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry was selected to the NHL’s upcoming All-Star Game event. He was the lone member of the team to receive this honor. The “game,” which is really a three-game tournament between the four squads based on the league’s four divisions, will be Feb. 5 in Las...
On the west side, Penguins forward Jeff Carter finds success on the left side
Jeff Carter is back in a familiar place where he has enjoyed a lot of success. Los Angeles. A vital component of the Kings’ only two Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and ‘14, Carter has a lot of warm memories of life on the West Coast. He likely will add...
Penguins recall forwards Drew O’Connor, Filip Hallander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have recalled forwards Drew O’Connor and Filip Hallander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). O’Connor was assigned to the NHL roster while Hallander was assigned to the taxi squad. Shuffled between the NHL and AHL rosters sporadically throughout the season, O’Connor, a second-year professional who is...
Evgeni Malkin gets 3 points in return as Penguins beat Ducks
One of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ biggest players made a long-awaited return to the lineup. It had been multiple months since the last time he played in a game of consequence for the team. And with so many players out of the lineup due to various medical maladies, he was desperately...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin expected to make season debut
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is expected to make his season debut in Tuesday’s road game against the Anaheim Ducks. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Malkin “is going to play” to media in Anaheim following the team’s optional morning skate at the Honda Center. Having recovered from offseason surgery to his right...
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen eager for linemate Evgeni Malkin’s returnVideo
Kasperi Kapanen’s 2022 is off to a much better start than his 2021. For one, he is actually playing hockey. The Penguins winger had no such luxury roughly 365 days ago when he was quarantined, per the NHL’s rules, after being unable to enter the United States in a timely...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin approaches return
Evgeni Malkin didn’t go to California with an aching heart. But he did trek there with a surgically repaired right knee and hopes of playing his first games in more than seven months. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise center — one of two they are blessed to have — appears to...
Penguins recall forwards Anthony Angello, Radim Zahorna to taxi squad
The Penguins recalled forwards Anthony Angello and Radim Zahorna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assigned them to the taxi squad Monday. This marks the second time this season each player has been recalled to the NHL club. Additionally, forward Drew O’Connor has been removed from the...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith enters covid-19 protocols
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith was placed into the NHL’s protocols for covid-19. The team announced his status Monday afternoon. He is the third member of the roster in protocols, joining forwards Brock McGinn and Bryan Rust who tested positive for the virus on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Neither played in...
Minor league report: Penguins lose 7th straightVideo
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 22 saves on 25 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. Forwards Mitch Reinke and Radim Zahorna each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-14-1-3) which has lost seven consecutive games. Highlights:...
Net-front play led to the Penguins’ winning streak being snappedVideo
The Penguins knew what the Dallas Stars would do. And they stopped them. At least for the first 54 minutes, 59 seconds of regulation. That’s when the Stars’ seemingly relentless intent of crashing the net began to pay off and led to them claiming a 3-2 win at American Airlines...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by Bears, drop sixth straightVideo
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 33 saves on 36 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 road loss to the Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-13-1-3) has lost six consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a road game against the Bears on...
Penguins fall to Stars, winning streak snapped at 10
The Pittsburgh Penguins keep losing players. And they finally lost a game. With forwards Brock McGinn and Bryan Rust the latest members of the roster sidelined after testing positive for covid-19, the Penguins dressed an irregular lineup of 11 forwards and seven defensemen Saturday and suffered a come-from-ahead 3-2 loss...
Penguins forwards Brock McGinn, Bryan Rust enter covid-19 protocols
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Brock McGinn and Bryan Rust did not play in Saturday’s road game against the Dallas Stars after each tested positive for covid-19. Both players have been placed into the NHL’s protocols for the virus. Coach Mike Sullivan announced their statuses to media Saturday in Dallas. McGinn was...
Minor league report: Alex Nylander records two assists in Penguins debutVideo
Forward Alex Nylander, acquired via trade on Wednesday, recorded two assists in his debut for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton who lost on the road in a shootout to the Utica Comets, 6-5, at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, N.Y., on Friday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-12-1-3) also got two regulation goals and an assist...
Penguins forward Brian Boyle finds professional and personal balance
At 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds, Brian Boyle is not one of the NHL’s fastest players. Quite the opposite, actually. But as a father, he was quick enough. On New Year’s Day, Boyle welcomed a new son, Callum, into the world. And with only a few minutes to spare. “I got...
Penguins assign forward Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned forward Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Zohorna was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and assigned to the taxi squad on Dec. 31 then was promoted to the NHL roster on Sunday. The 22-year-old made his season debut that same day. In an 8-5 home...
Penguins, Bryan Rust rout Flyers for 10th consecutive win
Bryan Rust’s 2021-22 season has been far from perfect. When you’ve missed 18 of a possible 33 games because of various injuries, there’s nothing even close to a covalent bond with perfect. But all that downtime for the Penguins first liner — combined with a lengthy break for games recently...
Penguins forward Jeff Carter remains sidelined
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jeff Carter missed his third consecutive game Thursday as he shakes off the aftereffects of covid-19. Carter formally was removed from the protocols Wednesday after initially entering them Dec. 31. He remained in a nonroster designation for Thursday’s road game against the Philadelphia Flyers. “He’s real close,”...
Penguins executive Scott Young named to United States Olympic coaching staff
Pittsburgh Penguins director of player development Scott Young was named as an assistant coach for the United States Men’s Olympic team in the upcoming games in Beijing. The 54-year-old Young will work under coach David Quinn. A native of Clinton, Mass., Young served in the same capacity for the United...
Sidney Crosby sparks comeback win over Blues, upping Penguins’ win streak to 9
Sidney Crosby didn’t speak with the media after Wednesday’s home game against the St. Louis Blues. And he had a legitimate reason not to. He was getting stitches. A tussle with Blues defenseman Niko Mikkola, listed at a robust 6-foot-4 and 209 pounds, during the second period caused some damage...
Fenway Sports Group formally takes over Penguins
Thomas Werner picked a good night to catch the Pittsburgh Penguins. Wednesday’s contest at PPG Paints Arena against the St. Louis Blues had a listed 17,921 fans in attendance, a few busloads shy of a sellout. With the pandemic still a daily reality, there haven’t been many nights this season...
