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Minor league report: Penguins beat Phantoms; Nailers' winning streak reaches 8 
A short-handed goal and an assist by forward Joona Koppanen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. Forward Jonathan Gruden and defenseman Ty Smith also scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (24-16-6-0) which snapped a three-game...
Mark Madden's Hot Take: NHL, media minions should be thrilled by Sidney Crosby's all-star participation
Some among the NHL’s media chose to target Sidney Crosby, of all people, during All-Star Week. Crosby is one of the top five hockey players ever, is having an epic season at 36, is constantly accessible and never has embarrassed himself, his team or his sport. In the midst of...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust speaks up for those who stutter 
Bryan Rust sat there, waiting. As the stampede of reporters, cameramen and interns poured into the home dressing room at PPG Paints Arena to interview members of the Pittsburgh Penguins after a 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 27, Rust was calmly stationed at his stall, largely...
Minor league report: Penguins lose in overtime, Nailers' winning streak reaches 7 
Forward Vinnie Hinostroza scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Friday. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 24 saves on 29 shots as his record fell to 8-6-2. Forwards Peter Abbadonato and Joona Koppanen...
Several current, former Penguins players have experience at Winter Olympics 
Following an absence of 12 years, NHL players will be permitted to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, commissioner Gary Bettman revealed Friday afternoon. Players will also be free to represent their home countries in the 2030 Winter Olympics, a host location for which has yet to...
Improving power play a major order of business for Penguins post-All-Star break
With Marcus Pettersson’s overtime winning goal lifting his club over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 27, the postgame mood at PPG Paints Arena heading into the All-Star break was undoubtedly positive for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The night before, the Penguins (22-17-7) lost in a shootout to the Florida Panthers...
First Call: 2 NFL coaching moves have Steelers ties; bar set for Jake Guentzel's trade return?
Friday’s “First Call” spotlights a pair of NFL coaching moves that tie into the Pittsburgh Steelers. We reflect on a very important Steelers Super Bowl anniversary. The market for a Jake Guentzel trade may have just been set for the Penguins. Also, both Robert Morris hockey teams have important conference...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Marlies, Nailers' winning streak reaches 6 
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 18 saves on 20 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 13-7-3. Forward Jonathan Gruden returned to the lineup after missing five games due to an...
Former Penguins forward Matt Cooke finds his way in Newfoundland
Matt Cooke wears a lot of hats these days. He’s something of a navigator, a nutritionist and even dabbles in human resources. Such is life as a coach in the ECHL. “As the head coach, I’m doing travel, I’m doing meals, I’m doing trades and lineup and roster and all...
Lars Eller remains 1 constant on Penguins' oft-changing 3rd line 
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has had no difficulty in assessing the play of forward Lars Eller this season. “I think Lars has played extremely well for us,” Sullivan said after a recent practice in Cranberry. Eller, the Penguins’ third-line center, has skated in all of the club’s 46 games,...
TV Q&A: Why more than 1 color analyst on Penguins games?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I was sorry that Pens ownership dropped Bob Errey as a color analyst on TV broadcasts. This season has rotated at least three different announcers....
Mark Madden: More changes needed for Penguins to contend after All-Star break
The Pittsburgh Penguins have nine days between games and are five points out of a playoff berth as the NHL All-Star break beckons. They have won 21 games, lost 23. They have games in hand on seven of the eight teams they’re chasing. The Eastern Conference is mostly rotten. The...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic finds the right temperature
On Wednesday at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ facility, the mood was serious. After all, the team had just returned from the American Southwest with nothing but a pair of unappetizing road losses to the Vegas Golden Knights and Arizona Coyotes. When a reporter asked several of the team’s prominent players about...
Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby doesn't have to follow in anyone's footsteps — not even Tom Brady's
On TSN last week, Bryan Hayes made an impassioned plea to get Sidney Crosby out of Pittsburgh so he’d have a better chance to win more championships. He asked Crosby to do it himself by “following in the footsteps” of former NFL quarterback Tom Brady. In other words, leave the...
Penguins forward Lars Eller at 1,000 games: 'He’s a pro’s pro'
Lars Eller wasn’t comfortable Saturday. A lot of what happened that night went against his constitution as a hockey player. Before a 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena, Eller was recognized for appearing in his 1,000th career game in a ceremony that included his family,...
Penguins assign Valtteri Puustinen, Ryan Shea, John Ludvig to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen and defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. Additionally, rookie defenseman John Ludvig was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning assignment. These transactions come on the first day of the Penguins’ seven-day break from team activities...
Minor league report: Penguins lose to Bears, Nailers extend winning streak 
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 25 saves on 28 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 home loss to the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result dropped Blomqvist’s record to 13-6-3 while forwards Vinnie Hinostroza and Radim Zohorna each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Unlikely OT hero Marcus Pettersson propels Penguins into All-Star break with momentum 
Late in the first period Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins were burned by an old friend. With 4 minutes, 7 seconds remaining before intermission, former Penguin Mike Matheson, now an alternate captain for the visiting Montreal Canadiens, assisted on the game’s opening goal, setting up teammate and...
Lars Eller scores in 1,000th NHL game, helps Penguins to OT win over Canadiens
Saturday opened with a celebration for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And ended with a badly needed boost of hope. In lavish fashion, they recognized hale and hearty third-line center Lars Eller for appearing in the 1,000th NHL game of his career before a contest against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints...
Penguins expected to start Tristan Jarry in net vs. Montreal
The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to start Tristan Jarry in net Saturday night vs. the Montreal Canadiens, coach Mike Sullivan announced a few hours before puck drop. Over 30 starts this year, Jarry is 12-14-4 with a 2.56 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Alex Nedeljkovic got the call Friday,...
Following own-goal gaffe, Penguins' Evgeni Malkin draws confidence from late-game score 
Evgeni Malkin had not enjoyed being the butt of jokes around the NHL over the last several days as a result of an embarrassing incident in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-2 road loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday. That night, with about 16 minutes left in regulation, a delayed penalty...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores twice as Penguins beat Phantoms
Two goals and an assist by forward Sam Poulin led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. Forwards Marc Johnstone and Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-14-5-0) which has won...
Penguins' Kris Letang at center of physical, emotionally charged matchup with Florida
Following a second-period collision Friday night with Florida captain Aleksander Barkov, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang played the remainder of the game with a target on his back. Or perhaps more accurately, his face. Later in the period, by which point Letang had become involved in more physical interactions with...
Penguins rally in final minute but lose to Panthers in shootout
The Florida Panthers do not instill fear in the Pittsburgh Penguins. They inspire. Mired in the middle of the melancholy mediocrity that is the Eastern Conference’s playoff race, the current edition of the Penguins can look to the 2022-23 edition of the Panthers for a blueprint on postseason success. The...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic against Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Friday’s home game against the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate. In 15 games this season, Nedeljkovic has an 8-3-2 record, a 2.66 goals against average, a .916...


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