Penguins/NHL category, Page 155

As a Penguins fan, you may have been distracted by the stars on display Monday night at PPG Paints Arena during a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Sidney Crosby scored from an impossible angle, to go along with two assists. No angle? No problem.Just Sidney Crosby things. pic.twitter.com/sZkfu7ydRx— Pittsburgh...

Even with five games over seven days, it might be a tad dramatic to suggest the Pittsburgh Penguins need to beware the Ides of March. But they certainly seem to have taken a few more precautions than Julius Caesar ever did for a challenging portion of the month. “You’ve got...

The Pittsburgh Penguins plan to welcome almost 5,000 fans per game to PPG Paints Arena as soon as revamped limits on the size of gatherings in Pennsylvania take effect. On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced changes to pandemic-related attendance restrictions that limited indoor sporting events to 15% of capacity. Arenas...

Could a certain Steelers veteran re-sign during free agency after all? That’s where we start Monday’s “First Call.” We also look at the Penguins’ next opponent after they dismissed the Buffalo Sabres. We keep an eye on the division-leading New York Islanders. And we have a mixed bag on the...

The New York Rangers reportedly placed much-maligned former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson on waivers on Sunday. NHL Network insider Elliotte Friedman first reported the move. Johnson signed a one-year, $1.15 million deal with the Rangers just days after the Penguins bought out his contract. The Penguins put Johnson on...

By any measure — be it by record, eye test or even a graduated cylinder — the Buffalo Sabres are the worst team in the NHL. They’ve held that designation a handful of times over the past decade, having not qualified for the postseason since 2011. That said, they know...

Last week didn’t start ideally for Pittsburgh Penguins fourth-line forward Colton Sceviour as he still was stuck on the NHL’s list of absences related to covid-19 protocol after landing on it the previous weekend. Then he had a pretty awful case of the Mondays when he was placed on waivers....

The Penguins are scheduled to start backup goaltender Casey DeSmith for Saturday’s road game against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. In eight games this season, DeSmith has a 5-2-0 record along with a 2.52 goals against average and a .901 save percentage. DeSmith has played in two career games...

Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 25 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 overtime home loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forwards Tyler Drevitch and Cody Sylvester each scored goals for Wheeling (8-17-5). Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is at home against...

First, let’s get the obvious question out of the way when it comes to Ron Hextall and the Penguins. It’s the same question that has followed him for 30-plus years and likely will follow him for another 30-plus years. Why did he, as the starting goaltender of the Philadelphia Flyers,...

The Penguins are 16-9-1 and have won four in a row. Can they yet be more than a borderline playoff team? Can they win a playoff series? Can they be a legit Stanley Cup contender? Hey, why not? If Steelers fans can fool themselves, so can Penguins fans. But here’s...

Western New York in March isn’t exactly a glamorous locale to spend a few days. There nearly are as many potholes as there are blinding snow squalls. But Mike Sullivan doesn’t mind setting up shop for a midweek excursion in Buffalo given the format the NHL has adopted for this...

Mike Matheson was in a much different place exactly one year ago. Dallas, to be specific. Then a member of the Florida Panthers, Matheson was in his Dallas hotel room watching the Dallas Mavericks host the Denver Nuggets. And that’s when he realized the world was rapidly changing. During the...

After months of waiting, the Penguins are finally getting their shot at the Buffalo Sabres. While the rest of the Eastern Division teams have had their crack at the lowly cellar dwellers, the Pens and Boston Bruins have not. Now it’s time for the Penguins to make the most of...

The resurgence of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry coincides with former NHL All-Star goalie Ron Hextall taking over as the team’s general manager. In the seven games Jarry played before the Feb. 6 announcement of Hextall’s hiring, Jarry had the NHL’s second-worst save percentage (.857) and fourth-worst goals-against average (3.95)....

Over the past six weeks, the Pittsburgh Penguins have faced four different opponents. Thursday, for the first time since Jan. 28, a Penguins faceoff won’t come up against the New York Islanders (six meetings in that time), Washington Capitals (four meetings), New York Rangers (four) or Philadelphia Flyers (three). Thursday’s...

The Pittsburgh Penguins gained one defenseman but lost another Wednesday, at least by way of practice participation. John Marino was absent from Wednesday’s session at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township. But Mark Friedman was back on the ice with teammates, appearing to be in a full participatory...

Refreshing hockey notes: Maybe someday they can be the lead story on SportsCenter! (OK, probably not.) • The NHL reportedly signed a seven-year national TV contract with ESPN. The NHL is in the final season of its rights deal with NBC, but the league is pursuing multiple carriers (finally) like...