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After Sidney Crosby's 50th goal vs. the Flyers, a former linemate recalls how that rivalry began
As the Penguins look to extend their winning streak to five games Thursday night in Canada against the Toronto Maple Leafs, many fans are still basking in the afterglow of Tuesday’s victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Not only was it an enjoyable 5-4 comeback win for the Metropolitan Division-leading Penguins...
Minor league report: Nathan Legare scores Penguins' only goal in loss to Checkers 
Forward Nathan Legare scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ only goal in a 4-1 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 19 saves on 23 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (19-21-2-3). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against the Springfield Thunderbirds on...
Penguins getting significant contributions from 4th line
Entering this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins knew they would be missing some major components of their roster with franchise centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin sidelined as they recovered from offseason surgeries. That led them to bring in steady veteran Brian Boyle to training camp on a tryout basis. By...
Looking for 'more sustained offense,' Penguins shuffle 2nd, 3rd lines
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ middle two lines were shuffled during practice Wednesday in Cranberry. With Evgeni Malkin centering the second line, he was flanked by Jeff Carter on the left wing and Danton Heinen at right wing. Meanwhile, Evan Rodrigues pivoted the third line with Brock McGinn to his left side...
Mark Madden: With extreme focus on winning, Sidney Crosby is an anomaly
Sidney Crosby scored goal No. 500. No big deal. At a glance, sure, it’s impressive. He’s only the 46th player to do it. (He still trails Pat Verbeek by 22.) It was his 50th goal against Philadelphia, the old enemy. It came in a win, which is paramount to Crosby....
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby wrote the perfect script, Kris Letang authored the perfect ending
It felt like a perfect night of Penguins hockey at PPG Paints Arena. Sidney Crosby scored his 500th goal in front of a raucous crowd of 18,385. A Sid-sational moment for a sensational player.Congratulations, Sidney! ???? pic.twitter.com/WrPh5R4qDx— NHL (@NHL) February 16, 2022 He did so against the hated Philadelphia...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Checkers 
Forward Valtteri Puustinen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers at the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday. Defenseman P.O Joseph recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (19-20-2-3) while forwards Anthony Angello, Michael Chaput and Jonathan Gruden all...
Penguins beat Flyers in overtime as Sidney Crosby gets 500th career goal 
There’s little Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby can show off that would surprise the Philadelphia Flyers. They are fully aware that he is the focal point of the Penguins’ attack. It has mostly been that way since 2005 when he made his NHL debut. And it will likely be that...
By the numbers: With 500 goals, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby climbs many lists
On the occasion of his 500th career goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, here are 10 top five lists involving Penguins captain Sidney Crosby: Most goals, Penguins 1. Mario Lemieux 690 2. Sidney Crosby 500 3. Jaromir Jagr 439 4. Evgeni Malkin 429 5. Jean Pronovost 316 •...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scores 500th career goal
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career goal during Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The goal came at 16:34 of the first period on a power-play opportunity and supplied the Penguins with a 2-1 lead. A Sid-sational moment for a sensational player.Congratulations, Sidney! ???? pic.twitter.com/WrPh5R4qDx— NHL...
Penguins staffer Matt Cullen fills in for injured assistant coach Todd Reirden 
Matt Cullen was in a familiar place Tuesday morning. Standing over a faceoff dot at PPG Paints Arena. One after another, the pucks smacked off the ice for a faceoff drill. “Clap! Clap! Clap!” The only difference between the 18,373 draws Cullen took during his career and the faceoffs he...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Flyers
The Penguins are expected to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. In 11 games this season, DeSmith has a 4-3-2 record, a 3.03 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage and two shutouts. His most recent game came in a 2-0...
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby getting No. 500 against the Flyers would be perfect in so many ways
We can only assume that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has done this on purpose, right? During the first game back from the All-Star break on Feb. 8, Crosby scored career goal No. 499 of his career as part of a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins. Crosby then picked...
Penguins prospect P.O Joseph's steady journey to the NHL continues
There are a lot of similarities between the journey Brian Dumoulin took to the Penguins’ blue line and the trek P.O Joseph is undertaking. Each defenseman was a fairly high draft pick with another organization. Dumoulin was a second-rounder (No. 51 overall) with the Carolina Hurricanes, and Joseph was selected...
Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel sets career high for games
While forward Sidney Crosby’s ongoing pursuit of his 500th career goal has drawn the most attention of just about anyone with a vested interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins, one of his teammates reached a much less heralded milestone during Sunday’s 4-2 road win against the New Jersey Devils at the...
Forward Brian Boyle leads Penguins to 3rd consecutive win
Brian Boyle’s time with the New Jersey Devils was profound. Not necessarily for anything he did on the ice. But for simply being on the ice. In 2017, the staunch defensive forward was stricken with chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of cancer, but played through his ailment before it went...
Minor league report: P.O Joseph scores again as Penguins snap losing streak 
Defenseman P.O Joseph scored the game-winning goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 road win against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. In his past seven games, Joseph has scored five goals. Defenseman Taylor Fedun and forward Nathan Legare also scored goals for...
Knee injury sidelines Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden
Injuries and illness have pockmarked the Penguins roster of players all season. The coaching staff hasn’t escaped that misfortune either. Assistant coach Todd Reirden, who oversees the team’s defensemen as well as the power play, will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a knee injury during the All-Star break. The ailment...
Mark Madden's Hot Take: Penguins should experiment with Jeff Carter on Evgeni Malkin's wing
The Penguins are locked into a playoff spot. The remainder of the regular season should be used to pursue home ice and favorable seeding for the postseason, but also to experiment. One thing worth testing is using Jeff Carter on Evgeni Malkin’s wing. Carter has mostly toiled as the Penguins’...
Penguins find success through avoiding the penalty box
Leading the Pittsburgh Penguins in penalty minutes is kind of like being the most honest guy in prison. Someone has to be it, by default. In the Penguins’ case, three guys are it. The “treacherous” trio of defensemen Kris Letang, Marcus Pettersson and forward Jake Guentzel are tied for the...
Minor league report: Penguins edged by Senators 
Forward Valtteri Puustinen scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lone goal in a 2-1 home loss to the Belleville Senators at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 31 saves on 33 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (18-19-2-3) which has lost three consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Bruins forward Brad Marchand disputes suspension for attacking Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry 
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand doesn’t dispute that his attack on Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry earlier this week was stupid. In fact, he used that word — “stupid” — repeatedly while speaking with media Friday in Boston. But he does dispute the notion there should be consequences for his...
Penguins assign forwards Michael Chaput, Valtteri Puustinen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned forwards Michael Chaput and Valtteri Puustinen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Both players were recalled to the NHL roster on Monday and served as healthy scratches in each of the past two games. Neither has appeared in an NHL contest this season. Chaput, 29,...
Mark Madden: Brad Marchand's antics are criminal, but the NHL doesn't want that to vanish
Boston’s Brad Marchand got a six-game suspension from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for sucker-punching Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry, then sticking him in the face. ESPN’s uber-intelligent hockey guy John Buccigross committed a rare betrayal of his sense for the game when he wondered what Jarry might have said...
Penguins, Casey DeSmith outduel Senators, Matt Murray
Matt Murray will always be a consequential figure in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The franchise’s two most recent Stanley Cup championship banners are evidence of that. At one point, he was the Penguins’ goaltender of the future, but those designs went as catawampus as his play did following...


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