Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 77
Minor league report: Penguins, Nailers each lose on the roadVideo
Forwards Filip Hallander and Tyler Sikura each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 overtime road loss to the Syracuse Crunch at Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, N.Y. on Saturday Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 25 saves on 29 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (24-26-5-5) while...
With defense in shambles, Penguins routed by Rangers
With a handful of his fellow defenseman hobbled last week, Brian Dumoulin offered a brief but resolute assessment of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ back end. “Unfortunate, obviously,” Dumoulin said Tuesday in PPG Paints Arena. “We’ll see what we’re made of coming up.” At this rate, the Penguins’ threadbare blue line might...
Penguins recall defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on an emergency basis Saturday. Recalls under emergency conditions are permitted when a team does not potentially have a full traditional lineup of 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders available. During a 4-2 road...
Penguins forward prospect Lukas Svejkovsky enjoying a ‘learning year’
From the outside, the changes for Lukas Svejkovsky between the junior and the pro level are easy to identify. The numbers. Last season, Svejkovsky was a prolific producer in the Western Hockey League, posting 76 points (35 goals, 41 assists) in 57 games split between the Medicine Hat Tigers and...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Americans in shootoutVideo
A shootout goal by forward Ty Glover gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 home win against the Rochester Americans at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Drake Caggiula had a regulation goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (24-26-4-5) while defenseman Mitch Reinke contributed two assists. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski...
Penguins lose to Rangers, despite better play from Jarry
Before Thursday, the last time Tristan Jarry set foot on the ice of Madison Square Garden … one of them was broken. Roughly 10 months after he gutted out a painfully resolute but ultimately futile performance in the postseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top goaltender took a step forward in correcting...
Penguins activate forward Ryan Poehling from long-term injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Ryan Poehling from long-term injured reserve on Thursday. Poehling has missed the past 15 games due to an undisclosed injury. Appearing in 38 games this season, Poehling has 11 points (five goals, six assists) while averaging 10:57 of ice time per contest. Primarily deployed on...
Minor league report: Nailers snap losing streakVideo
A hat trick and an assist by forward Brooklyn Kalmikov led the Wheeling Nailers to an 8-4 road win against the Norfolk Admirals at the Norfolk (Va.) Scope Arena on Wednesday. Forward Tyler Drevitch had two goals and an assist for Wheeling (24-30-5-0) while forward Gianluca Esteves contributed a goal...
Penguins return to New York for critical games with Rangers
The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins were in Madison Square Garden, things were uncertain. After succumbing to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of a first-round playoff series — a power-play goal in overtime by forward Artemi Panarin supplied the hosts with a 4-3 victory — the Penguins answered...
West Mifflin native Logan Cooley named finalist for Hobey Baker Memorial Award
University of Minnesota forward Logan Cooley, a native of West Mifflin, has been named as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, an honor that recognizes the top men’s player in college hockey. A total of 10 finalists were announced by the award’s committee on Wednesday. All 61 NCAA...
Penguins prospect Sam Poulin to return from mental health hiatus
Penguins forward prospect Sam Poulin will rejoin the organization after a three-plus month leave of absence to address his mental health. Taking leave and returning to his native Quebec on Dec. 7 for what was then termed as a personal matter, Poulin announced his decision to return to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins fall to Canadiens as goaltender Tristan Jarry gets pulled again
Whatever the Pittsburgh Penguins hope to accomplish this spring, it will likely involve All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry. But in the last stages of winter, just completing a game appears to be a challenge too great for Jarry. During a repugnant 6-4 loss at PPG Paints Arena against the Montreal Canadiens,...
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returns to lineup
Playing the Montreal Canadiens will always be special to P.O Joseph. As a native of Laval, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, the novelty of competing against the team he grew up rooting for will always be present for him. But for the moment, just playing is a big enough novelty...
Injury sidelines Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov on ‘week-to-week’ basis
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis because of an undisclosed injury. His status was announced by Penguins coach Mike Sullivan following a morning skate at PPG Paints Arena in advance of Tuesday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. Kulikov was injured during the second period...
Penguins outlast Rangers in physical OT win
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers already have an intimate relationship. In no affectionate way. Such is the nature of being rivals in the Metropolitan Division. Plus, a bitterly-fought first-round postseason series last spring — which was claimed by the Rangers in seven mostly bellicose games — did nothing...
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Sunday’s home game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced via a statement from the team approximately two hours before the game. This season, Jarry has appeared in 34 games and has a...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 3Video
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 25 saves on 28 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home loss to the Utica Comets at Mohegan Sun Arena in WIlkes-Barre on Saturday. Defenseman Taylor Fedun scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-26-4-5), which has lost three consecutive games and seven of its...
‘Tough as nails’ Penguins forward Nick Bonino recovers from lacerated kidney
This isn’t anything new for Nick Bonino. Given his role and style of play, pain and injury are old friends. Back in the spring of 2017, Bonino was able to play Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final with a broken tibia he suffered after blocking a shot. He missed...
Penguins modify all 4 lines, stomp Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins altered all four of their lines Saturday out of necessity. There were two reasons for the augmentation. First, and most tangibly, they learned Friday they would be without the services of forward Nick Bonino for several weeks because of a lacerated kidney he suffered Thursday. His absence...
Penguins forward Nick Bonino hospitalized with lacerated kidney
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino was hospitalized because of a lacerated kidney he suffered during a 4-3 home overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday. According to coach Mike Sullivan, Bonino underwent a procedure on the injury and was scheduled to be released from the hospital Saturday. Bonino...
Minor league report: Struggles continue for Penguins, NailersVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home loss to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Sam Houde scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-25-4-5) which has lost six of its past seven...
Penguins recall forward Alex Nylander (again) from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
For the second time this week, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Alex Nylander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. Per the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the NHL Players’ Association, recalls under emergency conditions are permitted when incumbent players on the NHL roster are not available....
Penguins collapse in another loss to Islanders
In the first half-century of the rivalry between the teams, there’s never been a deficit of heartbreak for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the New York Islanders. There has been a comeback from a three-game deficit in a best-of-seven playoff series in 1972, a bitterly narrow defeat in a best-of-five first-round...
Penguins assign forward Alex Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
Forward Alex Nylander’s first recall to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ NHL roster was a brief excursion. On Thursday, the Penguins assigned Nylander to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. This transaction comes two days after he was recalled to the NHL level and made his debut with the NHL club. During...
Are Penguins defensemen Dmitry Kulikov and Jan Rutta a ‘shutdown pair?’Video
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov is still trying to find his way around his new surroundings. Even to a granular level. On Thursday, after an optional morning skate at PPG Paints Arena, he took off his elbow pads and began to stack them on the shelf of a locker stall...
