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Minor league report: Penguins’ winning streak snappedVideo
Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 33 saves on 38 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 road loss to the Laval Rocket at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec on Friday. The result dropped Hellberg’s record to 5-4-0 while forward Alex Nylander and Dmitri Samorukov each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (15-10-3-0),...
Shootouts are rarer for the Penguins and the NHLVideo
In 16 games this season, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jansen Harkins has zero points. But he has a place in franchise history that likely never will be surpassed. During a 4-3 road win against the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 13, Harkins scored the winning goal in a 12-round shootout, the longest...
Former Penguins assistant Jacques Martin back with Senators as interim head coach
A familiar face to the Pittsburgh Penguins will be behind the home bench Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. Jacques Martin. An assistant coach with the Penguins who helped the franchise win Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and 2017, Martin is the interim head coach of the Ottawa Senators,...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores 2 power-play goals as Penguins winVideo
Two power-play goals by forward Sam Poulin helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defeat the Belleville Senators, 5-1, at CAA Arena in Belleville, Ont. on Thursday. Forwards Rem Pitlick and Colin White each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (15-9-3-0) while forward Alex Nylander and defenseman Ty Smith both contributed...
Penguins turn to Alex Nedeljkovic again and finally beat Hurricanes
The Pittsburgh Penguins needed their best Thursday against one of their nemeses in the Metropolitan Division, the Carolina Hurricanes. And with regard to their own crease, backup Alex Nedeljkovic was deemed a better option than starter Tristan Jarry. That proved to be a sound decision as Nedeljkovic, starting for the...
Former Penguins forward Jordan Staal remains stout defensively with the Hurricanes
Jordan Staal saw some familiar faces Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Any time the former teammates square off in a game, Staal, captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, typically is deployed against one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ franchise centers. “They’re both great competitors,” Staal said after...
Penguins tab Alex Nedeljkovic as starting goaltender for 3rd time in 4 games
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Thursday’s home game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate. Nedeljkovic has appeared in each of the past three games, starting two of those contests. He replaced...
For the Penguins, struggles with the Hurricanes are nothing new
Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic enjoyed his time as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes. Especially because his best season as an NHLer came during his employment in the Piedmont. As a rookie in 2020-21, Nedeljkovic was named to the NHL’s All-Rookie team after posting a 15-5-3 record in...
Penguins assign Vinnie Hinostroza, Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Vinnie Hinostroza and defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday. In 13 NHL games this season, Hinostroza has scored three points (one goal, two assists) while averaging 9:53 of ice time per contest. With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Hinostroza has appeared in...
For Penguins forward Rickard Rakell, ‘a new season has started’
Rickard Rakell isn’t terribly interested in discussing the first two months of his season. And why would he? In his first 17 games, he had no goals. And in the next 12 games? Zero. Then again, he was injured for those dozen contests, nursing a suspected right shoulder injury. Healthy...
Sidney Crosby scores winner as Penguins bounce back with wild victory over Minnesota
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ power play has decided a lot of games for them this season. And the bulk of those decisions have been emphatically negative. Largely sputtering with the man advantage through the first third of the season, the Penguins have directed countless man-hours among their players and staff toward...
Penguins assign forwards Jonathan Gruden, Marc Johnstone to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Jonathan Gruden and Marc Johnstone to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Monday evening. In corresponding transactions, forwards Noel Acciari and Rickard Rakell were activated from regular and long-term injured reserve, respectively. Gruden has played in four NHL games this season and has no...
Former Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury remains ‘the same exact guy’
Pittsburgh Penguins fans got a chance to see the player who once was projected to be the franchise’s goaltender of the future for the Minnesota Wild Monday night. Filip Gustavsson. A second-round pick (No. 55 overall) in 2016, Gustavsson was viewed by management at that time as potentially being the...
Penguins place defenseman Ryan Shea on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Ryan Shea on waivers Monday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed and clear by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Shea can be assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. A first-year NHLer — who does not qualify for rookie status per NHL rules based on his...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell could rejoin lineup against Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell has been labeled as a “game-time decision” for Monday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Rakell’s status following an optional morning skate. Currently designated to long-term injury due to a suspected right shoulder injury, Rakell has been...
Penguins change up all defensive pairings
Erik Karlsson has skated in pairings with big defensemen before. When he entered the NHL with the Ottawa Senators in 2009, he occasionally worked with the likes of Filip Kuba (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) or Andy Sutton (6-foot-6, 245 pounds). Later, he was regularly deployed on the Senators’ top pairing with...
20 years after unforgettable debut, former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury returns ‘home’ with the WildVideo
Dick Tarnstrom’s memories of the opening game of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2003-04 season against the Los Angeles Kings are fuzzy. The lone exception is the Penguins’ starting goaltender that night, an 18-year-old bundle of energy and springy legs making his NHL debut: Marc-Andre Fleury. “He was awesome,” Tarnstrom, a former...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin returns as Penguins win 3rd consecutive gameVideo
Forward Sam Poulin returned to the lineup after missing 18 games due to an undisclosed injured and scored a goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 home win against the Rochester Americans at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 23 saves on 24 shots,...
Tristan Jarry pulled as Penguins get humbled by undermanned Maple Leafs
If the Pittsburgh Penguins require any kind of major augmentations to the roster in hopes of qualifying for the playoffs, time will tell. At least that’s what president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas told reporters in Cranberry on Monday. “Time is going to tell us that and that’s how we’ll...
Penguins forward Vinnie Hinostroza clears waivers
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Vinnie Hinostorza cleared waivers Saturday and remains on the club’s NHL roster for the time being. With Hinostroza having gone unclaimed on waivers, the Penguins are free to assign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). A right-handed shot, Hinostroza has been used in a...
Minor league report: Colin White pushes Penguins past CometsVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Colin White led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 road win against the Utica Comets at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. on Friday. Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 21 saves on 22 shots, improving his record to 7-4-2. Defensemen Will Butcher and Jack...
Penguins place forward Vinnie Hinostroza on waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Vinnie Hinostroza on waivers Friday afternoon. Should he go unclaimed and clear by 2 p.m. Saturday, the team can assign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. A right-handed shot, Hinostroza has been used in a variety of roles this season, including on both...
Valtteri Puustinen’s value to the Penguins is easy to understandVideo
Some language barriers still exist for Valtteri Puustinen, even after two-plus years in North America. But the Finn’s sentiments are easy to understand for his teammates. “Any time you get him outside the rink and you get him kind of going on Google Translate trying to have a conversation with...
Penguins forward Marc Johnstone has ‘the greatest job in the world’Video
Only one of Sidney Crosby’s current teammates on the Pittsburgh Penguins can say he was present for Crosby’s NHL debut nearly two decades ago. Marc Johnstone. He was 9. A native of Cranford, N.J., Stone went to Crosby’s first NHL game, a 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at...
Minor league report: Magnus Hellberg leads Penguins past CrunchVideo
Goaltender Magnus Hellberg made 24 saves on 25 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home win against the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result boosted Hellberg’s record to 4-3-0. Forward Corey Andonovski and defenseman Dmitri Samorukov each recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
