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Sidney Crosby, Tristan Jarry, Rickard Rakell return to the Penguins’ lineup for Game 7
NEW YORK — Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell and goaltender Tristan Jarry will all be in the lineup for Game 7 of their team’s first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. All three were listed as dressing for the game according to the NHL’s...
Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci out for Game 7 due to covid-19Video
NEW YORK — Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci is not available for Game 7 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday after being placed into the NHL’s protocols for covid-19. The team announced Vellucci’s status via Twitter about two hours...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby, goaltender Tristan Jarry ‘game-time decisions’ for Game 7
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell and goaltender Tristan Jarry have been labeled as “game-time decisions” for Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced their status Sunday morning. Crosby, who...
Penguins profess optimism going into Game 7 against Rangers
Sidney Crosby made his highly anticipated return on Saturday. To practice. An optional practice. That was limited in duration. And had about as much contact as a Sadie Hawkins dance. But he was on the ice, doing whatever he can to recover from a suspected head injury. And considering how...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby returns to practice
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby participated in an optional practice in Cranberry on Saturday, a handful of days after suffering a presumed head injury. Sidelined since being struck on a high hit by New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba on Wednesday in Game 5 of an ongoing first-round playoff series, Crosby...
Penguins drop Game 6 to Rangers, head back to New York
The Penguins were not at their best on Friday. And how could they be? Their wonderful captain, Sidney Crosby, convalescing from a suspected head injury, was not in the lineup. And that void was amplified by the absences of starting goaltender Tristan Jarry, stout defenseman Brian Dumoulin and skilled top-six...
Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues promoted (again) in Sidney Crosby’s absence
Evan Rodrigues has been in this position before. And that’s because he can play a whole bunch of positions. Once again, the versatile Penguins forward is likely to be pressed into an elevated role for Friday’s home contest against the New York Rangers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby ruled out for Game 6Video
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby will not play in Game 6 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Crosby’s status following Friday’s morning skate and indicated Crosby took to the ice before the skate, working out with...
Minor league report: Penguins drop Game 2, Nailers swept by WalleyeVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 30 saves on 34 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 road loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 2 of an Atlantic Division semifinal series at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on Thursday. The Falcons lead the best-of-five series, 2-0. Defensemen P.O Joseph...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby to be evaluated for potential head injuryVideo
NEW YORK – Penguins forward Sidney Crosby will be evaluated once his team returns to Pittsburgh on Thursday after he suffered a presumed head injury during a 5-3 road loss to the New York Rangers in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. In...
Minor league report: Penguins drop Game 1 to ThunderbirdsVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 23 saves on 26 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 road loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 1 of an Atlantic Division semifinal series at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on Wednesday. Forward Felix Robert scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Springfield...
Penguins drop Game 5 to Rangers, lose forward Sidney CrosbyVideo
NEW YORK – The Penguins realized ending the New York Rangers’ season wouldn’t be easy. And sure enough, that was proven true in Game 5 of their first-round series at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. That’s why there will be a Game 6. The Rangers staved off elimination with a...
Penguins don’t expect easy time in trying to eliminate Rangers
NEW YORK — The Penguins are in a strange position. Well, maybe not strange. Just unfamiliar. They have a chance to close out a playoff series. Having taken a 3-1 lead in their first-round series against the New York Rangers, the Penguins can end their rivals’ season and earn some...
Tristan Jarry, Rickard Rakell participate in morning skate, remain day to day
NEW YORK — Injured Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Rickard Rakell participated in an optional morning skate Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. Neither is expected to participate in Game 5 of their team’s first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers. The Penguins lead the best-of-seven series 3-1....
Minor league report: Nailers drop Game 3, on verge of elimination
Forward Cam Hausinger had two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-4 home loss to the Toledo Walleye in Game 3 in a Central Division Final series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday. The Walleye lead the best-of-seven series, 3-0. Forward Matt Alfaro contributed a goal and...
Penguins rout Rangers again, take 3-1 series lead
Reality set in bluntly. And quickly. It took barely two minutes for the New York Rangers to ruin the fun. All the memes on spicy pork and the delirium of sing-song chants gave way to a bleak realism for the Penguins. After the Rangers took the first lead on the...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell rejoins teammates for morning skate
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...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Bears in overtime, advance to semifinal
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...
Minor league report: Penguins drop Game 2 to BearsVideo
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 30 saves on 32 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 road loss to the Hershey Bears in Game 2 of an Atlantic Division first-round series at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. The best-of-three series is tied, 1-1. Forward Felix Robert scored the...
Penguins notebook: Forward Jason Zucker makes immediate impact in his return
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...
Penguins goaltender Louis Domingue continues to grow his legendVideo
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson was one of the relatively few people in Pittsburgh who was familiar with Louis Domingue’s story when Penguins management opted to sign the journeyman goaltender to a one-year, two-way contract late in the 2021 offseason. And Matheson’s scouting report on Domingue wasn’t all that focused on...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Walleye in Game 2Video
Goaltender Louis-Philip Guindon made 25 saves on 29 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-2 road loss to the Toledo Walleye in Game 2 of a Central Division final series at the Huntingdon Center in Toledo, Ohio on Sunday. The Walleye lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0. Forwards Matt Alfaro...
Penguins find vital secondary scoring to beat Rangers in Game 3
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...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry works out before morning skate
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....
Minor league report: Penguins shut out Bears in Game 1Video
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 23 saves and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-0 shutout victory at home against the rival Hershey Bears in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Radim Zohorna had a goal and an assist for...
