Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 121

Having allowed the opposition to score power-play goals in 21 of 31 games this season, a charitable way of describing the Pittsburgh Penguins’ penalty kill would be that it’s a work in progress. A realistic way would be to say it flat-out stinks. However you want to label it, it...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Saturday’s road game against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In 10 games this season, DeSmith has a 6-3-0 record, a 2.22 goals against average, a .915 save percentage and one shutout. Notes: • Forward...

Jared McCann has done this on more than one occasion. Heck, he’s done it this month already. Being the Pittsburgh Penguins’ second-line center is nothing new to him. He took on that role March 2 when Sidney Crosby missed a game as a result of being on the NHL’s list...

Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis according to coach Mike Sullivan. Malkin was injured during Tuesday’s 2-1 home loss to the Boston Bruins when he was checked by Bruins defenseman Jarred Tinordi. During the collision, their right knees appeared to make contact. Appearing in 29...

Historically, getting shots against the New Jersey Devils has been something of an accomplishment. Typically a defensively stout outfit, the Devils don’t usually allow the opposition to put many pucks on net. So the Penguins — with an injury-depleted lineup — being able to generate a season-high 42 shots Thursday...

Penguins forwards Evgeni Malkin and Teddy Blueger have been placed on injured reserve due to undisclosed ailments. Malkin’s designation is retroactive to March 16 while Blueger’s is retroactive to March 15. Following his team’s morning skate at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Penguins coach Mike Sullivan indicated Malkin is...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Radim Zohorna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 11 games this season, Zohorna leads Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with nine points (three goals, six assists). A native of the Czech Republic, Zohorna is in his first professional season in North America. The Penguins signed the...

The Penguins assigned defenseman Josh Maniscalco and forward Radim Zohorna from their taxi squad to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Additionally, forwards Anthony Angello, Frederick Gaudreau and Colton Sceviour were each assigned from the NHL roster to the taxi squad. The transactions are tied to the team’s day-to-day...

The Penguins have placed defenseman John Marino on injured reserve retroactive to March 9. Marino has missed the past three games because of an undisclosed injury. In 25 games this season, Marino has four points (one goal, three assists). He skated Tuesday morning and initially was labeled as a “game-time...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Casey DeSmith for Tuesday’s home game against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena. In nine games this season, DeSmith has a 6-2-0 record along with a 2.23 goals against average, a .912 save percentage and one shutout. His last start came in...

Even with five games over seven days, it might be a tad dramatic to suggest the Pittsburgh Penguins need to beware the Ides of March. But they certainly seem to have taken a few more precautions than Julius Caesar ever did for a challenging portion of the month. “You’ve got...

The Pittsburgh Penguins plan to welcome almost 5,000 fans per game to PPG Paints Arena as soon as revamped limits on the size of gatherings in Pennsylvania take effect. On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced changes to pandemic-related attendance restrictions that limited indoor sporting events to 15% of capacity. Arenas...

By any measure — be it by record, eye test or even a graduated cylinder — the Buffalo Sabres are the worst team in the NHL. They’ve held that designation a handful of times over the past decade, having not qualified for the postseason since 2011. That said, they know...

Last week didn’t start ideally for Pittsburgh Penguins fourth-line forward Colton Sceviour as he still was stuck on the NHL’s list of absences related to covid-19 protocol after landing on it the previous weekend. Then he had a pretty awful case of the Mondays when he was placed on waivers....

The Penguins are scheduled to start backup goaltender Casey DeSmith for Saturday’s road game against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. In eight games this season, DeSmith has a 5-2-0 record along with a 2.52 goals against average and a .901 save percentage. DeSmith has played in two career games...

Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 25 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-2 overtime home loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Friday. Forwards Tyler Drevitch and Cody Sylvester each scored goals for Wheeling (8-17-5). Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is at home against...