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Minor league report: Jordy Bellerive leads Penguins past Rampage
A shootout goal by forward Jordy Bellerive gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 road win against the San Antonio Rampage at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Saturday. Bellerive also had two regulation goals while goaltender Casey DeSmith made 22 saves for the Penguins (19-16-3-4). Highlights: The Penguins’ next...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust savors 20-goal markVideo
DETROIT — He didn’t want to talk about it. At least when he was “18-goal scorer Bryan Rust.” Can he see himself as a 20-goal scorer? “No,” the Pittsburgh Penguins forward said tersely after a practice Jan. 11 in Scottsdale, Ariz. “I try not to. But it’s obviously something that...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 2, Red Wings 1 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-1 win against the Red Wings. DETROIT — It just sounds cool. “He’s a 20-goal scorer.” For whatever reason, that number validates a player’s status as a goal scorer. It can also get a player paid. Former Penguins forwards Conor Sheary and Tyler Kennedy have received...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Stars, 4-3, in shootout
Forward Kevin Roy had a regulation goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road shootout loss to the Texas Stars at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas on Friday. Goaltender Emil Larmi made 24 saves for the Penguins (18-16-3-4) who have lost seven of their...
Matt Murray shines in Penguins’ overtime win against Red WingsVideo
DETROIT — Over the past two months, Mike Sullivan repeatedly has stopped short of saying if he has an unquestioned No. 1 goaltender. He just happens to have one who starts most of the time and recently was named to the NHL’s All-Star Game event. The other is Matt Murray....
Penguins to start Matt Murray against Red Wings
DETROIT — The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Matt Murray for Friday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings in Little Caesars Arena, according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 25 games this season, Murray has a 13-6-4, a 2.91 goals against average, an .896 save percentage and one shutout. Having...
Penguins are no strangers to midseason coaching changes
On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights did something they had never done before. They fired their coach. Granted, Gerard Gallant was the first coach in that franchise’s history, but it was a milestone of sorts for the franchise. It also kept them en vogue with much of the league this...
Empty Thoughts: Bruins 4, Penguins 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 loss to the Bruins: This game isn’t difficult to dissect. The Bruins were motivated after a bad loss in their previous game and beat the Penguins, who coming off a lopsided win, by just outskating them and initiating things physically. To be clear, the Bruins...
Penguins’ offense bottled up by physical Bruins in 4-1 loss
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins no longer are big and bad. That style of play went out after the 1970s, much like bell bottoms and Buick Centurions. It probably is more accurate — albeit less phonetically pleasing — to describe the Bruins of the early 2020s as moderately imposing and...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against Boston BruinsVideo
BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s game against the Boston Bruins in TD Garden according to coach Mike Sullivan. In 23 games this season, Jarry has a 16-6-1 record with a 2.12 goals against average, a .930 save percentage and three shutouts. Jarry...
Penguins find success with John Marino-Marcus Pettersson duoVideo
His first visit to Boston as an NHL player was unique. On Nov. 4, Penguins rookie defenseman John Marino played his first game in front of several family members and friends from North Easton, Mass. who trekked north to TD Garden and saw their son/brother/cousin/guy they played with in sixth...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Stars, 5-2
Forwards Adam Johnson and Kevin Roy each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 road loss to the Texas Stars at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas on Wednesday. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 32 saves for the Penguins (18-16-3-3) who have lost six of...
Penguins’ power play enjoying rare successVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins received an obvious boost in every facet during Tuesday’s 7-3 rout of the Minnesota Wild at home thanks to the return of forward Sidney Crosby. The power play was arguably the most tangible to quantify as it went 2 for 4 with Crosby collecting secondary assists on...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 7, Wild 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 7-3 win against the Wild: It was a very different morning skate at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. After all, there was a notable presence that hadn’t been seen for weeks. Mike Tomlin. The Steelers’ coach was a spectator for the skates of the Penguins as...
Penguins torch Wild in Sidney Crosby’s return
Sidney Crosby got back to the business of being the NHL’s top superstar Tuesday night in a 7-3 Penguins victory over the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena. Centering a line with Jared McCann and Dominik Simon, Crosby finished with a goal and three assists, including two helpers on the...
Kris Letang writes latest chapter in 50-year history of Penguins All-Star defensemenVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang received a notable honor Monday when he was named captain of the Metropolitan Division for the NHL’s All-Star Game exhibition later this month at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Letang will replace Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, who opted out of the event —...
Penguins assign Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
With forward Sidney Crosby expected to rejoin the active roster in advance of Tuesday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Joseph Blandisi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Blandisi, 25, has appeared in 21 games this season and has five points (two goals three...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby: ‘I’m playing tonight’Video
In an NHL landscape where the only information less-than-forthcoming coaches usually give out is the half of the body on which an injury occurred, it’s sometimes best to go straight to the source for an update. So, Sidney Crosby, how’s that recovery from a core muscle injury coming along? “Yeah,...
Penguins successful with unorthodox overtime strategiesVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — “Hope is not a strategy.” Those are the words Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan professes to impart on his players when it comes to the chaotic nature of three-on-three overtime. Truth be told, many of the more conventional or practical constructs don’t apply to the abnormal state...
Penguins’ Kris Letang selected as captain for All-Star Game event
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will serve as captain for the Metropoitan Division in the NHL’s All-Star Game event later this month. The exhibition, which is involves a skills competition and a three-on-three tournament of three games between the NHL’s four divisions, will be held Jan. 24-25 at the Enterprise Center...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s status remains murky
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby did not practice with his teammates Monday. After all, they spent a considerable portion of the day cruising at several thousand feet over the interior of the North American continent. The Penguins had a scheduled day off in order to travel back home...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Coyotes 3
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 win against the Coyotes: There was a swing of emotions for the normally even-keeled Teddy Blueger. At 3:39 of overtime, he took a somewhat bogus hooking penalty against Coyotes forward Conor Garland who crooked Blueger’s stick in his right arm and held it against his...
Minor league report: Emil Larmi leads Nailers past Walleye
Goaltender Emil Larmi made 47 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-1 road win against the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center in Toldeo, Ohio on Sunday. Forward Alec Butcher and defenseman Blake Siebenaler each had a goal and an assist for the Nailers (17-16-4-0) who snapped a four-game...
Penguins get 2 power-play goals, outlast Coyotes in 8-round shootoutVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Pittsburgh Penguins were hopeful they would see captain Sidney Crosby back in the lineup Sunday at Gila River Arena. Alas, it was not to be. The superstar forward missed his 28th consecutive game because of a core muscle ailment. As a consolation, they had a different...
Sidney Crosby remains sidelined due to injury for Penguins
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Any hopes of forward Sidney Crosby participating in the Penguins’ three-game Western road trip will not be realized. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the team’s captain, sidelined since Nov. 9 because of a core muscle injury, will not play for the conclusion the road trip Sunday against the...
