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Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against DevilsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 11 games this season, Jarry has a 6-5-0 record, a 2.31 goals against average, a...
Minor league report: Forward Jansen Harkins scores twice as Penguins fall in overtimeVideo
Forward Jansen Harkins scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 overtime loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-2-0) also got a goal and an assist from forward Valtteri Puustinen while forward Joshua Jagger contributed a goal. Goaltender Joel...
Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic closes in on returnVideo
Sunday will be a big day for Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic. After all, that is when the Steelers-Browns game will be played. Or, as the Parma, Ohio, native suggested via an unsolicited correction to a reporter, the “Browns-Steelers game.” “The Browns game is Sunday,” Nedeljkovic said Wednesday after...
Sidney Crosby records hat trick as Penguins top Blue Jackets, extend winning streak to 5
It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon or a veteran of nearly two decades in the NHL to realize that games against divisional foes command more gravity than other contests. Regardless, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, a mere 19 years into his NHL career, implored that axiom when queried in advance of...
Penguins assign forward Jonathan Gruden to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton shortly after recalling him
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Jonathan Gruden to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. They also recalled him from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday. The transactions happened not even five hours apart from one another. The team announced Gruden’s recall at 10:32 a.m. then his assignment at 3:10 p.m....
Penguins defenseman John Ludvig rejoins teammates in practiceVideo
Rookie defenseman John Ludvig rejoined the Pittsburgh Penguins for a practice session in Cranberry on Monday for the first time since he suffered a concussion on Oct. 24. Making his NHL debut during a 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars, Ludvig was injured in a violent collision with Stars...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves: ‘There’s definitely more improvement to make’Video
He was brought in to alter the Pittsburgh Penguins’ defense in a seismic fashion. That’s why management moved heaven and earth to acquire him over the summer. And given that his contract is ample in its length as well as the decimals affixed to it (to say nothing of the...
Minor league report: Nailers dropped by SteelheadsVideo
Forward Matthew Quercia scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-4 home loss to the Idaho Steelheads at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Goaltender David Tendeck made 18 saves on 23 shots in the defeat as his record fell to 2-2-0 while forward Felix Pare contributed...
Minor league report: Defenseman Jack Rathbone scores twice as Penguins fall to Crunch
Defenseman Jack Rathbone scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-3 home loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Austin Rueschhoff also scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-1-0) which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 19 saves on 24...
Tristan Jarry returns from injury as the Penguins shut out the Sabres
If the Pittsburgh Penguins accomplish anything worthy of celebrating this season, it will happen with Tristan Jarry in net. The extraordinarily binary demands of his position — and the five-year, $26.875 million contract he signed in July — dictate that. “When Tristan’s on his game, I think he’s as good...
Jaromir Jagr still resonates with the current Penguins
Radim Zohorna’s command of — and confidence with — English has improved greatly since he came from his native Czechia to North America to join the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021. But vocabulary of any tongue isn’t really necessary when you ask the 27-year-old forward about countryman Jaromir Jagr. Zohorna’s ebullient...
Penguins recall forward Vinnie Hinostroza from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Vinnie Hinostroza from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Saturday. In two NHL contests this season, Hinostroza has scored two points (one goal, one assist) while averaging 9 minutes, 10 seconds of ice time per contest. At the AHL level, Hinostroza has appeared in five contests...
Goaltender Tristan Jarry expected to return to Penguins’ lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry is scheduled to return to his team’s lineup and start in Saturday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan confirmed Jarry’s status after a morning skate. Jarry was scratched from a 4-3 overtime road win against the Los Angeles...
Minor league report: Taylor Gauthier records for AHL shutout as Penguins beat CrunchVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 34 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 shutout of the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday. Improving his record to 1-0-1, Gauthier recorded his first career shutout at the American Hockey League level....
Penguins to retire former captain Jaromir Jagr’s number
When the Pittsburgh Penguins staged part of their September 1990 training camp in Vail, Colo., there were plenty of newcomers. One of them was veteran center Bryan Trottier, who, at the time, was a 34-year-old All-Star with four Stanley Cup rings and a handful of individual trophies on his resume,...
Penguins forward Noel Acciari has a nose for defense
It didn’t take long for Noel Acciari to show what he is all about as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. To be precise, it might have been 6:16 into the season. In the team’s season opener at PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 10, the Chicago Blackhawks were granted a...
Penguins beat Kings in overtime, extend winning streak to 3
When the Pittsburgh Penguins signed journeyman goaltender Magnus Hellberg to a one-year deal worth $785,000 on July 2, they didn’t bring him into their nest to serve as the organization’s third goaltender because he is an ample 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds. But his dimensions certainly didn’t hurt. “The question that...
Penguins recall goaltender Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
With starting goaltender Tristan Jarry’s status uncertain, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday in advance of a road game against the Los Angeles Kings. He is expected to back up starter Magnus Hellberg. During a 2-0 road win against...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves utilizes a tinted visor to ‘find any competitive edge’
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves stands out for a lot of reasons. Most notably because he is 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds. In the modern, compact NHL, he is a giant, especially with a franchise that has stressed smaller, quicker players over the past decade. Another defining characteristic is how he...
Penguins waive forward Andreas Johnnsson
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed forward Andreas Johnsson on unconditional waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract. Should Johnsson go unclaimed by 2 p.m. Thursday, the team can formally cut ties with him. The Penguins signed Johnsson to a one-year contract worth $800,000 on July 7 with hopes he...
Penguins reserve goaltender Magnus Hellberg used to being on the move
After spending half a decade playing in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, Magnus Hellberg had a base expectation when he returned to North America in 2022. Spend the entire 2022-23 campaign in the NHL. It was a pretty simple pursuit on the surface. And he definitely accomplished it. But it was...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry injured during shutout win over DucksVideo
The last time goaltender Tristan Jarry and the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Anaheim Ducks before Tuesday, Jarry didn’t mince words about the state of his play. “We need some points,” Jarry said inside the home dressing room of PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 30. “Obviously, I need to be better....
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel took an unusual — and unexpected — path to the NHL from San Diego
If you’re surprised that Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel has carved out a 12-year career in the NHL, you’re not alone. Ruhwedel is, too. From a certain perspective. To be clear, every ounce of success Ruhwedel has enjoyed — from simply appearing in 320 career regular-season games to receiving a...
Minor league report: Forward Jordan Frasca’s hat trick leads Nailers past RoyalsVideo
A hat trick and an assist by forward Jordan Frasca helped lead the Wheeling Nailers in a 7-4 home win against the Reading Royals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Dillon Hamaliuk had a goal and two assists for Wheeling (4-1-0-0) while forward Lukas Svejkovsky contributed a...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea takes nothing for granted
The novelty of being in the NHL still hasn’t worn off for Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea. Considering how long it took him to get to the NHL, it likely won’t dissipate any time soon. A fourth-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks (No. 121 overall) in 2015, Shea never signed...
