Penguins/NHL category, Page 19

The Pittsburgh Penguins were idle Tuesday, but there was plenty of action elsewhere throughout the NHL that altered their surroundings in standings and the playoff races. While the Penguins (36-30-12, 84 points) remained in third place for the second — and final — wild-card position in the Eastern Conference, the...

Pittsburgh Penguins prospects Emil Jarventie, a forward, and Kalle Kangas, a defenseman, have signed amateur tryout contracts (ATO) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Native of Finland, both players were seventh-round selections by the Penguins in the 2023 NHL...

Tuesday’s “First Call” takes a look at a high-profile offensive lineman on the Steelers’ draft board. A new Steelers defensive lineman discusses the reason why he chose Pittsburgh in free agency. We also examine the Pirates’ early offensive prowess and how the Penguins’ playoff prospects could be impacted by many...

Much of North America spent Monday looking up at the sky. As for the Penguins, they continued to keep their focus on moving up the standings. “Obviously, we’re in a good place right now,” Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic said on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. “We’ve still got a long...

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When it comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ recent efforts to salvage their season, Mark Madden from 105.9 The X and TribLive points to one main reason. “This is all Sid,” Madden said during this week’s Madden Monday podcast. “All the usual suspects would say, ‘This is a team sport.’ Even...

Sidney Crosby has had better seasons. More productive. Higher numbers. He’s previously won the best of the NHL’s awards. This year, he’s being discussed for mere Miss Congeniality-level hardware. He has three Stanley Cup rings. The Pittsburgh Penguins won’t come close this year. But if Crosby drags the decidedly meh...

Approximately one month ago — in the late hours of March 7, to be precise — the Pittsburgh Penguins swung a blockbuster trade with the Carolina Hurricanes and jettisoned popular All-Star forward Jake Guentzel. With his team spinning out of orbit of a playoff position, coach Mike Sullivan acknowledged the...

With their postseason hanging in the balance and only six games remaining, the Pittsburgh Penguins are sticking with the hot hand in net, as Alex Nedeljkovic is scheduled to make his eighth consecutive start Saturday afternoon. Coach Mike Sullivan revealed his starting goaltender a few hours before Saturday’s 1:05 p.m....

Thursday night’s 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals certainly helped the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff cause, even if they didn’t move up in the Eastern Conference wild-card standings. Work remains if they are to earn a spot in the field for the Stanley Cup postseason. The Penguins have won three straight...

Alex Nedeljkovic wasn’t just mad. He was vulgar. By late February, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ struggles had virtually morphed the team’s remaining games on the 2023-24 regular season schedule into cliched “must-wins.” And Feb. 20, Nedeljkovic and the Penguins failed to muster what was needed in a 5-4 overtime loss at...

Forward Sidney Crosby was selected as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The award recognizes “the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” In his...

Meetings between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals typically carry significant ramifications. Thursday’s entanglement between the longtime rivals – the 247th regular season game all-time between the two outfits – was no different. Fortified by goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, the Penguins claimed a 4-1 victory at Capital One Arena in Washington...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Friday morning in advance of a crucial road game against the rival Washington Capitals. This marks the second time this season Poulin has been recalled to the NHL roster. He was previously summoned on...

When the Penguins boarded a plane bound for Pittsburgh the night of March 24, after blowing a 4-0 lead and losing 5-4 in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche, they had lost eight of 10 games and were nine points out of a playoff spot. Their goaltending was faltering, their power...