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A strict adherent to the athlete doctrine of focusing on his own game and not on the opponents’ strengths or other outside factors, Casey DeSmith insists he’s not fazed by facing the Boston Bruins and their aggressive net-front presence. DeSmith did, though, offer one caveat. “I guess I have to...

By way of the Gregorian calendar, it was less than five months ago that Casey DeSmith opened the season with a personal four-game losing streak and bloated goals-against average. But to DeSmith, late-October through mid-November 2021 feels like a lot longer ago than that. “It’s ancient history,” the goalie said...

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry has a lower-body injury and is not traveling with the team to Boston for their game Saturday against the Bruins. Jarry was not at practice at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Friday, and coach Mike Sullivan said afterward that Jarry was being...

Jake Guentzel is a coach’s kid and Sidney Crosby’s linemate. That’s a combination that dictates excellence. “Guentzel is as perfect as can be without being Sid.” That’s what ex-Pittsburgh Penguin and current TV analyst Mike Rupp said after Guentzel dropped two goals and two assists in the Penguins’ 6-3 home...

Penguins goaltending prospect Joel Blomqvist has signed an amateur tryout agreement (ATO) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the remainder of this season. The 20-year-old recently completed the 2021-22 season in the Liiga, the top-tier league in his native Finland. In 20 games with Karpat, Blomqvist had a 6-3-5 record, a...

For the Pittsburgh Penguins, 16 straight playoff appearances is something to embrace. That’s the longest active streak in North American team sports. Their other two active playoff streaks are ones the organization would desperately like to shake. • Four consecutive series losses. • Three straight years of the franchise losing...

This is not the ultimate goal. And it’s never guaranteed, though it’s definitely a fair expectation. But most certainly, it’s always worth making note of the significance. For the past decade and a half, the Penguins have qualified for the playoffs. Through four head coaches, three general managers, two arenas,...

Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust were in the lineup to open Thursday’s home game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. Each player left Tuesday’s 5-4 road shootout loss to the Islanders early because of undisclosed illnesses. In that contest, Rust did not record a shift...

Penguins forwards Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust were each labeled as “game-time decisions” for Thursday’s home game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. Both players left Tuesday’s 5-4 road shootout loss to the Islanders due to undisclosed illnesses. Neither participated in Thursday’s morning skate. Penguins coach Mike...

For once, it appears that the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be dominating “U mad, bro?” Very few gripes or complaints from football fans lashing out this week. The Steelers seem done — or close to it — in free agency. The draft is still a few weeks away. “Who will the...

The Pittsburgh Penguins were missing Evgeni Malkin on Tuesday in their 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. Malkin was serving the first contest of a four-game suspension he received as a result of performing some impromptu (and involuntary) dental work on Nashville...

The Penguins will face the Boston Bruins in next season’s Winter Classic at Boston’s Fenway Park, the NHL announced Wednesday night. The Penguins are no strangers to outdoor contests, which have become tentpole events for the NHL over the past two decades. In total, they have played in five outdoor...

For the Pittsburgh Penguins, there were some things to like en route to grabbing a point on the road against the New York Islanders. Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist. Jake Guentzel’s 18 even-strength goals on the road are tied for second in the NHL. pic.twitter.com/QHywV61GdX— Pittsburgh Penguins...

In Wednesday’s “First Call,” multiple services are planned to honor the memory of recently deceased Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Former Steeler Melvin Ingram is making the free agent rounds. The son of a Steelers Pro Bowler is entering the NFL draft at a position of need for his father’s...

There haven’t been many reasons to feel good about the Penguins’ record the past few weeks. Tuesday’s 5-4 shootout road loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. dropped them to 3-6-2 in the past 11 contests. As for the Penguins themselves, many of them simply...

The Penguins activated forward Brock McGinn from injured reserve on Tuesday afternoon in advance of their road game against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. McGinn has been sidelined the past 15 games due to a suspected right hand or arm injury. Appearing in 56 games...

During Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and recently acquired Rickard Rakell were only on the ice together for two minutes, seven seconds. But they sure made the most of that time together. All three of the Penguins goals were scored with those two...

The Penguins have assigned reserve forwards Anthony Angello and Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Each transaction was made on Monday. Both players have been healthy scratches in recent games. Angello has appeared in four NHL games this season with no points and two penalty minutes. In...

Kasperi Kapanen was despondent. On March 15, in a 4-1 road loss for the Penguins, Kapanen had a wonderful opportunity to pull his team back into the contest in the third period. Trailing by two goals, Kapanen was sprung on a breakaway but was stoned by goaltender Juuse Saros. A...

If you’re talking about the Pittsburgh Penguins, you can currently count on one man and one man only. That’s the captain. Sidney Crosby willed his team to victory over visiting Nashville on Sunday with two goals and an assist, netting the winner in overtime. Evgeni Malkin, meanwhile, is mostly a...

In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ latest “gotta have it” game, they actually got it. They didn’t get it Thursday against the New York Rangers when it felt like the Penguins had to secure a win against an opponent most hockey observers in Pittsburgh have long assumed they would face in the...

Lately, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been struggling to string together wins. With only three victories in their last 10 games, two of the wins have been with Casey DeSmith in net. Tristan Jarry, meanwhile, has lost five starts in a row and six of seven, and he hasn’t beaten a...