Penguins/NHL category, Page 8
Injuries force several changes to the Penguins’ lineup
Sergei Murashov was the odd man out. Sure, the Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender was sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Oct. 4 after an open competition for the net on the NHL club. But of more contemporary concerns, there wasn’t room in the dressing room for him...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry sidelined at least 3 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will be sidelined a minimum of three weeks due to an undisclosed injury. The team announced the status of Jarry as well as injured forwards Noel Acciari (minimum three weeks) and Justin Brazeau (minimum four weeks) via a social media posting Wednesday morning. All three...
Penguins place Tristan Jarry on injured reserve, recall Sergei Murashov
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a series of transactions Monday evening, two of which involve their goaltending position. Goaltender Tristan Jarry was placed on injured reserve along with forwards Noel Acciari and Justin Brazeau. To replace them on the active roster, the club recalled goaltender Sergei Murashov as well as defenseman...
Defenseman Erik Karlsson finding himself in an unfamiliar spot: on the Penguins’ penalty kill
On Monday, Erik Karlsson did something he’s expected to do on a regular basis. He scored a goal. The defenseman’s first goal of the season opened the scoring during a 4-3 road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also did something he’s been doing with somewhat surprising regularity for...
Penguins squander 3-0 lead, give up 4 goals in 3rd period in loss to Maple Leafs
Tristan Jarry entered the 2025-26 season with a stated pursuit of having better starts to games. And sure enough, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goaltender had a sterling first 40 minutes Monday in Toronto. But the final 20 minutes? They were a problem. Jarry and the Penguins were on the wrong side...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Admirals in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Max Graham gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 win against the Norfolk Admirals at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Forwards Connor Lockhart and Ryan Mahshie also scored goals for Wheeling (4-1-0-0), which has won three consecutive games. Goaltender Maxim Pavlenko made 33 saves...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin fined for slashingVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL for slashing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley during a game Saturday. The NHL announced the punitive measure Sunday. During a 5-2 home win by the Jets, Malkin was assessed a minor penalty for slashing at 15:37 of the first...
Penguins reserve Boko Imama is ‘just going to keep on working’
Boko Imama inhabited some precious real estate. In the late stages of the Penguins’ training camp in September, Imama was seated by himself in his locker stall in the team’s dressing room of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. His stall was right next to that of franchise pillar...
Minor league report: Penguins dropped by CometsVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 17 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 loss to the Utica Comets at the Utica (N.Y.) Memorial Auditorium on Saturday. The result dropped Murashov’s record to 5-2-0. Forward Aidan McDonough scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-2-0-0). Defenseman Daniel Laatsch, a...
Penguins, Arturs Silovs fall to Jets; point streak stopped at eight games
In their 13th game of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t terribly lucky as they were grounded by the Winnipeg Jets, 5-2, at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was only the third regulation loss of the season for the Penguins, who had an eight-game streak (6-0-2) of gaining...
Minor league report: Sam Poulin scores twice in Penguins winVideo
A pair of goals by forward Sam Poulin led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-2 win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Defenseman Ryan Graves recorded two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (8-1-0-0) while forward Danton Heinen contributed a goal. Goaltender Filip Larsson made 22 saves...
Mark Madden: How did the Penguins get off to such a torrid start?
Gavin who? In just one month and 12 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ priorities have dramatically shifted. The goal is to build on their torrid 8-2-2 start and make the postseason for the first time since 2022, perhaps even win a playoff series for the first time since 2018. If you’re...
Penguins enact development plans for rookies Harrison Brunicke, Ben Kindel
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Ben Kindel reached a significant milestone Thursday when he appeared in his 10th NHL game. That meant the first year of his three-year entry-level contract officially was activated, and he potentially got one year closer to becoming an unrestricted free agent, though not for another half...
Penguins tame Wild as rookie forward Ben Kindel scores in 10th game
Even if they have a handful of 30-somethings close to becoming 40-somethings, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in the midst of a youth movement. That pursuit was calcified a bit Thursday as 18-year-old forward Ben Kindel appeared in his 10th NHL contest of the season. Surpassing that threshold formally activated the...
Penguins defensive prospect Peyton Kettles traded in Western Hockey League
Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect Peyton Kettles was traded at the junior level within the Western Hockey League on Thursday. The Kelowna Rockets acquired the right-handed Kettles from the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for defenseman Jackson Gillespie and five selections in future WHL drafts: • 2027 first round • 2026...
Penguins offer new details about plunge that critically injured fan at PPG Paints Arena
The Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday broke their silence and provided new details about a man’s 35-foot fall from the upper concourse of the arena during Monday night’s game, leaving him critically injured. The team and Oak View Group, the venue’s managing partner, “can confirm the patron was not using the...
Minor league report: Penguins suffer 1st lossVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 13 saves on 16 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The result was the first loss of the season for Murashov (5-1-0) as well as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-1-0-0). In Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s history, only...
Dizzying heights at venues like PPG Paints Arena unsettle upper-level spectators
For Pittsburgher Fabian Carrazana, going to a hockey game or concert means braving the vertigo-inducing pitch of PPG Paints Arena. “The upper bowl is terrifying,” Carrazana said Wednesday, two days after witnessing a man at a Pittsburgh Penguins game suffer life-threatening injuries after falling from the venue’s upper level. “It’s...
Mark Madden: The teenagers have helped rejuvenate the Penguins, so keep them around
Ben Kindel has played nine games, Harrison Brunicke seven. Each of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ teenage rookies can play nine NHL games and be returned to his Major Junior team without burning a year of his contract. It’s decision-making time, especially with Kindel right at that deadline. Brunicke, 19, has struggled...
Fully healthy, Penguins forward Connor Dewar chipping in offensively, fitting in on 4th lineVideo
With four points (three goals, one assist) through 11 games, the start of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Connor Dewar’s 2025-26 season has gone much better than how he began the 2024-25 campaign. But forget about the solid offensive figures. Simply being healthy registers as an improvement. As a member of the...
On demand, the Penguins-Flyers rivalry got reinvigorated
Between the second and third periods of Tuesday night’s hockey game in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Penguins radio color commentator Phil Bourque was waxing nostalgic about the days of yore for Pens-Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Bourque noticed too many empty seats for his liking at Tuesday’s game. He missed being in...
Penguins succumb to Flyers in shootout loss featuring wild ending to overtime
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers is rarely boring. And the latest edition of the cross-state battle was no exception. Shootout goals by forwards Matvei Michkov and Bobby Brink gave the Flyers a 3-2 home win Tuesday at the venue now called Xfinity Mobile Arena. The teams were...
Officials release few details on man’s ‘life-threatening’ fall at PPG Paints Arena
Officials remained largely tight-lipped Tuesday after a spectator at a Pittsburgh Penguins game suffered life-threatening injuries after falling an estimated 35 feet from the upper concourse inside PPG Paints Arena a day earlier. Around 7:15 p.m. Monday, a man fell from the 200 level of the stands during a Penguins...
Penguins recall defenseman Owen Pickering from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie defenseman Owen Pickering from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Tuesday morning. This transaction comes one day after the Penguins formally placed Rickard Rakell on injured reserve due to a left hand injury that will sideline him for six to eight weeks. Pickering,...
Sidney Crosby reaches another milestone as Penguins defeat Blues
Bryan Rust has been entrenched on the right wing of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top line for the better part of a half-decade. And with that station comes the luxury of having the spellbinding Sidney Crosby as his center. So he’s had a front-row seat for the milestones Crosby keeps amassing....
