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Penguins score 5 goals in 3rd period to rally past Devils
With barely two weeks remaining in the 2023-24 regular season, the underwhelming Pittsburgh Penguins have adopted tunnel vision as to their hopes for qualifying for the upcoming postseason. While not mathematically eliminated from the opportunity to play in playoff games, the arithmetic required involves plenty of integers and coefficients that...
Penguins recall goaltender Joel Blomvqist, assign forward Sam Poulin
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. This transaction comes one day after All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry was scratched due to an unspecified illness during a 5-2 road win against the New York Rangers, according to the team’s X social...
Sidney Crosby leads Penguins past Rangers to boost faint playoff hopes
It would be foolish to suspect the Penguins have anything resembling a good chance at qualifying for the upcoming postseason. It would also be foolish to assume captain Sidney Crosby won’t drag this flawed team as far as he can as long as he can. Such was the case on...
Minor league report: Corey Andonovski leads Penguins to overtime winVideo
A goal at 1:17 of overtime by forward Corey Andonovski gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 4-3 home win against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Austin Rueschhoff and Radim Zohorna each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (33-22-8-1) while forward Avery...
Penguins fall late in shootout loss to Blue Jackets
With little more than a handful of covalent bonds keeping them connected to playoff contention, the Pittsburgh Penguins have turned to backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to keep the remainder of their 2023-24 regular season consequential. On Saturday, he started his fourth consecutive game but wasn’t able to buoy the Penguins...
Minor league report: Nailers sunk by Walleye
Goaltender Garret Sparks made 22 saves on 25 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 road loss to the Toledo Walleye at the Huntingon Center in Toledo, Ohio on Friday. The result dropped Sparks’ record to 0-3-0. Forward David Jankowski and defenseman Justin Lee each recorded two assists for...
Penguins recall defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency roster conditions on Friday afternoon. While the team has yet to announce the transaction, Shea’s presence on the NHL roster is reflected on the league’s media Web site. His recall comes in the wake...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves diagnosed with concussion
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves will be sidelined indefinitely after being diagnosed with a concussion. His status was revealed by coach Mike Sullivan following a practice session Friday in Cranberry. The left-handed Graves was injured during a 3-2 home win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. He did not...
Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby power Penguins past Blue Jackets again
Be it denial or delusion, forward Sidney Crosby hasn’t given up on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season. But he’s realistic. “With the position we’re in, I think we just got to take care of ourselves,” Crosby said in Cranberry on Wednesday. “With the amount of teams that are bunched together,...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scheduled to start 3rd consecutive game
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic for the third consecutive game in Thursday’s home contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate. Top goaltender Tristan Jarry has served as the backup for the...
Younger players provide needed burst of energy for Penguins
Sam Poulin was shaking. Not out of a sense of cold or illness. But excitement. Approximately 15 minutes after he played his first NHL game of consequence in approximately 16 months, Poulin’s joy in being part of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup for Tuesday’s 4-1 home win against the Carolina Hurricanes...
Penguins snap skid with impressive win over Jake Guentzel and the Hurricanes
Michael Bunting is barely more than two weeks into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and he has helped his new employer in a handful of ways through a few hard-working, dirty goals and a dutiful, energetic approach to his vocation. And for one night at least, he offered to...
Jake Guentzel’s bonds with the Penguins remain strongVideo
Once upon a time, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust were the future. Each was drafted in the third round by the Pittsburgh Penguins during the early 2010s — Rust was No. 80 overall in 2010, and Guentzel went No. 77 in 2013 — and first met at an offseason development...
Penguins recall forward Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins summoned one of the organization’s top prospects Tuesday when forward Sam Poulin was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In a corresponding transaction, forward Noel Acciari was placed on long-term injured reserve. A first-round pick (No. 21 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft, Poulin...
As he prepares to face Penguins for 1st time, Jake Guentzel fitting in with Carolina
Around the midway point of the season, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel was asked about potentially signing a contract extension as a pending unrestricted free agent this upcoming offseason. He largely declined to answer the question. “I’m not going to go too much into detail about it,” Guentzel said Jan....
Penguins give up 4-goal lead in overtime loss to Avalanche
Despite a four-point effort by forward Sidney Crosby, the Penguins collapsed Sunday as they surrendered a four-goal lead and fell to the Colorado Avalanche, 5-4, in overtime at Ball Arena in Denver. A goal by forward Jonathan Drouin 54 seconds into the extra period was the difference. The result extended...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out in Ludovic Waeber’s debut
Goaltender Ludovic Waeber made 19 saves on 22 shots in his debut for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 home loss to the Utica Comets at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Acquired in a trade on March 8, Waeber’s record slipped to 6-7-1. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (31-22-8-1) was shut out...
Minor league report: Penguins fight off PhantomsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 34 saves on 35 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Sunday. The result boosted Blomqvist’s record to 21-10-6-1. Forward Radim Zohorna recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (32-22-8-1) while defensemen...
Minor league report: Penguins beaten by CrunchVideo
Forward Joona Koppoanen had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Friday. Defenseman Xavier Ouellet recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (31-21-8-1) while forward forward Austin Rueschhoff contributed a goal. Goaltender...
Tristan Jarry chased again, Penguins’ playoff hopes take another hit in loss to Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention just yet. But a lot of things – mostly out of their control - need to add up for them to get an “x” affixed next to their entry in the standings. And on Friday, the arithmetic was ugly as...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust finds the 20-goal mark once againVideo
It’s one of those questions that really doesn’t have an answer. But it’s worth pondering. Why is 20 the figure a hockey player needs to reach to be considered a “goal scorer” at any level of the sport? “Good question,” Penguins forward Bryan Rust said. “I wish I had a...
Penguins recall defenseman Jack St. Ivany from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins have once again recalled rookie defenseman Jack St. Ivany from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). This marks the third time he has been recalled to the NHL roster this season with each transaction happening since Friday. A healthy scratch on Saturday and Sunday, the second-year...
Can Radim Zohorna rejoin the Pittsburgh Penguins? ‘Yeah, why not?’Video
CLEVELAND — Being in the American Hockey League (AHL) isn’t anything new for forward Radim Zohorna. Ever since he opted to come over from his native Czechia in 2020, he has spent the majority of his professional experience in North America at the AHL level. But he did get to...
New Penguins forward prospect Vasily Ponomarev is sharp on and off the iceVideo
CLEVELAND — Vasily Ponomarev was insistent. On Monday, in the hallway outside the visiting dressing room of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a reporter thanked him for an interview, and Ponomarev responded with a suggestion. “I hope next time you ask me about my number 11!” Ponomarev boomed, referring to the new...
Penguins suffer ugly road defeat, extend losing streak vs. Devils
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ formula for saving their withering postseason hopes isn’t complex. They just have to win. But easier said than done. That was evident Tuesday as they lost to the New Jersey Devils, 5-2, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The result was their seventh consecutive loss to...
