Penguins/NHL category, Page 146

The Penguins welcomed forward Evgeni Malkin back to their lineup for a road contest against the hated Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Activated from long-term injured reserve, Malkin played his first game since suffering a suspected right knee injury March 16. For anyone with a rooting interest...

Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis with a suspected face injury. His status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan via video conference Monday afternoon. Matheson was injured during the second period of Saturday’s 3-0 road win against the Washington Capitals when Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry...

Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is scheduled to return to the lineup for Monday’s road game against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. He has missed the past 23 games due to a suspected right knee injury. Malkin’s status was announced by coach Mike Sullivan via video conference. In...

One of the best things about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ excellent season is Twitter has had to absorb a sharp stick in the eye, or perhaps someplace a bit further south. When the Penguins obtained defenseman Mike Matheson, he was called the new Jack Johnson. When defenseman Cody Ceci signed, he...

Tristan Jarry was a few weeks shy of his 11th birthday when the Pittsburgh Penguins, led by a couple of teenagers named Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, made the playoffs in the spring of 2007. That marked the first of 15 consecutive years in which the franchise qualified for the...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin remained sidelined for Saturday’s road game against the rival Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington. Malkin has missed 23 consecutive games because of a suspected right knee injury he suffered March 16. Currently designated to long-term injured reserve, Malkin’s potential return has been...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Saturday’s road game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status via video conference. Jarry was in net for Thursday’s 5-4 overtime road win against the Capitals. He made 33 saves on...

Thursday was a great day for hockey. (Sky point to Badger Bob Johnson.) The Philadelphia Flyers got eliminated from playoff contention and will not win the Stanley Cup for a 46th straight season. Please, God, let them (and me) make it to 50 years in 2025. Have you ever seen...

Springtime in Washington usually brings a few things. Such as cherry blossoms and postseason battles between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. But these are different times in the nation’s capital, in a lot of ways. The cherry blossoms are still there. But the playoffs haven’t arrived just yet because...

Forward Frederick Gaudreau returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup in Thursday’s road game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington. He opened the contest centering the fourth line between Colton Sceviour at left wing and Evan Rodrigues on the right wing. He had missed the previous eight...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Thursday’s road game against the rival Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status via video conference Thursday morning. In 34 games this season, Jarry has a 21-9-3 record, along with a 2.71 goals...

If you believe the NFL Network reports, most people around the NFL think the Pittsburgh Steelers will select Alabama running back Najee Harris in the first round of the NFL Draft. And the oddsmakers think he’ll still be on the board to make that happen. One report says the Steelers...

The Penguins are in Washington Thursday and Saturday for a crucial two-game series against the Washington Capitals. Well, that depends on how “crucial” we should consider winning the East Division. What might be more important is who finishes fourth rather than first. That probably sounds entirely backward to you but...

An overtime goal by forward Tim Schaller gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 home win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forward Josh Currie recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-11-3-2) while forward Anthony Angello scored a goal in regulation. Goaltender Alex...

When Pittsburgh Penguins turned to Frederick Gaudreau last month, it partly was out of desperation and lack of other options. When the Penguins next deploy Gaudreau in a game, it will be for an entirely different reason. “He’s really had a positive impact on the games that he’s been in,”...

Is Evgeni Malkin about to get Wally Pipp-ed? When it comes to the power play, indications are mixed. Malkin’s return to the lineup appears imminent, with the future Hall of Fame center practicing with teammates Wednesday on what coach Mike Sullivan termed a “full-contact” basis. Malkin will travel with the...

Restaurants once had smoking and non-smoking sections. The Pittsburgh Penguins are working to allow for vaccinated and non-vaccinated sections at PPG Paints Arena. In an email sent to season-ticket holders, the Penguins said they have petitioned Pennsylvania state government and the commonwealth’s Department of Health about the idea, which would...