Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 64

Penguins forward Rickard Rakell rejoined his teammates for Monday’s morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. It marked the first time Rakell had participated in a morning skate or practice since he suffered a presumed head injury in Game 1 of his team’s first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers...

An overtime goal by forward Alex Nylanders gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a series-clinching 4-3 home win against the rival Hershey Bears in Game 3 of their Atlantic Division first-round matchup at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton claimed the best-of-three-series, 2-1 and will face the Springfield Thunderbirds in...

After missing three consecutive games because of an undisclosed injury, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jason Zucker returned to the lineup in Saturday’s 7-4 home win against the New York Rangers in Game 3 of a first-round playoff series at PPG Paints Arena. And he made a pretty immediate impact. At least...

The Penguins knew they needed to find some secondary scoring entering Game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. To be clear, that notion isn’t an exclusive strategy for overcoming the Rangers. It’s a convention that applies to virtually every...

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry skated with goaltending coach Andy Chiodo prior to Saturday’s optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. It is believed to be the first time Jarry has skated in full gear since he suffered a right foot injury that has kept him sidelined since April 14....

In the third period of the New York Rangers’ 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of their first-round series Thursday night, forward Jeff Carter stirred up a bit of a hornet’s nest. With less than three minutes left in the game, Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin, the favorite...

NEW YORK — Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has an axiom he leans on quite a bit when discussing the composition of his lineup. He is inclined to point out that a successful team needs more than 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders to compete for the Stanley Cup. And...

NEW YORK — Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin was scratched from Game 2 of his team’s first-round postseason series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Before the contest opened, the team announced Dumoulin was “day to day” because of an undisclosed injury he presumably suffered during...

NEW YORK — The Penguins activated defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from long-term injured reserve on Thursday, a few hours before Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Acquired from the Winnipeg Jets at the trade deadline on March 21, Beaulieu has yet...

NEW YORK — Penguins forward Jason Zucker appears to be in line to return to the team’s lineup for Game 2 of their first-round series with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. After Zucker participated in an optional morning skate on Thursday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan labeled Zucker...

NEW YORK — Injured Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith and forward Rickard Rakell were labeled as “day-to-day” by coach Mike Sullivan on Wednesday. Both players were injured during Tuesday’s 4-3 win in three overtimes against the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round series at Madison Square Garden....

Penguins forward Bryan Rust was named as his team’s nominee for the NHL’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is presented “to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.” All 32 teams present a nominee. Per...

NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins reserve goaltender Louis Domingue was chased out of his seat twice Tuesday during Game 1 of a first-round series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The first time came at the Penguins bench. As the league’s oldest venue, Madison Square Garden has...

An overtime goal by forward Matthew Querica gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 series-clinching road win against the Fort Wayne Komets in Game 6 of a Central Division semifinal round at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Tuesday. The Nailers won the series, 4-2. Forward Sean...

NEW YORK — The Penguins recalled goaltender Alex D’Orio from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. This transaction comes less than 24 hours after incumbent goaltender Casey DeSmith left Tuesday’s 4-3 road win against the New York Rangers in triple overtime in Game 1 of their first-round...

NEW YORK — Prior to Tuesday, there had not been a playoff game in Madison Square Garden for nearly five years. On Tuesday, the Penguins and New York Rangers staged a contest that felt like it took roughly half a decade to complete. A goal by forward Evgeni Malkin at...

The Penguins have brought back back the “big screen” for outdoor viewing of home games in their first-round series against the New York Rangers. Because of the pandemic, such public gatherings had been on hiatus for the past two postseasons. For this round, the screen will be located on the...

NEW YORK — A handful of hours before he opened the 15th postseason of his nonpareil career, Sidney Crosby took a moment to recognize the significance of the venue he was in on Tuesday morning. Madison Square Garden. Supposedly, the world’s most famous arena. Perhaps the world’s most famous hockey...

Throughout the course of their ongoing 16-year streak of playoff appearances, the Penguins haven’t been underdogs all that often. The first year? Against the veteran Ottawa Senators in 2007? Sure, that group of teenagers and 20-somethings were underdogs and were bounced out of the first round in five games. And...