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Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Islanders
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Thursday’s home game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 33 games this season, Jarry has a 19-7-5 record, a 2.86 goals against average,...
Penguins plan upgrades to PPG Paints Arena, including larger video board
The Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday announced plans to upgrade PPG Paints Arena for the 2023-24 season. Construction at the facility will begin at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season. The upgrades include a new video board, touted to be double the size of the one that currently hangs over the...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by MarliesVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves on 24 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 home loss to the Toronto Marlies at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Foward Lukas Svejkovsky scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-24-4-5), which has lost five of its past six games. Highlights:...
Penguins greats Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Stevens share more than a penalty minute recordVideo
There are a lot of ways to define the career of Evgeni Malkin. The goals. The points. The championships. The awards. And the penalty minutes. One of those things is clearly not like the others. But the superstar center has spent more time in the penalty box than any other...
Penguins pull off improbable comeback to beat Blue JacketsVideo
Friday’s trade deadline came and went. A handful of players left the Pittsburgh Penguins while a few new ones arrived. Danton Heinen was one of the ones who stayed. And he is grateful because he and his teammates feel the Penguins, as currently constructed, can do something profound this spring....
Penguins recall Alex Nylander, place Ryan Poehling on long-term IR
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Alex Nylander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday and placed forward Ryan Poehling on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 14. Nylander’s recall was under emergency conditions because of the absences of forwards Mikael Granlund (undisclosed illness) and Bryan Rust (personal matters)....
Penguins expected to start goaltender Tristan Jarry against Blue Jackets
The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following an optional morning skate. In 32 games this season, Jarry has a 19-7-3 record, a 2.77 goals against average, a .916...
Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov expected to make Penguins debut Tuesday
The bulk of Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall’s focus at the recent trade deadline was on how to retool his bottom-six forwards. He jettisoned forwards Teddy Blueger, Kasperi Kapanen as well as Brock McGinn while annexing Nick Bonino and Mikael Granlund. But he didn’t ignore his blue line. On...
Nick Bonino eager to make some new memories with Penguins
Nick Bonino’s memory was a bit fuzzy. A gulf of almost six years will do that. He was a bit unsure of how to find his way to PPG Paints Arena for practice Monday. “I had my maps app,” Bonino quipped. “So, I was OK.” Cartological concerns noted, the important...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel expected to play Tuesday after missing practice
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel was absent from practice at PPG Paints Arena on Monday for what was termed as a “maintenance day” by coach Mike Sullivan. He is expected to be available for Tuesday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets according to Sullivan. A staple on the top line...
Minor league report: Drake Caggiula, Penguins beat MonstersVideo
Two goals and an assist by forward Drake Caggiula led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-4 road win against the Cleveland Monsters at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday. Forward Ty Glover scored two goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (23-23-4-5) which snapped a four-game losing streak while forward Alex Nylander contributed...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Monsters in overtime outdoorsVideo
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 28 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Cleveland Monsters during an outdoor contest at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland on Saturday. A goal by forward Marcus Bjork 31 seconds into the extra period gave the Monsters a victory...
Penguins fall to Panthers in forward Nick Bonino’s return
Ron Hextall is bullish on the roster he has constructed. And really, what other assessment would the Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager convey publicly following the NHL’s trade deadline? Regardless, Hextall professes optimism over the current composition of the club. “We’ve got a proven group, we’ve got a hungry group and...
Penguins recall forward Drew O’Connor from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Roughly 23 hours after being assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL), forward Drew O’Connor was recalled to the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL roster Saturday morning. Friday’s transaction was a formality to keep O’Connor eligible for the AHL playoffs should Wilkes-Barre/Scranton qualify. In total, O’Connor has been recalled to...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to FuelVideo
Goaltender Brad Barone made 24 saves on 27 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 road loss to the Indy Fuel at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum at Indianapolis on Friday. Forwards Lane Gilliss and Sean Josling each scored goals for Wheeling (23-25-5-0). Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is a...
Penguins boast of being ‘better today’ with Nick Bonino, Mikael Granlund, Dmitry KulikovVideo
Nick Bonino objected almost immediately. When the Pittsburgh Penguins were on the verge of elimination in the 2016 Eastern Conference final against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin came a few syllables short of guaranteeing victory before Game 6 in Tampa as his team faced a 3-2 series...
Penguins acquire defenseman Dmitry Kulikov for forward Brock McGinn, draft pickVideo
The Penguins have acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Brock McGinn and a third-round pick in the 2024 draft. Kulikov, 32, has appeared in 61 games this season and has 15 points (three goals, 12 assists) while averaging 20:13 of ice time per contest....
Penguins assign forwards Drew O’Connor, Drake Caggiula to Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forwards Drew O’Connor and Drake Caggiula to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday. These transactions come as the NHL’s trade deadline approaches at 3 p.m. Additionally, in order for players to be eligible for the AHL’s postseason, they must be assigned to their...
Penguins bring back forward Nick Bonino in multi-team tradeVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins have brought back a familiar face. Forward Nick Bonino, a key component of the franchise’s two most recent Stanley Cup championship squads, was reacquired via a trade involving the San Jose Sharks on Friday. There are several components to the transaction, which involves the Montreal Canadiens. Per...
Penguins get OT win vs. Lightning in Mikael Granlund’s debut
Mikael Granlund is fully aware of what kind of group he joined after being acquired via trade by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. “Obviously, we all know the history that this team has, all the great things that they’ve been doing,” the forward said to media that traveled to Tampa...
Penguins recall forward Drake Caggiula from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Drake Caggiula from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday. This marks his third recall to the NHL roster this season. His most recent recall came Dec. 28. Caggiula, 28, has appeared in three NHL games this season and has not recorded a...
Minor league report: Penguins lose 3rd consecutive gameVideo
Former Robert Morris forward Justin Addamo had two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 road loss to the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey on Wednesday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 30 saves on 34 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (22-23-3-5) which has lost three consecutive games. Highlights:...
Analysis: New Penguins forward Mikael Granlund isn’t a rental. But does he make them better?Video
As recently as Friday, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall indicated he did not want to add a “rental” player — an individual on a contract that is scheduled to expire this upcoming offseason — in exchange for a high-end future asset. “Our intent is to continue to make this...
Penguins acquire forward Mikael Granlund from Predators
The Pittsburgh Penguins shook up their beleaguered bottom-six ranks Wednesday evening with a series of transactions that resulted in forward Mikael Granlund being the newest member of the team. Granlund, who turned 31 on Sunday, was acquired from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second-round pick in this year’s...
Penguins trade forward Teddy Blueger to Golden Knights
With the NHL’s trade deadline approaching at 3 p.m. Friday, the Penguins made a deal Wednesday that sent long-time fourth-line center Teddy Blueger to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for minor-league defenseman Peter DiLiberatore and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. The primary benefit of the transaction...
