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Minor league report: Penguins dropped by CheckersVideo
In his regular season debut, goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 21 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. Forward Colin White scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (1-1-0-0). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game...
Penguins to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic against Flames
Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is scheduled to make his debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins in Saturday’s home game against the Calgary Flames at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status approximately two hours before the game. A free agent signing this past offseason, Nedeljkovic played in three games during...
Defenseman Ryan Shea enjoying fresh start with Penguins
Saturday represented something of a milestone for Pittsburgh Penguins reserve defenseman Ryan Shea. It was his fifth day on the NHL roster, a new career high for existing at the sport’s highest level. During his previous stint with the Dallas Stars, he hadn’t been on that club’s NHL roster for...
Minor league report: Penguins open season with win against CheckersVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins opened their season with a 4-2 road win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 26 saves on 28 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while forwards Jonathan Gruden and Austin Rueschhoff as well as defensemen Xavier Ouellet and Dmitri...
Tristan Jarry, Penguins shut out Capitals for bounce-back victory
Lars Eller is a member of a unique — and, more accurately, obscure — fraternity of 19 players who have been teammates with Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and his counterpart with the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin. The sturdy third-line center who scored the championship-clinching goal that led to the...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson continues to grow
Late in the 2021-22 season, defenseman Marcus Pettersson experienced something new in his existence with the Pittsburgh Penguins. A healthy scratch. For a handful of games down the stretch, Pettersson was swapped in and out of the lineup in favor of reserve defenseman Mark Friedman. “Once you’re out of the...
Penguins give up 4 unanswered goals, drop opener to Blackhawks
Rickard Rakell looked around the dressing room and shook his head, almost in disbelief. When asked about the menagerie of stars assembled by the Pittsburgh Penguins, including himself, he preached patience. And plenty of optimism. “It’s going to take a little bit of time to get adjusted to,” the All-Star...
Joining Penguins ‘a blessing’ for defenseman John Ludvig
Somewhere between the Florida-Georgia line and the Piedmont of North Carolina, John Ludvig received a change in his itinerary Monday. One of the final cuts from the Florida Panthers’ training camp roster, Ludvig was en route to join their American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, and then found out...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby ready for another ‘next’ one in Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard
Sidney Crosby has seen this before. For the past 18 seasons, he has witnessed it. And 18 years ago, he lived it. Being the “next” one. The latest claimant to that designation, Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard, made his NHL debut in front of a national television audience Tuesday in...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel expected to play in season opener
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel is expected to be in the lineup for his team’s season-opening contest against the Chicago Blackhawks at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Guentzel’s status following an optional morning skate. Guentzel underwent surgery on his right ankle in early August and the...
Projecting the Penguins’ season-opening lineup
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their season-opening roster Monday, and with the exception of the occasions injuries or other factors interceded, it includes franchise pillars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang for the 18th consecutive year. But there are plenty of new faces on almost every line, pairing and even...
Penguins announce season-opening roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their roster to open the 2023-24 season and a handful of transactions Monday evening. In total, the roster has 22 players (12 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders). Forwards — Noel Acciari, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, Jansen Harkins, Evgeni Malkin, Matt Nieto,...
Penguins claim defenseman John Ludvig off waivers from PanthersVideo
With the NHL’s deadline to submit a season-opening roster looming at 5 p.m. Monday, the Penguins claimed defenseman John Ludvig off waivers from the Florida Panthers earlier in the day. A native of Czechia, Ludvig, 23, was a third-round pick (No. 69) of the Panthers in the 2019 NHL Draft...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas: ‘It’s up to us to earn that belief back’Video
On the eve of his first game of consequence as president of hockey operations and general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kyle Dubas doesn’t have expectations. Hopes? Certainly. But he stops short of stating the team he has inherited and crafted this past offseason has to accomplish anything specific in...
Injured Penguins forward Jake Guentzel could play in season opener
The odds that Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel will be able to open the season in his team’s lineup improved greatly Sunday as coach Mike Sullivan offered an optimistic forecast for the All-Star left winger, who is still recovering from offseason surgery to his right ankle. “Right now, his status...
Penguins waive forward Radim Zohorna, 4 others
With the NHL’s deadline to submit a season-opening roster approaching at 5 p.m. Monday, the Penguins took some of their final steps toward that endeavor on Sunday by waiving five players. Forwards Vinnie Hinostroza, Colin White and Radim Zohorna, defenseman Mark Friedman and goaltender Magnus Hellberg were all waived. Should...
Minor league report: Penguins close out preseason by beating PhantomsVideo
A pair of goals by forward Jordan Frasca helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins conclude their preseason with a 5-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jagger Joshua and Lukas Svejkovsky each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while defenseman...
Penguins sign forward Colin White to 1-year, 2-way contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Colin White to a one-year, two-way contract that carries a salary cap hit worth $775,000. White, 26, came to the team’s training camp on a professional tryout contract before signing his one-year contract Saturday. In four games this preseason, the right-hander had no points and...
Former Penguins forward Matt Cooke hired to coach ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been hired as coach of the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers. That team announced the hiring via release on Saturday. A 14-year veteran who spent five seasons with the Penguins and was a member of the franchise’s Stanley Cup championship in 2009, Cooke spent the...
There’s only 1 Erik Karlsson, and the Penguins have himVideo
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. It’s about the time the Pittsburgh Penguins lost their way and were in dire need of a course correction. So, they were prompted to make a seismic, franchise-altering trade to bring in an offensive dynamo who could fundamentally alter the organization on...
Penguins defeat Sabres in preseason finale
Two goals by forward Drew O’Connor led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-4 win in their preseason finale Friday against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. O’Connor opened the scoring all of 20 seconds into regulation with his third goal of the preseason. Off a backhand pass...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by BearsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 24 saves on 25 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out by the rival Hershey Bears, 1-0, at the Giant Center in Hershey Friday. Bears goaltender Clay Stevenson made 12 saves to record the shutout. Highlights: The Penguins will conclude the preseason with a...
Penguins look for better results after rebuilding penalty kill
It’s probably a little over the top to think of Chad Ruhwedel as a designated survivor. After all, he’s not the Secretary of the Interior being asked to skip the State of the Union address. He’s just an NHL defenseman. But he is one of the scant returnees to the...
New Penguins forward Jansen Harkins makes strong 1st impressionVideo
Jansen Harkins didn’t waste much time getting acclimated to his new team. On Wednesday, a little more than 48 hours after the Pittsburgh Penguins claimed him off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets, Harkins appeared in his first game with the Penguins, a 2-1 preseason loss to the Detroit Red Wings...
Penguins assign 3 to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Andreas Johnsson, Joona Koppanen and Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday. All three went unclaimed after being placed on waivers Thursday. Last season, Nylander appeared in nine NHL games and scored two points (one goal, one assist) for the...
