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Fenway Sports Group considering selling minority share of Penguins
Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, is exploring potentially selling a minority share of the franchise, according to a team source. Fenway would retain a controlling interest in the franchise in the event of any transaction. The primary purpose of any sale would be to raise equity in...
Penguins place Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve, recall Jesse Puljujarvi
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve and recalled forward Jesse Puljujarvi from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Those transactions were announced by the team on social media and reflected on the NHL’s media website Monday afternoon. Malkin suffered an undisclosed injury during the first period...
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins appear in steady hands with 1st-year coach Kirk MacDonald
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed a considerable amount of trust in Kirk MacDonald. MacDonald, 41, is in his first campaign leading the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. This year marks MacDonald’s first at the AHL level, as he joined the Penguins organization after coaching the Dubuque Fighting Saints...
Minor league report: Emil Bemstrom’s hat trick leads Penguins past PhantomsVideo
Forward Emil Bemstrom had a hat trick and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Linemate Ville Koivunen recorded four assists while defenseman Mac Hollowell contributed a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins defensemen Kris Letang, Marcus Pettersson happy with unexpected reunion
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ decision to weld Kris Letang with Marcus Pettersson on a defensive pairing in recent weeks wasn’t necessarily rooted in a sense of familiarity between the two long-time teammates. Make no mistake, that made the choice easier to implement. But that reunion was something of a happy accident....
Minor league report: Penguins, Sergei Murashov conquer CometsVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 29 saves on 30 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 win against the Utica Comets at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result improved Murahsov’s record at the American Hockey League level to 3-0-0. Forwards Rutger McGroarty and Vasily Ponomarev each scored...
Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin, Matt Nieto injured in loss to Kraken
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin and Matt Nieto each suffered injuries during a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. There was no substantive word from the team as to either player’s status following the game. Malkin did not record a shift beyond...
Three Periods: Penguins pairs have their moments during difficult defensive season
Elite defensive statistics should not be expected of teams that lead the league in goals allowed per game. The Pittsburgh Penguins owned that unfortunate distinction through 49 contests, giving up 3.59 goals per contest. To be sure, Penguins goaltenders haven’t showered themselves in glory this season. Tristan Jarry, at the...
Penguins recall forward Boko Imama from Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Boko Imama from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday. In a corresponding transaction, rookie defenseman Owen Pickering was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Imama, 28, is in his first season with the Penguins organization after signing a one-year, two-way contract with a salary cap...
Minor league report: Penguins, Tristan Jarry fall to CometsVideo
Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 22 saves on 26 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-3 loss to the Utica Comets at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. on Friday. As had become habit this season as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jarry allowed a goal on the...
Ex-Penguins forward Jared McCann thrives as the Kraken’s 1st starVideo
Just around the corner, in 2071, the Seattle Kraken franchise will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Presumably, an opulent ceremony will be staged to celebrate everything of note in the first half-century of the Kraken. Dignitaries of all types will be on hand including, presumably, a 75-year-old Jared McCann. After all,...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust injured in loss to Ducks
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust suffered an undisclosed injury and prematurely exited a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Thursday. Aside from a posting on one of the team’s social media accounts acknowledging the ailment, there was no substantive word on Rust’s...
First Call: Todd Haley may be in line for another NFL gig; Steelers executive misses out on Raiders job
A former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator may find his way back into the NFL. A Steelers front office member is staying put despite an interview with another team. It’s already NFL mock draft season. And we preview the Penguins’ next stop out west. All that and more is in “First...
In trying times for his home state, Penguins forward Matt Nieto takes pride in being from CaliforniaVideo
Even if he is occasionally a healthy scratch, Matt Nieto stands out among his NHL peers. Of the 916 souls who have appeared in an NHL contest this season, only 13 were born in California, including Nieto, a native of Long Beach. This week, he returned to his home state...
Penguins 4th-liners Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte, Matt Nieto earn trust defensively
Through their first 49 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most prominent line is their top line. No duh. Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust (from left wing to right wing) have largely keyed most of the Penguins’ limited success this season by scoring a combined 41 even-strength goals (though not...
On Sports: Tristan Jarry talks for 1st time since demotion; former Steelers have a shot at the Super BowlVideo
In Wednesday’s “On Sports,” struggling Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry gave his first interview since being sent down to the American Hockey League last week. Meanwhile, in his place, Alex Nedeljkovic has put together some nice starts back-to-back. Plus, a couple of former Steeler quarterbacks are chasing a Super Bowl...
Penguins find balance with Erik Karlsson-Matt Grzelcyk defensive pairing
Back in mid-December, Marcus Pettersson landing on injured reserve forced the Pittsburgh Penguins to do some tinkering on the blue line. Pettersson had been Erik Karlsson’s defensive partner since Karlsson debuted with the Penguins last season. But beginning Dec. 17 against the Los Angeles Kings, coach Mike Sullivan inserted Matt...
Alex Nedeljkovic stars again as Penguins dominate Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves on 26 shots in a 5-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Monday. The result boosted Nedeljkovic’s record to 9-7-4 and followed a news-making performance Friday when he recorded a goal and an assist and...
Penguins Take 5: Unpredictability of goaltending haunts Kyle Dubas
When he held his first news conference after being hired by the Penguins on June 1, 2023, Kyle Dubas was asked about his team’s goaltending situation. Tristan Jarry was headed to free agency, so Dubas was going to have to make some moves at the position. “Goaltending is vitally important,”...
Tim Benz: Gap between Pittsburgh sports fans and local team owners has never been so vast
I didn’t attend PiratesFest this weekend. I recently finished covering the Pittsburgh Steelers’ disastrous demise and the Penguins’ washout of a homestand. My Pittsburgh sports masochism knows at least some limitations. But, via TribLIVE’s Kevin Gorman, I did read about the ire directed toward owner Bob Nutting at the fan...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Railers in overtimeVideo
A goal 49 seconds into overtime by forward Matt Koopman gave the Wheeling Nailers a 4-3 win against the Worcester Railers at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. on Sunday. Defenseman Chris Ortiz had a goal and three assists for Wheeling (26-8-2) while forward Matty De St. Phalle contributed a...
Take 5: Metropolitan malaise plagues Penguins
Hockey fans who believe in omens could have seen this coming before the season was 20 minutes old. In the first period of their season opener Oct. 9, the Penguins gave up a pair of goals to Jacob Trouba, of all people, and went on to lose 6-0 to the...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Railers
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 19 saves on 23 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 loss to the Worcester Railers at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 15-3-1. Defenseman Chris Ortiz had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (25-8-2-0) while...
Penguins put up little resistance in loss to Capitals
The Pittsburgh Penguins probably don’t expect Joel Blomqvist to save their season. But just being reliable by saving a few shots is a fair hope for the rookie goaltender. That’s something would-be franchise netminder Tristan Jarry was not able to provide, and that’s why he was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of...
Penguins Take 5: Alex Nedeljkovic knows who deserves an assist for his goalie goal
The goal Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored during a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night, naturally, was unassisted. He picked up a puck dumped in by Sabres forward Peyton Krebs and threw it the length of the ice for the 19th goalie goal in NHL history....
