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Penguins trying to qualify for playoffs in final days of season
As of Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins had yet to secure a playoff berth as they enter the final days of the regular season. “I feel like for the last two or three weeks here, we’ve been right in it,” Penguins forward Sidney Crosby said Wednesday in Cranberry. “It’s brought out...
Former Penguins forward Danton Heinen finds a role on the Bruins' top line 
It was exactly one year ago that Danton Heinen’s tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins essentially came to an end. But he wasn’t the only one. Having already been eliminated from postseason contention, the Penguins limped through a 3-2 overtime road loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the regular-season finale...
Mark Madden's Hot Take: After seeing Penguins consider relocation, feeling deeply for Coyotes fans
With the Arizona Coyotes likely headed to Salt Lake City, it’s easy to dismiss hockey in Phoenix as a failed experiment. The Coyotes currently play in a college rink that seats just 4,600. Ownership can’t get a new arena built. The Coyotes rarely have drawn big in Phoenix, not even...
Alex Nedeljkovic slated to make 11th straight start
With yet another critically important contest at hand, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan will once again turn to Alex Nedeljkovic to start in net, as the Boston Bruins visit PPG Paints Arena on Saturday night. Sullivan revealed Nedeljkovic would make his 11th consecutive start following the Penguins’ morning skate. The...
Jack St. Ivany, Ryan Shea earning coaches' trust as Penguins' 3rd defensive pairing
The play of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ third defensive pairing probably wouldn’t immediately come to mind for many when reflecting on how and why the club has managed to come back from the dead and seize control of a wild-card spot with only a few days left in the regular season....
Minor league report: Penguins' winning streak reaches 6 
Two goals by forward Avery Hayes led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-2 home win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Jagger Joshua recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (37-22-8-1) which has won a season-best six consecutive games while forwards Beau Jelsma, Sam Poulin...
Wheeling Nailers' games altered by flooding
The Wheeling Nailers, ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, have had their final two games of the regular season altered by flooding in Wheeling, W.Va. Friday’s home contest against the Toledo Walleye which was scheduled at WesBanco Arena has been postponed indefinitely. Meanwhile, a game on Saturday against the Cincinnati...
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson still playing captivating hockey at 1,000 games
During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ untamed 6-5 overtime home win against the Detroit Red Wings, defenseman Erik Karlsson was on the ice for a lot of goals. By both teams. To be specific, the Penguins scored two go-ahead goals during regulation with Karlsson directly involved. And the Red Wings scored their...
Penguins' Tristan Jarry earns high marks for embracing backup role
The blunt synopsis of Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry’s situation over the last several weeks is that he’s been demoted in favor of Alex Nedeljkovic, who’s now started 10 consecutive games dating back to March 24. Nedeljkovic has led the Penguins to a 7-0-3 record and crucial points over that...
Mark Madden: The Penguins control their own destiny, but are they playing playoff hockey?
Whatever good happens to the Pittsburgh Penguins at season’s end, nobody but Sidney Crosby truly will deserve. Very rarely can a win be an utter travesty, but Thursday’s debacle of a 6-5 overtime victory over Detroit at PPG Paints Arena fits that description. That said, the Penguins winning in three-on-three...
Penguins in playoff position with 3 games left, with Capitals, Red Wings, Flyers close behind
Less than a week remains in the NHL’s regular season, and the chase for the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference remain up for grabs. By gaining two points in an overtime win over Detroit on Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins moved into the second wild-card spot. The Penguins...
Tim Benz: Penguins keep replaying the same game, and I keep replaying 'Dumb and Dumber'
For a while on Thursday night, it looked like all the Penguins’ old bugaboos would bite them again, ruining a solid effort in a vital game against the Detroit Red Wings. • Giving away momentum as soon as they establish it: Twice in the first period, the Red Wings scored...
Reilly Smith, promoted to 1st line mid-game vs. Detroit, notches career assist No. 300 in win 
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Reilly Smith didn’t brag when discussing his mid-game promotion Thursday night to the club’s top line alongside Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. And he certainly had some grounds to, having contributed a pair of assists — the second of which was his 300th NHL apple — in...
Erik Karlsson's OT winner gives Penguins critical victory over Red Wings
It was far from perfect. Any time a team yields a two-goal lead in the third period, perfect isn’t even on the radar. But it was a win. Perhaps the most resounding triumph of 2023-24 for the Penguins. If nothing else, it provided the most cause – or causes –...
Sidney Crosby named Penguins team MVP for 12th time, tying Mario Lemieux
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was named team MVP as voted by his teammates, the club announced Thursday evening ahead of a crucial matchup with the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. Crosby, 36, captures team MVP honors for the 12th time in his career, tying fellow franchise icon...
Penguins place defenseman Ryan Graves on long-term injured reserve
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Ryan Graves on long-term injured reserve because of a concussion. With that designation, Graves will miss the remainder of the regular season but will be eligible to rejoin the team for the postseason, assuming it qualifies for playoff competition. Players placed on long-term...
Ex-Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese returns with the Red Wings
Zach Aston-Reese has been on this stage before. A big game at PPG Paints Arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Be it during the second round of the 2018 playoffs against the Washington Capitals or the first round in 2021 versus the New York Islanders, Aston-Reese has participated in his fair...
Tim Benz: Penguins get 1st big chance to advance renewed optimism for Pittsburgh's sports teams
As recently as March 7, the Pittsburgh sports landscape was looking pretty bleak. The Penguins became sellers at the trade deadline, shipping former All-Star Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes. Steelers coaches and management were giving skeptical fans and media members a hard sell about why they were still optimistic...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scheduled to face Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic for Thursday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate. This will mark Nedeljkovic’s 10th consecutive start. The Penguins have gone 6-0-3 since he became the...
First Call: Potential Steelers international date goes elsewhere; examining Eastern Conference playoff chances for Pens
Thursday’s “First Call” has some Steelers international news to pass along. We study the team’s wide receiver position. We also look at the Penguins’ state of affairs heading into a huge game Thursday night. And the Pirates get set for a cross-state rivalry renewal. Staying stateside The Pittsburgh Steelers are...
Minor league report: Nailers top Komets 
A goal and two assists by forward Jordan Martel led the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-1 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Wednesday. Forward Justin Addamo recorded two assists for Wheeling (37-28-4-1) while forwards Jordan Frasca, David Jankowski and Tanner Laderoute all...
Penguins focused as they face another 'must win' against Red Wings
With the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff hopes seemingly changing by the day for the past few weeks, Sidney Crosby surely has been monitoring the league scoreboard like someone who has binge-watched Netflix after borrowing their cousin’s password, right? “No.” OK, but he has to be keeping tabs on the standings every...
Penguins hoping Radim Zohorna can bolster bottom 6 with added offensive punch
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Radim Zohorna couldn’t help but have a little fun Wednesday after reuniting with Valtteri Puustinen, with whom he forged a friendship as teammates in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League a few seasons ago. Zohorna and Puustinen played together in Pittsburgh earlier this season, but Zohorna was...
Penguins' Sidney Crosby again wins NHLPA poll for most complete player
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby may not win another scoring title or Hart Memorial Trophy. Unless of course Crosby has a 100-point campaign — requisite territory for both of the aforementioned accomplishments these days — in his system in the years to come, which, seeing the level Crosby continues to...
First Call: Steelers lose free agent wide receiver; NHL's Eastern Conference chaos
The Pittsburgh Steelers lose a wide receiver to the New York Giants. The club is casting a wide net on some areas of need in advance of the draft. We recap a wild night in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. And we preview what’s next for the Pirates. Bye-bye, Boykin The...


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