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Minor league report: Josh Maniscalco leads Nailers past RoyalsVideo
A goal and an assist by defenseman Josh Maniscalco led the Wheeling Nailers to a 2-1 road win against the Reading Royals at Santander Arena in Reading on Friday. Forward Carter Johnson recorded two assists for Wheeling (2-3-0-0) while goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 30 saves on 31 shots in the...
Penguins forward Jason Zucker finding more success with healthVideo
Jason Zucker didn’t have a problem setting screens last season. Even when a core muscle injury — an all-encompassing-term that involves but isn’t limited to a groin — hindered him for the bulk of the campaign, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward never was hesitant to go to the blue paint and...
Penguins surrender late lead again as losing streak reaches 6
Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato knew what kind of disposition the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins carried along with their luggage as they rolled into the Nickel City on Wednesday. “Angry, absolutely,” Granato said to media in Buffalo after a morning skate at KeyBank Arena. “There’s never an easy game when you...
Penguins blow 3-goal lead, fall to Bruins in overtime as losing streak reaches 5
Coming off a carbuncle of a five-game road trip that saw them lose the final four contests, the Pittsburgh Penguins preached optimism that they were capable of doing the right things in order to get a badly needed victory. And those things relied on some basic (or cliched) principles. Sound...
Penguins forward Drew O’Connor is centered on improving his position
The Boston Bruins always will offer significance to Pittsburgh Penguins forward Drew O’Connor. A product of Dartmouth College, he made his NHL debut during the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season at Boston’s TD Garden on Jan. 26, 2021. O’Connor and the Penguins were edged 3-2 in overtime in front of a grand...
Bruins forward Brad Marchand moves past attack of Penguins goaltender Tristan JarryVideo
Tuesday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena will be significant for Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand. It’s only his second game of the season after recovering from offseason surgery to repair cartilage on each of his hips. He was expected to take six months to heal...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Tuesday’s home game against the Boston Bruins. In six games this season, Jarry has a 4-2-0 record, a 3.02 goals against average and a .915 save percentage. Throughout his career, Jarry has played 11 games against the Bruins and...
Penguins profess confidence in trying to snap 4-game losing streak
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been through this before. Especially these Penguins. A four-game losing streak is far from ideal. But it’s not cataclysmic either. This group of Penguins has been through worse. They know how to pull the nose up. “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves,” said defenseman Brian Dumoulin,...
Penguins forward Jeff Carter sidelined due to undisclosed injury
In addition to suffering their fourth consecutive defeat on Saturday in a 3-1 road loss to the Seattle Kraken, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost something else in the Emerald City. Their third-line center. Jeff Carter has been labeled as “day to day” due to an undisclosed injury according to coach Mike...
Penguins recall forward Drew O’Connor from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have recalled forward Drew O’Connor from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In a corresponding transaction, forward Drake Caggiula has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Appearing in eight AHL games this season, the left-handed O’Connor has six points (two goals, four assists). Entering his third professional season, O’Connor,...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out Heartlanders for first winVideo
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 20 saves and recorded his first professional shutout for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-0 home win against the Iowa Heartlanders at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forward Sean Josling and defenseman Adam Smith each scored goals for Wheeling which recorded its first win...
Out of place in AHL, Penguins defenseman Ty Smith is working to return to NHLVideo
You don’t need to be a scout or general manager or anyone else with even a modicum of experience in evaluating hockey talent to know Ty Smith is out of place. Just a quick glance with the naked eye would confirm Smith is not where he should be. And a...
Penguins’ losing streak reaches 4 despite returns of Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker
With his team mired in a three-game losing streak entering Saturday, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has mixed and matched his lines and defensive pairings in order to pull his squad out of its malaise. “We’re just trying to be a little bit proactive as a coaching staff to help develop...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears in overtime, extend winning streak to sixVideo
An overtime goal by forward Filip Hallander gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 road win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday. The victory extended a winning streak to six games for the Penguins (6-0-1-0). Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 26 saves on 27 shots...
Penguins seeking a full 60-minute game to break losing streak
A losing streak can elicit a lot of reactions and emotions. And none of them are good. For Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, disdain might be his most prominent feeling over the three-game skid his team carried into Saturday’s road game against the Seattle Kraken. “I don’t think anybody likes losing,”...
Penguins fall to Canucks as losing streak reaches 3 games
A son of British Columbia — born in Surrey and raised in North Delta — Tristan Jarry grew up a fan of the Vancouver Canucks in the early 2000s. Given that Jarry was a goaltender himself, he grew up a fan of ex-Canucks netminder Dan Cloutier. “I guess the goalies...
Minor league report: Corey Andonovski, Penguins extend winning streak to five gamesVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Corey Andonovski led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. The victory extended a winning streak to five games. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 23 shots...
Penguins forward prospect Drew O’Connor overcomes slow start
The start of Drew O’Connor’s 2022-23 season looks a lot different than how his 2021-22 campaign began. First, he found some offense almost instantly last season when he recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in his first two games. This season, he went six games before getting his first...
Minor league report: Drew O’Connor, Penguins beat MonstersVideo
Two goals and an assist by forward Drew O’Connor helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins claim a 5-1 home win against the Cleveland Monsters at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forward Filip Hallander recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves in the victory. Highlights: The...
Penguins forward Sam Poulin shows promise in NHL debutVideo
Former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was never afraid to deal away a first-round pick. In fact, one might accuse him of being uncomfortable with hanging on to such assets. During his tenure with the team, Rutherford traded away five first-round picks in the seven drafts he oversaw. That...
Penguins, minus injured forward Jason Zucker, fall to Flames
Prior to being re-hired for his second tenure with the Calgary Flames in March of 2021, coach Darryl Sutter was mostly retired over the previous four years, tending to his farm of nearly 3,000 acres in Alberta. But even while bailing hay and tending to horses, Sutter was still a...
Happy returns for Penguins forward Josh ArchibaldVideo
Forward Teddy Blueger has yet to play this season for the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a lingering undisclosed injury that has hobbled him since Sept. 28. But he might have the most service time of anyone on the roster with offseason acquisition Josh Archibald. That’s because the pair were teammates...
Penguins overwhelmed by Oilers thanks to woeful second period
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is steadily stoic when it comes to discussing matchups. He treats the first game of the schedule with the same weight as the 82nd, at least publicly. But Game 6 of the Penguins’ 2023-23 campaign did command a bit more gravity in Sullivan’s estimation. That’s...
Minor league report: Goaltender Dustin Tokarksi, Penguins edge BruinsVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 30 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road win against the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Sunday. Forwards Ty Glover and Valtteri Puustinen scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (3-0-1-0). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a home...
Penguins place forward Teddy Blueger on LTIR, recall forwards Drake Caggiula, Sam Poulin
The Penguins have placed forward Teddy Blueger on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) and recalled forwards Drake Caggiula and Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Blueger’s designation to LTIR is retroactive to Oct. 11, the first day of the NHL calendar. An undisclosed injury has sidelined Blueger...
