Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 144
Minor league report: Nailers beaten by KometsVideo
Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 29 saves on 33 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-2 road loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Friday. Forwards Nick Rivera and Brady Tomlak each had a goal and an assist for Wheeling (7-16-4). Highlights: The...
Empty Thoughts: Flyers 4, Penguins 3Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 loss to the Flyers: You don’t need to be all that steeped in the annals of hockey to know what the Penguins and Flyers rivalry is all about. It’s pretty simple really. The two base components of most great rivalries — history and geography —...
Penguins stumble in late comeback win by Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins enjoyed something of a rare treat Thursday. They scored first. The first three times, in fact. In their first 21 games of the 2020-21 season, they have yielded the first goal 13 times and typically needed to mount some type of gutsy comeback in order to earn...
Sidney Crosby, Todd Reirden clear covid-19 protocol for Penguins
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby and assistant coach Todd Reirden have been given clearance to return to their team after clearing the NHL’s covid-19 protocol and will be available for Thursday’s home game against the rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Crosby and Reirden were each absent for Tuesday’s 5-2...
Sidney Crosby, Todd Reirden remain in covid-19 protocol for Penguins
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby and assistant coach Todd Reirden remain in the NHL’s protocol for absences related to covid-19 according to coach Mike Sullivan. Citing league rules, Sullivan declined to say if Crosby would be available for Thursday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Being in...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Crunch in shootoutVideo
Goaltender Maxime Lagace made 17 saves on 18 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 shootout loss at home to the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Defenseman Jon Lizotte scored the lone regulation goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (4-2-1). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Flyers 2Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 win against the Flyers: Bryan Rust seemed to appreciate the question. Either that or he thought it was stupid. Regardless, the Penguins’ do-everything forward gave a chuckle and smiled when it was pointed out that the team gets asked all the time about the penalty...
Penguins drop Flyers in first game with fans in attendance
Within the context of the past year, Tuesday was a great day for hockey. Fans, albeit a limited number of them, were allowed to enter PPG Paints Arena and cheer the Penguins while also booing the rival Philadelphia Flyers. It was the first time spectators who paid for entry were...
Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden to miss game under covid-19 protocol
Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden will miss Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena because of protocol related to covid-19 protocol. No specifics on Reirden’s status beyond his absence from tonight’s game were provided. Reirden’s primary duties involve directing the team’s power play as well...
Penguins recall forwards Josh Currie, Drew O’Connor
The Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday recalled forwards Josh Currie and Drew O’Connor from their taxi squad. Additionally, defenseman P.O Joseph was assigned from the NHL roster to the taxi squad, and forward Frederick Gaudreau was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League to the taxi squad. These transactions were...
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby to be placed on covid-19 list
It’s been 360 days since Pittsburgh Penguins fans were last able to watch a game in person at PPG Paints Arena because of the covid-19 pandemic. They’ll have to wait for a few more, at least, to see the team’s captain for similar reasons. Sidney Crosby will not play in...
What’s different with the net-front role on the Penguins’ power play?
Patric Hornqvist is back where he belongs. He’s jabbing, hacking, slashing and generally vexing any goaltender with a considerable lack of social distance as a net-front presence on the top power-play unit. The only difference this year is he is performing that task with a better suntan. Now a member...
Penguins Prospect Watch: Lukas Svejkovsky debuts with 2 goalsVideo
A weekly look at how Penguins prospects and minor leaguers have fared over the past seven days: • With the Western Hockey League (WHL) opening its season on Friday, forward Lukas Svejkovsky got off to a fast start with two goals in his first two games for the Medicine Hat...
Penguins receive approval to play to limited capacity
Hockey nights in Pittsburgh will involve fans once again as soon as Tuesday. On Monday, the Penguins received approval from Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pa. Department of Health to open PPG Paints Arena to 15% capacity (2,800). To date, the Penguins have been limited to having only 500 people...
Empty Thoughts: Islanders 2, Penguins 0Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-0 loss to the Islanders: Frankly, no one wants to talk about this game, at least from a Penguins’ perspective. Coach Mike Sullivan sure didn’t want to chat about it during his postgame press conference. It was a lousy way for the Penguins to potentially close...
Minor league report: Nailers pound GrizzliesVideo
Forwards Austin Fyten and Nick Rivera each scored two goals for the Wheeling Nailers in a 6-1 rout of the Utah Grizzlies at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Sunday. Wheeling (7-14-4) also got a goal and an assist from forward Vladislav Mikhalchuk while defenseman Patrick McNally recorded three assists....
Penguins get shut out by Islanders for 1st time since 1986
Barring anything unforeseen — and “unforeseen” has an undefeated record over the past 12 months — the New York Islanders are scheduled to move into the new, state-of-the-art UBS Arena on Long Island by the start of the 2021-22 season. That meant Sunday’s game against the Islanders was the Pittsburgh...
Penguins to start goaltender Casey DeSmith in rematch with Islanders
The Penguins are scheduled to start backup goaltender Casey DeSmith for Sunday’s road game against the New York Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. It will be DeSmith’s first game since Feb. 11 when he made 26 saves on 29 shots in a 4-3 road shootout win...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 4, Islanders 3 (OT)Video
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 overtime win against the Islanders: No matter if the Penguins miss the playoffs or win the Stanley Cup this season (or anything in between), changes are going to be coming to the franchise on and off the ice this summer. New general manager Ron Hextall...
Minor league report: Frederick Gaudreau leads Penguins past Phantoms in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Frederick Gaudreau gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 road win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Saturday. Gaudreau as well as forwards Jordy Bellerive, Sam Miletic and Nick Schilkey each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...
Penguins get yet another OT win, this time on road
A little more than two weeks into his tenure as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager, Ron Hextall has seen a lot he likes with his new team. But he does have one notable critique. “I’d like to see a little bit more consistency out of our group,” Hextall said via video...
Penguins forward Jared McCann expected to return to lineup
With Jason Zucker sidelined long term because of an undisclosed injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins appear to have found a pretty experienced replacement for him as the left winger on their second line. Jared McCann. The veteran forward was activated from injured reserve Saturday afternoon. He has missed the previous seven...
Ron Hextall begins to shape the Penguins
If the Philadelphia Flyers are a franchise to model, that’s certainly up for debate, especially given their futility in winning the Stanley Cup for nearly half a century. But what they are is a testament to building a competitive team through the draft. Of the 23 players on their active...
Minor league report: Penguins beat PhantomsVideo
Forwards Jan Drozg, Robert Felix and defenseman Jon Lizotte each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 home win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Defenseman Will Reilly added a goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (3-2-1) while forward...
Penguins assign forward Jordy Bellerive to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned forward Jordy Bellerive to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Bellerive, 21, had been on the Penguins’ taxi squad since Feb. 19. He has yet to play in an NHL game. In three AHL games this season, he has two goals. Bellerive is in the second...
