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Minor league report: Penguins shut out by RocketVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 33 saves on 36 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-0 road loss to the Laval Rocket at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec on Monday. It marked the second time Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-31-7-6) had been shut out this season. The Penguins have lost seven of their...
Penguins pledge to be at their best after getting some help
The Pittsburgh Penguins looked their best Monday. And they had to. It was team picture day. Before the start of practice at PPG Paints Arena, players wore their white road jerseys and, along with coaches, front office managers, equipment and medical staffers as well as other employees, they assembled at...
Penguins name forward Sidney Crosby as team MVP
Forward Sidney Crosby has been named as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ team MVP for the 2022-23 season. This marks the third consecutive season Crosby has claimed the honor and the 11th time overall. The award is voted on by the players. Having appeared in all 80 of the Penguins’ games to...
Penguins forward Nick Bonino, defenseman Dmitry Kulikov close to returning
Injured Penguins forward Nick Bonino and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov each appear to be close to returning to the team’s lineup, starting with their regular season home finale Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Both players participated in a spirited practice session at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday in full-contact capacities and...
Defenseman Kris Letang selected as Penguins’ nominee for Masterton Trophy
Defenseman Kris Letang was selected as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) on Monday. The award recognizes “the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to...
Penguins assign forward Alex Nylander back to Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
Alex Nylander keeps racking up the miles. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned the reserve forward to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). It marked the eighth time this season Nylander has been shuffled between the NHL and AHL rosters with every transaction happening since March 7. On Thursday...
Former Penguins forward Brian Boyle isn’t retired but content being at homeVideo
Like a lot of fathers with a young family, Brian Boyle occasionally has to miss a birthday, practice or recital. He does have to commute to work, after all. In his case at the moment, Boyle has to make the occasional four-hour drive primarily on Interstate 95 from his home...
Minor league report: Penguins snap 7-game losing streakVideo
Two goals and two assists by forward Ty Glover led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to an 8-2 road win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday. Forwards Drake Caggiula and Nathan Legare each scored two goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-30-7-6) which snapped a seven-game losing streak...
Penguins beat Red Wings behind Sidney Crosby’s 3 points but remain out of playoff spot
Having lost their first two games of the regular season against the Detroit Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in need of a course correction for the final meeting of 2022-23 between the two squads on Saturday. “I don’t think (the Red Wings have) seen our best and so that’s...
Minor league report: Forward Sam Poulin returns to lineup as Penguins loseVideo
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Sam Poulin appeared in his first game in over four months Friday as his team was defeated, 3-1, by the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in 2019, Poulin was in the Penguins’ lineup for the...
Penguins recall forward Alex Nylander (once again) from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins once again recalled forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions Friday, one day after he was recalled and re-assigned within a matter of hours. Emergency recalls are permitted when a regular lineup of 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders is...
Penguins need help to overcome Panthers, Islanders in wild-card race
Jason Zucker professed ignorance. Or indifference. Or maybe both. And he probably was less than honest. After the Pittsburgh Penguins’ steady 4-1 home win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, the skilled winger was asked if he had checked the other scores around the league. “No idea,” Zucker said. “Haven’t...
Penguins keep playoff hopes afloat with vital win against Marc-Andre Fleury, Wild
The greatest era in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins largely began when they drafted a gangly 18-year-old goaltender named Marc-Andre Fleury in 2003. On Thursday, that era — or at least the 16-year playoff streak it has produced — was on the line in many ways as the Penguins...
Penguins assign forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after quick recall
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday, hours after they recalled him under emergency conditions in advance of their home contest against the Minnesota Wild. There was no word on which of their incumbent forwards were potentially unavailable for Thursday...
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman fined for embellishmentVideo
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman was fined $2,000 for embellishment by the NHL on Thursday. Per a release from the league, Friedman violated NHL Rule 64 which is “designed to bring attention to and more seriously penalize players (and teams) who repeatedly dive and embellish in an attempt to draw penalties.”...
Penguins defenseman Jan Rutta expected to return against Wild
Penguins defenseman Jan Rutta has been labeled as a “game-time decision” for Thursday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the right-hander’s status following an optional morning skate. Such a designation is typically a strong indicator that a player will be in the...
Minor league report: Penguins eliminated from playoff contentionVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 27 saves on 32 shots for the Wilkes_Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 home loss to the Chrlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The defeat extended a losing streak to six games and with the Hartford Wolf Pack claiming a 2-1 home overtime...
Penguins No. 1 pick Pickering getting first pro experience in AHL
Owen Pickering didn’t want to be in Wilkes-Barre by April. To be certain, he doesn’t have any kind of objection to Northeast Pennsylvania in the spring. He just wanted to be back in southwest Saskatchewan playing games that mean a bit more with his junior team, the Swift Current Broncos...
Penguins sign goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist to entry-level contract
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist, one of the top prospects in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ organization, has signed a three-year entry-level contract. Cap Friendly was the first to report the transaction. The contract is slated to begin next season and carries a salary cap hit of $886,667. For the 2023-24 season, the contract...
Penguins fall out of playoff position after loss to Devils
These aren’t the New Jersey Devils of yore. (Even if they wore their throwback white, red and green jerseys of yore on Tuesday.) They don’t clutch and grab or pull games down into the neighboring swamps around Newark, N.J. They skate and score in hopes of dazzling you into submission....
Penguins prospect Joel Blomqvist signs tryout with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist signed an amateur tryout contract (ATO) Tuesday with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the remainder of the season. A second-round pick (No. 52 overall) of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2020, Blomqvist is considered one of the organization’s top prospects. Up until this...
Penguins assign forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday. A healthy scratch for the past eight games, Nylander has appeared in six NHL games this season and has one assist while averaging 13:20 of ice time per contest. The right-handed Nylander, 25,...
Kris Letang at 1,000 games: ‘Tangerisms’, meatballs and dedication
Kris Letang objected, almost immediately. During the early stages of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp in September 2021, Letang relived some memories of past glory and discussed his former teammate and long-time friend, Max Talbot, being an eighth-round draft pick in 2002 and how he arrived to the NHL through...
Minor league report: Nailers’ losing streak reaches 4Video
Goaltender Brad Barone made 21 saves on 25 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 road loss to the Cincinnati Cylcones at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati on Sunday. Defenseman Louie Roehl recorded two assists for Wheeling (26-36-5-0) which has lost four consecutive games. Nailers forwards Cédric Desruisseaux,...
Penguins celebrate Kris Letang, then beat Flyers
Sunday was a big night for the Pittsburgh Penguins on two levels. First, they had to recognize a monumental figure in the organization as Kris Letang was honored before a home contest at PPG Paints Arena, the 1,000th game of his prodigious existence as the franchise’s greatest defenseman. Second, they...
