Penguins/NHL category, Page 166

The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Mike Matheson on injured reserve, retroactive to Friday, because of an undisclosed ailment. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Matheson would be sidelined for an indefinite period of time following Sunday’s 4-3 shootout win at PPG Paints Arena. “He was injured in the (Friday’s) game,” Sullivan said...

Mike Sullivan often professes he has one overriding factor he considers when he crafts his lineup for each and every game he oversees as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ coach. What players will give his team the best chance to win that particular contest? On Sunday, with his team seeking its first...

Even at 0-2-0, the Penguins claim they see plenty of positives to the start of their season. Particularly on defense. And sure enough, they have hindered the opposition, which to this point has been limited to a pair of road contests against the Philadelphia Flyers, in terms of shots on...

It’s only two games, but… • Tristan Jarry has been brutal. He’s too deep in his net, his stick isn’t busy, his rebound control is rotten and his vaunted puck handling has been a non-factor. Some goaltenders can’t handle being labeled No. 1. Is Jarry one of those? We figure...

In the context of a 56-game season, Mike Sullivan realizes the increased gravity that comes with each contest in 2020-21. “Every game has a heightened level of importance by nature of having less games to get points in the standings and to position yourself, establish yourself in the standings,” the...

Chad Ruhwedel waited 21 games to dress for his first contest of the 2019-20 season. In 2020-21, he had to wait only one game. On Friday, the Penguins’ defenseman made his season debut, opening his team’s second contest of the campaign on a third defensive pairing with Mike Matheson at...

The NHL announced a series of schedule changes for the 2020-21 season, including two that involve the Penguins. A home game against the Buffalo Sabres has been moved to March 26 from March 27. Additionally, a road contest against the Sabres has been moved to April 19 from April 20....

Penguins defenseman Zach Trotman will be sidelined four to six weeks following surgery to his right knee for a torn meniscus. Trotman, 30, has not skated with the team since practice was abruptly canceled Saturday because of coronavirus-related concerns. On Wednesday, prior to the team’s season-opening contest, the Penguins placed...

The Wheeling Nailers’ upcoming road games against the Indy Fuel in Indianapolis have been postponed indefinitely. No specific reason was provided as the ECHL cited “league safety protocols” in an announcement Thursday. The ECHL opened its 2020-21 season on Dec. 11, but only 13 of its 26 teams are playing...

One game into his season, Sidney Crosby is somewhat muddled. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain was uncertain when answering a query during a video conference with media from the team’s hotel Thursday in Philadelphia. Frankly, his answer was ambiguous and lacked conviction. What is new teammate Mark Janowski’s nickname? “I’ve heard...

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had the top-selling jersey on the NHL’s online store for 2020. Sales of Crosby jerseys topped those of Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Toronto’s Auston Matthews for 2020, according to the NHL. Former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, now with the Las Vegas Golden...

This is one of those moments where I get out of the way and let Steelers fans get after it. The team just allowed its season to end in ignominious, humiliating fashion to the Cleveland Browns on wild-card weekend 48-37. People are fed up with head coach Mike Tomlin, quarterback...

On Wednesday, Mike Sullivan was somewhere he has not been very often over the previous 10 months. A bench in an NHL arena. Since March, the Pittsburgh Penguins coach had been conducting the duties of his office primarily through the lens of a laptop camera. A few hours before his...

The Pittsburgh Penguins placed three players on injured reserve prior to the start of the season. Forwards Zach Aston-Reese, Sam Miletic and defenseman Zach Trotman will open the campaign on injured reserve. Aston-Reese still is recovering from surgery on his left shoulder in August. Based on the time frame of...

On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins practiced in their Cranberry facility. As has been customary under coach Mike Sullivan, it was staged at a furious pace. No wasted motion or minutes. Seemingly every action on the ice had a purpose. Earlier that morning, the newly formed taxi squad did the same...