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Penguins recall defenseman Juuso Riikola from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Juuso Riikola from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 27-year-old Riikola has appeared in three AHL games this season and has two assists. During the NHL preseason, Riikola played in four games and did not record a point. In 75 career NHL games,...
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang placed in covid-19 protocol
Already missing a handful of all-stars and other vital members of their forward ranks, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be without another essential piece of the franchise when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Defenseman Kris Letang was placed into NHL’s protocol for covid-19 on...
Minor league report: Kasper Bjorkqvist leads Penguins to overtime win 
An overtime goal by forward Kasper Bjorkqvist gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 2-1 home win against the Hartford Wolf Pack at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Filip Hallander in regulation for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (2-1-0-0) while forward Jordy Bellerive recorded two assists. Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 30 saves...
Penguins star Sidney Crosby’s return remains uncertain, appears close
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ second power-play unit looked a little different during practice Friday in Cranberry. Sidney Crosby was on it. The franchise icon participated in the practice session, albeit in a reserve role during five-on-five rushes for the lines and defensive pairings. So to get Crosby a bit more involved,...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry removed from NHL’s covid-19 protocol
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry was removed from the NHL’s protocol for covid-19 and joined his teammates for practice Friday in Cranberry. On Thursday, Jarry was placed into the protocol and withheld from practice. Friday afternoon, coach Mike Sullivan indicated Jarry had a false-positive test for the virus. “That’s certainly...
Matt Cullen’s role comes into focus with the Penguins 
There aren’t many people within the Pittsburgh Penguins’ nest who can show forward Brian Boyle something he hasn’t already seen. After all, he has been in the NHL for 14 seasons. Matt Cullen, a veteran of 21 seasons, is one of those people. Currently a player development coach with the...
Penguins forward Jeff Carter, goaltender Tristan Jarry placed in NHL’s covid-19 protocol
Having already had two players sidelined for a handful of games because of covid-19, the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t need any reminders that the virus is still a considerable impediment. But they received a fairly blunt aide-memoire Thursday. Forward Jeff Carter and goaltender Tristan Jarry — easily two of the team’s...
A reunion of John Marino and Marcus Pettersson is getting results for the Penguins 
Pittsburgh Penguins coaches have tinkered with breaking up the defensive pairing of John Marino and Marcus Pettersson before. Their first divorce came early in the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season. Partyly because of an undisclosed injury to Pettersson, the right-handed Marino was teamed with left-hander Mike Matheson to mixed results. Eventually, Marino...
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman sidelined on a day-to-day basis
Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman missed practice in Cranberry on Wednesday because of an undisclosed injury. Assistant coach Todd Reirden, who oversees the team’s defensemen, labeled Friedman’s status as “day to day.” Friedman last practiced Monday, leaving mid-way through that day’s session. On Tuesday, he did not participate in an optional...
Analysis: Remembering Feb. 14, 2007 and what it means to the Penguins 
Empty thoughts on the Penguins’ recently concluded streak of 633 consecutive games with a sellout and their 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars: It might be hyperbole to say Tuesday brought the end of an era. Because as long as Sidney Crosby is an active member of the roster,...
Short-handed Penguins struggle to muster offense in shootout loss to Stars
The Pittsburgh Penguins knew things would be difficult to open the 2021-22 season without the services of superstar centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. That dilemma was amplified with forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Jake Guentzel each being sidelined for a game or two because of covid-19. And defenseman Mike Matheson’s...
Penguins’ sellout streak ends after 14 years
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ sellout streak of 633 consecutive games came to an end Tuesday night with the team’s home contest against the Dallas Stars. Attendance for the game was listed as 16,440. Full capacity for hockey at PPG Paints Arena is 18,187. The streak began and ended with the Chicago...
Fast start helps Danton Heinen make history with Penguins
Still in the embryonic stages of his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, forward Danton Heinen already has carved out a small place in history with the franchise by scoring in each of his first three games as a member of the team. The only Penguins player to do better in...
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson slated to return against Stars
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson is expected make his season debut in Tuesday’s home game against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan said Matheson “going to play” on Tuesday morning. The left-handed defenseman has been sidelined since suffering an undisclosed injury during the preseason. During practice on...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Checkers 
Goaltender Tommy Nappier made 28 saves on 31 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 home loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Forward Felix Robert scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (1-1-0-0). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a home contest against...
Veteran Jeff Carter brings his ‘A’ game to Penguins 
Of the 400 career goals Jeff Carter can boast of, the first 399 are probably the best-looking ones. After all, he didn’t even put his most recent score into the net himself. During a 5-4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla., the veteran Pittsburgh Penguins...
Penguins assign defenseman P.O Joseph to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned defenseman P.O Joseph to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. With Mike Matheson hobbled by an undisclosed injury, Joseph was recalled to the NHL roster on Wednesday and was a healthy scratch for two games. Joseph, 22, is considered one of the organization’s top prospects. In 16...
Penguins notes: Forward Bryan Rust goes on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward Bryan Rust on injured reserve retroactive to Thursday with an undisclosed ailment. During a 5-4 overtime road loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday, Rust was injured 13 seconds into the third period on a check from Panthers defenseman MacKenzie Weegar. Coach Mike Sullivan did...
Minor league report: Filip Lindberg leads Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to win in debut 
In his professional debut, goaltender Filip Lindberg made 30 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and led them to a 2-1 home win in their season opener against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Valtteri Puustinen scored a power-play goal in his...
Penguins chase Marc-Andre Fleury early, win home opener
It was a hockey night in Pittsburgh on Saturday. An announced total of 18,420 fans packed into PPG Paints Arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 633rd consecutive sellout, a sequence that dates to February 2007 and across the street where Civic Arena stood. And they got to see one of the...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese activated from covid-19 protocol list
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese was formally removed from the NHL’s list for covid-19 protocol on Saturday in advance of potentially making his season debut during his team’s home opener, a contest against the Chicago Blackhawks. The team announced Aston-Reese had tested positive for covid-19 on Sept. 27. Following a 10-day...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust out for home opener against Blackhawks
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will not play in Saturday’s home-opening contest against the Chicago Blackhawks at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan indicated Rust still is being evaluated for an undisclosed ailment. According to the NHL’s media web site, Rust is listed as being on injured reserve. Rust was...
Ex-Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist affecting positive change in Florida
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Patric Hornqvist trade was not popular in Pittsburgh when it was made. Both of them. Back in June 2014, the Penguins dealt dynamic 40-goal scorer James Neal to the Nashville Predators and got back an under-the-radar net-front presence in the form of Hornqvist as well as...
Penguins gain, lose 2-goal lead in 3rd before falling in OT
SUNRISE, Fla. — Once upon a time, NHL teams making a two-game swing through Florida usually came away with an easy four points. Both clubs located in the Sunshine State were bumbling expansion franchises that seemingly had trouble in every conceivable fashion on and off the ice. The biggest danger...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith against Panthers 
SUNRISE, Fla. – Penguins backup goaltender Casey DeSmith is slated to make his season debut on Thursday in a road contest against the Florida Panthers. Coach Mike Sullivan announced DeSmith’s status. This will be DeSmith’s first game of consequence since he suffered a season-ending groin injury late in the 2020-21...


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