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Forward Patric Hornqvist injured in Penguins’ practiceVideo
Another day, another injury for the Penguins. Forward Patric Hornqvist left practice in Cranberry early after crashing into the boards on Monday. Coach Mike Sullivan said Hornqvist was being evaluated for an undisclosed injury but had no update beyond that. The news wasn’t all bad for the Penguins, who have...
Penguins minor league report: Nailers drop 5th straight game
Forward Justin Almeida had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-4 loss to the Toledo Walleye at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling. Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 29 saves for the Nailers (8-8-4-0), who have lost five consecutive games. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is at home...
Brian Dumoulin’s injury opens opportunities for the Penguins’ other defensemen
Jim Rutherford has had better Thanksgiving weekends than what he experienced over the past four days. Canadian Thanksgiving comes to mind. On Oct. 14, the Penguins general manager’s team was three games into a five-game winning streak and was getting contributions from every portion of the lineup. But as the...
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin has ankle surgery
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin will be sidelined a minimum of eight weeks following surgery to repair lacerated tendons in his left ankle. The team announced the surgery one day after Dumoulin was injured on his first shift of Saturday’s 5-2 road loss to the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise...
Minor league report: Penguins, DeSmith defeat Sound Tigers
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 26 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at Wells Fargo Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Anthony Angello, Adam Johnson, Oula Palve and defenseman Matt Abt each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while forward Chase...
Zach Trotman aims to bring consistency to Penguins
COLUMBUS, Ohio – When Zach Trotman finally made his NHL debut this season, he had to fill a second role in addition to being a depth defenseman on the Penguins blue line. Courier. During a 4-3 overtime road loss to the New York Islanders, a scrum broke after a dangerous...
Empty Thoughts: Blue Jackets 5, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets. COLUMBUS, Ohio – First things first, there was no update on forward Bryan Rust beyond coach Mike Sullivan acknowledging Rust was indeed injured following the game. Rust tumbled into the boards feet-first during Friday’s morning skate at Nationwide Arena and...
Minor league report: Penguins come back from five-goal deficit, still lose in overtime
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins came back from a five-goal deficit but still lost in overtime to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 6-5, on Friday at the PPL Center in Allentown. Forward Andrew Agozzino paced the Penguins (12-6-2-1) with two goals and one assist while forward Chase Berger and defenseman Matt Abt...
Penguins lose grip, succumb to penalties against Blue JacketsVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Black Friday” is a term that evokes plenty of themes. Few of them are uplifting. In many ways, it was a fitting description of how the Penguins, particularly their sagging penalty kill, performed at Nationwide Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ power play struck for two goals on...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust sidelined, replaced by defenseman Juuso Riikola
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Penguins forward Bryan Rust is absent from the lineup for Friday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena due to an apparent injury. During the early stages of the morning skate Rust tumbled into the boards feet-first and limped to the bench before retreating to...
From Latvia to NHL, Penguins’ Teddy Blueger’s friendship with Columbus’ Elvis Merzlikins enduresVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In some ways, it has been the signature moment of Teddy Blueger’s season. In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ second game of the year Oct. 5 at PPG Paints Arena, Blueger took a little forehand pass from Domink Kahun and burst into the offensive zone like a meteor streaking...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust ‘fine’ after falling in morning skate
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Penguins appear to have dodged yet another injury scare. During the early stages of Friday’s morning skate at Nationwide Arena, Penguins forward Bryan Rust tumbled feet-first into the corner boards and limped off the ice towards the dressing room. A few minutes later, he returned to...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out by Komets
Goaltender Jordan Ruby made 29 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 shutout loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Thursday. Wheeling (8-6-4-0) has lost three consecutive games, all to Fort Wayne. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is at home against...
Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel thriving as linemates for Penguins
This has gone on for more than a decade. Since the mid-2000s, the Pittsburgh Penguins have brought in wingers with scoring acumen in hopes they immediately will mesh with their franchise center. But in many cases, those 20- or 30-goal scorers have found success with the No. 2 center —...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 8, Canucks 6
Observations from the Penguins’ 8-6 win against the Vancouver Canucks. In seemingly any context, allowing six goals would aggravate a coach to no end. It wouldn’t matter if that coach’s team won 800-6 our lost 6-(negative) 800. That six goals represent sloppy, undetailed hockey. And make no mistake. Wednesday’s game...
Minor league report: Di Pauli, Noesen each score two goals as Penguins beat Phantoms
Forwards Thomas Di Pauli and Stefan Noesen each scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 home win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forward Adam Johnson added a goal and two assists for the Penguins (12-6-1-1) while forward...
Penguins offense makes up for shaky goaltending in wild win over CanucksVideo
Like a lot offices around the United States on the eve of Thanksgiving, the Penguins weren’t quite at their best at the work site Wednesday. They cut a few corners, slacked off a little and got a bit behind. But, ultimately, they finished the job before leaving for the night...
Matt Murray returns to the Penguins’ lineup
After serving as the backup goaltender to Tristan Jarry in Monday’s 3-2 overtime home win against the Calgary Flames, Matt Murray will return to the lineup for Wednesday’s home contest against the Vancouver Canucks, according to coach Mike Sullivan. In four career games against the Canucks, Murray has a 2-2-0...
Ex-Penguins forward Tanner Pearson rediscovers his confidence with Canucks
Tanner Pearson doesn’t dispute the notion that his play with the Penguins was underwhelming. In fact, he even uses a word some might consider a vulgarity to describe it. “It kind of (stunk),” Pearson said. “At the same time, it’s hockey. It happens. When things started declining, I kind of...
Thanksgiving has universal appeal for the Penguins
Thanksgiving can be difficult for Bryan Rust. Over the years, it has become a day that has caused heartbreak, anger, tension and all other kinds of negative emotions. And it’s easy to understand why. He’s a Detroit Lions fan. Through the first 27 years of his life, the native of...
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun shows value in ragging the puck
The vocabulary of hockey can be intriguing. There are plenty of terms that are self-explanatory, like a “slap shot” or the “blue paint.” Others such as “barn” or “long change” require a brief conversation to explain. Plenty of words sound like something cool. “Dangle” or “snipe” come to mind. Then...
Penguins forward Brandon Tanev ready to face his brother again
For countless Americans, Wednesday night will be a reunion, with families gathering on the eve of Thanksgiving. It will serve the same purpose for one Canadian clan that will make the roughly six-hour trek from East York, Ont., in the Toronto suburbs to Pittsburgh. The Tanevs will have the opportunity...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s recovery continuesVideo
As has been the case for most of the past two weeks, Sidney Crosby did not participate in the Penguins’ practice in Cranberry on Tuesday. Rehabilitation from surgery to correct a core muscle injury has sidelined the Penguins’ captain. The team announced he will be sidelined a minimum of six...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Flames 2 (OT)
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames. Alex Galchenyuk has been exhausted for most of the past two months. Physically, yes. But more so mentally. As a former 30-goal scorer and a top pick in an NHL draft (No. 3 overall in 2012), there have been...
Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters accused of using racial slurs
During the Penguins’ 3-2 overtime win against the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena on Monday night, Flames coach Bill Peters was accused of using racial slurs by former NHL forward Akim Aliu. Aliu, a native of Nigeria who grew up in Ukraine and Canada, wrote on Twitter that Peters...
