Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 34
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang remains sidelined due to illness
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss Saturday’s home game against the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena because of an unspecified illness. It will be the second consecutive game he has been scratched with the malady. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status approximately two hours before Saturday’s game....
Minor league report: Nailers beat Fuel in shootoutVideo
A shootout goal by forward Jack Beck gave the Wheeling Nailers a 2-1 win against the Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 24 saves on 25 shots in regulation and overtime then stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout to...
Penguins, Tristan Jarry blasted by Blue Jackets
Tristan Jarry’s first NHL game in nearly a month went much better than his previous appearance. After all, he played the entire game. He didn’t even complete a period the last time he participated in an NHL contest. But that was seemingly the only triumph for Jarry and the Pittsburgh...
Penguins activate forward Matt Nieto from long-term injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Matt Nieto from long-term injured reserve on Friday and placed forward Blake Lizotte on regular injured reserve. Nieto has not played and NHL contest since Nov. 30, 2023 due to various knee injuries that have required surgery. During a recent conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of...
Penguins recall forwards Matt Nieto, Vasily Ponomarev from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forwards Matt Nieto and Vasily Ponomarev from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. In a corresponding transaction, rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Nieto was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday for conditioning purposes. The 32-year-old winger has not played any NHL games since Nov....
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Phantoms in overtimeVideo
Defenseman Owen Pickering scored his first career professional goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Wednesday. Forwards Emil Bemstrom and Marc Johnstone also scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-3-1-0) while goaltender Filip Larsson made 35...
Penguins see hope in overtime loss to Red Wings
Bryan Rust knows there are plenty of questions about the Pittsburgh Penguins at the moment. And the right winger acknowledges the solutions aren’t plainly obvious. “If we would have had all the answers, we wouldn’t have done the things that have happened this past however long,” Rust said Tuesday in...
Who can replace forward Lars Eller for the Penguins?
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a few more bodies at their optional morning skate Wednesday in Cranberry. In total, 12 players took to the ice. That represented an increase from the eight souls who were present for Monday’s session, a handful of hours before the Penguins were blasted by the Dallas...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scheduled to face Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Wednesday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. Tristan Jarry is slated to serve as his backup while rookie Joel Blomqvist will be a healthy scratch. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the team’s plans in net...
Penguins’ Kyle Dubas says trading Lars Eller adds assets, clears ice time for younger players
Lars Eller was determined to do his part to get the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the malaise they have found themselves mired in barely a month into the 2024-25 season. “The adversity we’re going through has to make us better,” the dependable third-line center said in Cranberry on Tuesday. “We...
Minor league report: Sergei Murashov, Nailers conquer Komets
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 32 saves on 33 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-1 home win against the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Tuesday The result boosted Murashov’s record to 4-2-0. Forward Dustin Manz had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (6-3-1-0)...
Penguins maintain optimism, resolve as struggles continue
The Pittsburgh Penguins held a fairly brief practice Tuesday in Cranberry. While vigorous in pace, it was approximately 25 minutes in length. And it when it came to a conclusion, the entire group gathered at center ice for a somewhat lengthy chat. The substance of that discussion is a private...
Penguins scout Krissy Wendell-Pohl inducted into Hockey Hall of FameVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins amateur scout Krissy Wendell-Pohl was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday. She received the honor in recognition of her career as a forward at the collegiate level and international stage. With the University of Minnesota, she claimed the Patty Kazmaier Award, which recognizes...
Penguins give up 6 goals in 1st period of embarrassing loss to Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins profess comfort with their depth in net. And at the moment, they have three goaltenders on the roster in rookie Joel Blomqvist as well as veterans Tristan Jarry and Alex Nedeljkovic. “It’s a good luxury to have,” Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson said Sunday in Cranberry. “It’s good...
Penguins forward Sam Poulin is ‘just really happy to be back’Video
Sam Poulin was smiling. Even with inane cliched queries by reporters about his defensive game and being a power forward, Poulin failed mightily to stifle his grin Monday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ optional morning skate. Earlier in the day, he had been...
Penguins goaltender Joel Blomqvist scheduled to start against Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist in Monday’s home game against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena. Additionally, Alex Nedeljkovic will serve as the backup goaltender. Coach Mike Sullivan announced the status of his goaltenders following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. In seven...
Penguins recall forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday morning. Primarily deployed as a right winger, Poulin has appeared in 11 AHL games this season and is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s second-leading scorer with nine points (three goals, six assists). A first-round draft pick (No....
Injured Penguins forward Matt Nieto another step closer to a return
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Nieto played his first game in nearly a year Saturday, suiting up for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 home win against the Rochester Americans. Assigned to the American Hockey League affiliate for conditioning purposes earlier in the day, Nieto opened the contest on the left...
As Tristan Jarry returns, who is the Penguins’ top goaltender?
Joel Blomqvist is part of an exclusive fraternity at the moment. He’s the only goaltender currently on the Pittsburgh Penguins roster who has yet to play a game for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season. And, during practice Sunday in Cranberry, the rookie got the bulk of the repetitions that were...
Penguins forward Cody Glass diagnosed with concussion
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Cody Glass was diagnosed with a concussion and will be sidelined indefinitely. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Glass’ status following a practice in Cranberry on Sunday. Glass was injured during a 5-1 road loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. He did not record a shift beyond the...
Minor league report: Matt Nieto scores in season debut as Penguins shut out AmericansVideo
Forward Matt Nieto scored a goal as he made his season debut for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 shutout of the Rochester Americans at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning purposes earlier in the day, Nieto had not played a game at any...
Neck guards yet to catch on
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson has warm memories of Adam Johnson. One in particular stands out. Johnson’s first and only NHL goal. During a 7-4 road win by the Penguins against the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 12, 2019, Johnson, a speedy forward who grew up in Hibbing, Minn., scored on...
Penguins recall goaltender Tristan Jarry from conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Tristan Jarry from a conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. Initially deployed to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Oct. 26, Jarry appeared in five AHL games during the assignment and posted a 4-1-0 record, a 2.16 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage....
Minor league report: Penguins, Tristan Jarry fall to PhantomsVideo
Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 15 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Friday. Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for conditioning purposes, Jarry’s American Hockey League record stands at 4-1-0 following his final scheduled start...
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist leads Penguins to much-needed win over Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist doesn’t have an overly elaborate approach to what is arguably the most demanding position in all of sports. “I felt pretty good in these games that I’ve had a chance to play in,” Blomqvist said Oct. 16. “It just comes from the everyday work...
