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Minor league report: Forward Sam Poulin scores 1st goal as Penguins loseVideo
Forward Sam Poulin scored his first goal of the season for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were routed by the rival Hershey Bears, 6-1, at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. In his season debut, goaltender Garret Sparks was charged with the loss after making 18 saves on 22 shots...
Penguins forward Vinnie Hinostroza eager for another opportunityVideo
Despite being tied for the team lead in scoring entering the day, forward Vinnie Hinostroza was not in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ lineup for their 4-2 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack on Saturday. And for good reason. He was on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ roster. With backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic...
Former Penguins forward Adam Johnson dies after on-ice accidentVideo
In August 2018, Zach Aston-Reese, Adam Johnson and Thomas Di Pauli were all young forward prospects in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ system with hopes of becoming full-time NHLers. With the same pursuit in mind, they opted to become roommates to train together and chase a common dream. The only deviation from...
Minor league report: Penguins, Joel Blomqvist tame Wolf Pack
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 22 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. With the victory, Blomqvist’s record improved to 3-1-0 while forwards Jonathan Gruden, Joona Koppanen, Rem Pitlick and Valtteri Puustinen...
Tristan Jarry struggles before getting pulled in Penguins’ loss to Senators
Tristan Jarry has a pretty simple endeavor he pursues every time he takes the ice as the starting goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins. “I want to be solid back there,” Jarry said Thursday. “I want the guys to know what they’re going to get every night.” On Saturday night, the...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Senators
The Pittsburgh Penguins are slated to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for a home game against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena Saturday. In five games this season, Jarry has a 2-3-0 record, a 2.24 goals against average, a .917 save percentage and two shutouts. His most recent outing was...
Minor league report: Nailers rout Wings
Two goals and two assists by forward Cédric Desruisseaux led the Wheeling Nailers to a 7-2 win against the Kalamazoo Wings at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Friday. Forwards David Jankowski, Matt Koopman and Félix Paré all had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (2-0-0-0) while...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell still seeking 1st goal despite strong possession metricsVideo
Rickard Rakell knows there are advanced possession metrics that can paint a complimentary picture of his body of work in 2023-24. And they certainly do. The skilled Pittsburgh Penguins winger is safely in the black as far as shot attempts go when he is on the ice. But the primary...
Penguins play ‘most complete game,’ shut out powerful Avalanche
Reilly Smith professed optimism. In the face of a three-game losing streak, he offered a buoyant outlook in advance of his team’s home game against the imposing Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. “It’s not easy in this league,” Smith said after a practice at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. “You’re going...
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic sidelined on a week-to-week basis due to injury
Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis due to an undisclosed injury he suffered during a 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status following an optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena in advance of the team’s game...
Penguins recall forwards Vinnie Hinostroza, Radim Zohorna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forwards Vinnie Hinostroza and Radim Zohorna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League and assigned forward Corey Andonovski to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday morning. These maneuvers come less than 24 hours after Andonovski was summoned from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Zohorna was sent to the AHL affiliate in a...
Jack Johnson finds home with Avalanche, remembers time with Penguins fondly
Bryan Rust and Jack Johnson had an adversarial relationship when they were teammates with the Pittsburgh Penguins. And it’s easy to understand why. Rust is a proud product of Notre Dame. And Johnson? Well, he’s a Michigan man. So when the Wolverines thumped the Fighting Irish, 45-14, in a football...
Minor league report: Forward Sam Houde leads Penguins past BearsVideo
Two goals by forward Sam Houde led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-1 home win against the rival Hershey Bears at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Forward Alex Nylander had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (3-2-0-0) while forwards Vinnie Hinostroza and Marc Johnstone each contributed a...
Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon remains in awe of Penguins forward Sidney Crosby
The comparisons between Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon are always going to be present. After all, there are only so many dynamic All-Star franchise centers who can label the small Canadian maritime town of Cole Harbor, Nova Scotia, as their home. And on the scant occasions their respective teams, the...
Penguins recall goaltender Magnus Hellberg from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Magnus Hellberg from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Wednesday after placing incumbent backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic on injured reserve. Nedeljkovic suffered an undisclosed injury during a 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Hellberg, 32, was signed as an unrestricted free...
Penguins defenseman John Ludvig suffers concussion; goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic also injuredVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman John Ludvig will be sidelined indefinitely after being diagnosed with a concussion he suffered while making his NHL debut Tuesday in a 4-1 home loss to the Dallas Stars. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Ludvig’s status Wednesday following a practice at PPG Paints Arena. Ludvig was injured at...
Penguins’ skid hits 3 after loss to crease-crashing Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday was unsightly for a variety of reasons. • It was their third consecutive loss. • They yielded a lead they earned after a strong first period. • Their power play once again...
Penguins rookie defenseman John Ludvig injured on violent hit in NHL debutVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman John Ludvig appeared to suffer a potential head injury during his team’s home contest against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. A frightening scene unfolded at 10:41 of the second period when Ludvig struck Stars forward Radek Faksa with a violent check in the...
Penguins forward Radim Zohorna: ‘I just want to stay here’
For those who watched it, there was little to like about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ malodorous 4-2 road loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. At least the first 56 minutes, 27 seconds of it. But late in the third period, one cause for optimism emerged. The Penguins got a...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic against Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins are slated to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic for Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena. Nedeljkovic has played in only one game this season. During a 5-2 home win against the Calgary Flames on Oct. 14, Nedeljkovic made 34 saves on 36 shots. Throughout...
Penguins promote forward Bryan Rust to top power-play unit
Bryan Rust was in a familiar realm Monday. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ first power-play unit. During a practice session in Cranberry, Rust replaced fellow forward Rickard Rakell on the top unit, joining forwards Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Erik Karlsson. Rakell skated on the second unit, along...
Penguins focus on limiting odd-man rushes by opponentsVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a prolonged focus roughly midway through their Monday practice session in Cranberry. Two-on-one rushes and how to defend them. A pair of forwards would attack a solitary defenseman, who tried to impede their progress while a duo of defending forwards trailed the play. After the attacking...
Former Penguins defenseman Adam Clendening signs in Finland
Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Adam Clendening has signed with Ilves of the top league in Finland, the Liiga. That team announced the transaction via a release Sunday. The Penguins acquired Clendening as well as forward Nick Bonino and a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft (which was eventually used...
Designed faceoff plays are a way of life for the Penguins
Jake Guentzel was almost insulted by the query. When the Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star forward netted his first goal of the season — one that proved to be the winning score — at 5 minutes, 50 seconds of the third period in a 5-2 win against the Calgary Flames on Oct....
Minor league report: Joel Blomvqvist records 1st career AHL win as Penguins beat ThunderbirdsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 31 saves on 32 shots and recorded his first career American Hockey League (AHL) victory, leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins past the Springfield Falcons, 3-1, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Rem Pitlick tallied a goal and an assist in the home opener for...
