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Watch: Jake Guentzel produced many memorable goals during his time with the PenguinsVideo
Jake Guentzel will go down as one of the most talented players to ever put on a Pittsburgh Penguins sweater. In 503 games through close to eight full seasons with the Penguins, he scored 219 goals with 247 assists, with his 466 points ranking 11th all-time in franchise history. Late...
Reports: Penguins’ Jake Guentzel close to being dealt to Carolina
As the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals closed in on puck drop Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, significant traction was reported regarding a trade of injured winger Jake Guentzel. Several NHL insiders said Guentzel, 29, was close to being dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes. Neither club has confirmed the trade....
Uptick in power-play productivity a welcomed change of pace for PenguinsVideo
Aside from isolated spurts of a few games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ power play largely has been moribund this season. The Penguins’ 15.4% conversion rate on the man-advantage ranks 28th in the NHL, but lately, things have been looking up. Over their last nine games, the Penguins have gone 8 for...
Pitt players recognize stakes of remaining games, eschew talk of NCAA Tournament
Sustained success has eluded Pitt men’s basketball in the post-Jamie Dixon era. Dixon’s teams were criticized for their inability to make deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, but most Panthers fans no doubt would be thrilled to see the program return to annually being in the March Madness conversation. Jeff...
For Robert Morris, Horizon League tournament is last chance to end disappointing season on positive note
Just over a year ago, Robert Morris hosted a Horizon League tournament game at UPMC Events Center in Moon for the first time since making the jump from the Northeast Conference ahead of the 2020-21 season. The Colonials put together a four-game winning streak toward the end of the regular...
Sizable gap between analytics, results continues to confound Penguins
A lie detector test would be in order for anyone claiming to have predicted that at this increasingly late juncture of the season, an inability to score enough goals would be the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Achilles’ heel. From afar, as the Penguins got underway in October, inconsistent goaltending, struggles on the...
Penguins place Bryan Rust on injured reserve, recall then return Jonathan Gruden
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve Thursday afternoon, several hours ahead of their 10 p.m. puck drop in Seattle vs. the Kraken. In a related transaction, fellow forward Jonathan Gruden was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Shortly before the start of Thursday’s game...
Robert Morris falls to Northern Kentucky in final home game
As the regular season comes to a close, Robert Morris’ position within the 11-member Horizon League is solidified heading into the upcoming conference tournament. The Colonials (10-20, 6-13) will be the league’s No. 9 seed when the tournament begins March 5. Given that circumstance, not much was on the table...
Penguins’ Bryan Rust out week-to-week with upper-body injury
The Pittsburgh Penguins, still feeling the sting of losing top winger Jake Guentzel to injury, received more bad news Tuesday afternoon as coach Mike Sullivan informed reporters in Vancouver that forward Bryan Rust is out week-to-week with an unspecified upper-body injury. Guentzel, currently on long-term injured reserve, is unable to...
Following trade, Emil Bemstrom takes stock of new surroundings with PenguinsVideo
Most fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins are on edge waiting to see if president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas will deal injured winger Jake Guentzel before the March 8 trade deadline. So when the Penguins took to social media platform X on Thursday evening to announce a trade — as...
Penguins reassign goalie Magnus Hellberg to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Moments before their game at PPG Paints Arena vs. the Montreal Canadiens got underway Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a roster move, reassigning netminder Magnus Hellberg to Wilkes-Barre-Scranton of the American Hockey League. Hellberg, 32, was called up to Pittsburgh on Feb. 19 under emergency conditions, when either Tristan Jarry...
Penguins acquire forward Emil Bemstrom in trade with ColumbusVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas orchestrated a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the first period of his club’s game vs. Montreal on Thursday night, acquiring 24-year-old forward Emil Bemstrom in exchange for forward Alex Nylander and a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2026. Bemstrom, 24,...
Penguins forward Colin White claimed off waivers by Montreal
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Colin White won’t have to go very far to find his new team, the Montreal Canadiens. A few hours in advance of Thursday’s 7 p.m. puck drop at PPG Paints Arena between the Penguins and Canadiens, Montreal claimed White off waivers. White, 27, was placed on...
Penguins’ Valtteri Puustinen strives for more regular offensive contributionsVideo
If one thing has eluded Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Valtteri Puustinen during his pair of stints at the NHL level this season, it’s been a consistent knack for scoring. To be sure, Puustinen is far from alone among the Penguins’ corps of bottom-six forwards in failing to contribute goals and...
Penguins’ Noel Acciari nearing return after recovering from concussionVideo
When injured players are able to suit up and get back to practicing with teammates minus any restrictions, it’s usually a pretty good sign that they’re trending in the right direction with regards to recovering from whatever sidelined them. That’s the spot Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari appears to be...
Penguins place forward Colin White on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Colin White on waivers Wednesday afternoon, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. White, 27, has appeared in 11 games this year for the Penguins but hasn’t recorded a point. Injuries and inefficiency among the club’s forwards had led to White’s deployment in various roles since he...
Penguins crumble late in 3rd, fall to Kings
For the majority of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ eventual 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins were in control, leading by a goal and looking good to cap Jaromir Jagr’s jersey retirement night on a high note. If only hockey games were 54...
Penguins activate forward Jansen Harkins off injured reserve
After missing two games because of a concussion suffered Feb. 12, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jansen Harkins was activated from injured reserve Sunday afternoon and is available for the club vs. the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Harkins, 26, has skated in 34 games for the Penguins this season,...
Pitt’s Blake Hinson reacts to historic performance with humor, humilityVideo
In less than two full years at Pitt, senior Blake Hinson has become well-acquainted with the university’s record books, particularly when it comes to 3-point shooting. His 17 3-point attempts against Syracuse in February 2023 are the most in a game by a Panthers player. Earlier this season against West...
Blake Hinson’s historic night propels Pitt over Louisville
Dominant performances from Blake Hinson have not been rare since he joined Pitt as a transfer from Iowa State ahead of last season. In less than two full seasons, the 6-foot-8 senior firmly has established a reputation for big-time offensive contributions, solid rebounding and being a player who doesn’t often...
Penguins’ newest addition, Matthew Phillips, hopes to tap into scoring touch shown in AHLVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice facility in Cranberry was filled to the brim Saturday as a legion of fans showed up to get a look at the newest addition to the club: forward Matthew Phillips, claimed off waivers Friday from the Washington Capitals. OK, Phillips wasn’t actually the main attraction. That...
With quick turnaround in Chicago, no time for Penguins to dwell on ugly loss to FloridaVideo
Plenty of coaches, in both amateur and professional environments, have at one point or another preached to their players the necessity of moving past losses quickly. Reporters have inevitably heard some version of the spiel, too. “Things didn’t go our way tonight, but it’s on to the next one.” Whether...
Penguins’ John Ludvig nets 1st NHL goal vs. Florida, his former teamVideo
Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena left close to zero room for any celebration by the home team, which fell 5-2 and at one point trailed 4-0 in the second period. After an uneventful first 25 minutes of play, the Panthers busted...
Pitt early enrollees adjust to new coaches, share impressions of Kade Bell’s offense
What do Pitt freshmen Julian Dugger, Cameron Monteiro, Juelz Goff and Moritz Schmoranzer have in common? Certainly not position or place of origin. But for starters, all of them are early enrollees currently in their first semester at Pitt. So to varying degrees — for example, Dugger is a Penn...
Pitt names Tim Daoust, formerly of East Carolina, as new defensive line coach
Pitt added a new member to its football coaching staff Wednesday, with coach Pat Narduzzi tapping Tim Daoust to oversee the defensive line. Daoust joins the Panthers from East Carolina, where he coached the defensive line and outside linebackers in addition to coordinating special teams from 2021-23. He replaces longtime...
