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Penguins rout Blue Jackets in forward Rickard Rakell's debut
Rickard Rakell likely won’t make or break the Penguins’ hopes of winning the Stanley Cup. Acquired via trade on Monday, the All-Star forward is a supplement to the hierarchy that has been entrenched with this organization for more than 15 years. The blend of skill and speed Rakell possesses is...
Penguins look to soak up points before another wave of playoff-worthy competition
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan says newly acquired winger Rickard Rakell is expected to be available for Tuesday night’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. That’s good because the Penguins need to get two points while they’re available. That goes for Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres, too. Because...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Blue Jackets
The Penguins are slated to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Appearing in 49 games this season, Jarry has a 31-12-6 record, a 2.28 goals against average, a .922 save percentage and four shutouts. Jarry has faced the Blue...
Penguins recall forward Radim Zohorna
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Radim Zohorna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday, one day after he was formally assigned to that club. Zohorna was designated to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday in a transaction that was procedural as it kept him eligible for the AHL postseason. In 12...
Tim Benz: Penguins' trade for Rickard Rakell is more important than Ron Hextall is letting on
Having been in the Stanley Cup playoffs every season since 2007, trade deadline hoopla has become a predictable part of the Pittsburgh Penguins calendar. The fans and media identify a big-name trade target to improve the club for a playoff run. Usually, that happens around the holidays. Those rumors bubble...
First Call: Josh Dobbs works out for Steelers' AFC rival; NFL QB movement; ex-Penguins prospects find new NHL homes
Tuesday’s “First Call” clues us in on an NFL team who may be after a Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. A pair of former Penguins prospects are on the move. A Penn State product just got a big contract. And the NFL quarterback carousel never stops spinning. Even at enormous costs against...
Mark Madden: Rickard Rakell helps the Penguins, but will it be enough?
Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall was in a tough spot as Monday’s NHL trade deadline approached. This is the Penguins’ last chance to make a playoff run with the current core, which makes it the team’s last chance for the foreseeable future. That’s beyond debate. Hextall had to strengthen. If...
For the Penguins, Rickard Rakell 'adds the dimension that we wanted to add' 
Pittsburgh Penguins management maintained a pretty good poker face leading up until the trade deadline Monday. Whether it be general manager Ron Hextall or president of hockey operations Brian Burke, the franchise’s public stance over the past handful of weeks and months was one of comfort with the status quo....
Penguins acquire forward Rickard Rakell from Ducks 
The Penguins found some sorely needed middle six-scoring at the NHL’s trade deadline by acquiring forward Rickard Rakell from the Anaheim Ducks. Rakell, 28, is in the final year of a six-year contract that carries a salary cap hit of $3,789,444. Per the terms of the deal, the Ducks will...
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman's journey continues
It was arguably the most important day of his professional career. And Mark Friedman slept in. On Sunday, after Friedman and his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates trekked back from Arizona after a game with the Coyotes on Saturday, Friedman opted to slumber as it was a day off for the squad....
Penguins prospect Clayton Phillips signs tryout contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed former Penn State defenseman Clayton Phillips to an amateur tryout contract (ATO). Phillips was a third-round pick (No. 93 overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2017 draft. He remains unsigned at the NHL level. In order to retain his NHL rights, the Penguins must...
Penguins forward Radim Zohorna assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins have assigned forward Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 12 NHL games this season, Zohorna has three points (one goal, two assists) while averaging 11:10 of ice time per contest. For the past three games, Zohorna has primarily been deployed on the left...
Penguins acquire defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from Jets
The Penguins were busy overnight. In the early hours of Monday, they acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in this year’s draft. According to Cap Friendly, the conditions of the trade require the Penguins to win three playoff rounds and...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Wings in overtime 
Despite four goals by forward Patrick Watling, the Wheeling Nailers were defeated in overtime by the Kalamazoo Wings, 7-6, at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Sunday. Forward Sam Houde recorded five assists for Wheeling (31-25-2-0) while forward Justin Almeida added a goal and two assists. Goaltender Brody...
Penguins sign defenseman Mark Friedman to contract extension 
Less than 24 hours before the NHL’s trade deadline, the Penguins secured a bit of their future. On Sunday, the team signed reserve defenseman Mark Friedman to a two-year, one-way contract extension that carries a salary cap hit of $775,000. This season, Friedman has appeared in 20 NHL games and...
Penguins' options limited as trade deadline approaches
The Penguins roster is bound to look different after Monday’s trade deadline. After all, injured forward Jason Zucker is in the process of rehabilitating a core muscle injury that has hobbled him since December. But the possibility of any kind of transaction that would involve adding an external piece appears...
Minor league report: Louis Domingue, Penguins hold off Comets 
Goaltender Louis Domingue made 26 saves on 28 shots and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-2 home win against the Utica Comets at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jordy Bellerive, Filip Hallander and Sam Poulin all scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-24-4-4). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Evgeni Malkin, Kasperi Kapanen snap scoring slumps as Penguins beat Coyotes
With the NHL’s trade deadline looming (Monday, 3 p.m.), the Penguins’ roster could look different in a matter of days. Or it might not. There has been little to suggest general manager Ron Hextall is in position with regards to the franchise’s salary cap flexibility to make a significant transaction....
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by Crunch 
Goaltender Louis Domingue made 32 saves on 33 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 1-0 home loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. It marked the fourth time this season that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (25-23-4-4) has been shut out. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Why are the Penguins scoring so many empty netters? 
There was a time not long ago (2018, to be precise) when an empty net was something of a curse for Bryan Rust. The Penguins forward often would miss the cage with a shot from the neutral zone. And seemingly the only time his shot didn’t miss the net, it...
Mark Madden: Evgeni Malkin needs a winger; here's a move the Penguins could try
Evgeni Malkin has gone six games without a point. It’s the longest slump of his career. But he’s playing OK. Malkin has taken on a bigger physical burden than usual. He’s trying hard to get things accomplished. He had points in seven consecutive games prior. Malkin’s problem is his wingers....
Penguins find balance in shootout win against Blues
With roughly six weeks remaining the regular season, Mike Sullivan is trying some new things. Research and development, if you will. The Penguins’ coach has flipped the right wingers on the team’s top two lines and he’s all but shuffled his defensive pairings using a bingo cage the past handful...
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson returns to lineup
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson returned to the lineup for a road contest against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Thursday. A healthy scratch the previous two games, Pettersson opened the game on the third pairing with defenseman Chad Ruhwedel. Before this week, Pettersson never had been a healthy...
Penguins forward prospect Filip Hallander is still competing for a spot 
Filip Hallander didn’t mince words back in September. During the Penguins’ development camp roughly six months ago, the forward prospect made his intentions clear. “I’m here to take a spot.” Those designs never got off the ground, however, thanks in part to an undisclosed injury that hobbled him at the...
First Call: Eagles may be out on Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster; Browns may be out on Baker Mayfield; tough night in the Metro
In “First Call” for Wednesday, Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is still looking for work. And he may not find it anywhere else in the state of Pennsylvania. Baker Mayfield is acting like a quarterback who knows he may be traded, even if the Cleveland Browns don’t get Deshaun Watson....


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