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Penguins forward Jake Guentzel out 4-6 months after shoulder surgeryVideo
Joseph Blandisi hasn’t been a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins that long. He sporadically has been a part of the roster for less than a year. That’s too brief a tenure to have witnessed how this organization has been impacted directly by maladies such as strokes, cancer or blood clots....
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Senators 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 win against the Senators. First things first, there was no update on Penguins forward Jake Guentzel. After scoring his 20th goal of the season at 6:55 of the third, he was tripped up by Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot and crashed violently into the end boards....
Penguins defeat Senators but lose Jake Guentzel to injuryVideo
Monday was an occasion to celebrate for Jake Guentzel. Having largely carried the Penguins through the first three months of the season while several of his higher-profile teammates recuperated from various maladies, Guentzel’s productive efforts were recognized Monday afternoon when he was named the Penguins’ lone representative to the NHL’s...
Alex Galchenyuk’s new look is helping the PenguinsVideo
Alex Galchenyuk looked different on Friday night in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Sure, he shaved away that off-color Brillo pad of a beard he had been growing since the summer in order to “freshen up a little bit.” But there was a far more significant reason his appearance was so divergent....
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel selected for All-Star Game
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel has been selected for the NHL’s All-Star Game exhibition next month. It is the first time Guentzel has been selected for the event. He has emerged this season at the Penguins’ leading scorer with 40 points (19 goals, 21 assists) in 38 games. The game...
Joseph Blandisi expected to return to Penguins’ lineup vs. Senators
It appears the one of the few changes the Pittsburgh Penguins will make to their lineup for Monday’s game against the Ottawa Senators at PPG Paints Arena will involve dressing forward Joseph Blandisi in place of Sam Lafferty. Blandisi skated on a line at center with Patric Hornqvist and Dominik...
Minor league report: Emil Larmi leads Nailers past Fuel
An overtime goal by forward Christopher Brown gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 win against the Indy Fuel at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis on Sunday. Goaltender Emil Larmi made 35 saves for the Nailers (14-12-4-0) while forward Ryan Scarfo recorded three assists. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is...
Minor league report: Dustin Tokarski leads Penguins past Bears
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 win against the rival Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Hershey. Forwards Anthony Angello and Thomas Di Pauli each scored for the Penguins (17-12-3-1). Angello has seven goals in his past seven games. Highlights: The Penguins...
Ex-Penguins forward Nick Bonino finding more goals with PredatorsVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Bonino shook his head while tabulating an impromptu inventory. Sitting in his stall in the Nashville Predators’ dressing room at Bridgestone Arena on Friday morning, Bonino looked to his left at a dry-erase board on the wall with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lines and defensive pairs scribbled...
Penguins to activate Patric Hornqvist from injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to activate forward Patric Hornqvist from injured reserve in advance of Saturday’s game against the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena. Sidelined for the past 10 games, Hornqvist has not played since suffering a right knee injury on Nov. 30. He was a full participant...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 5, Predators 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 win against the Predators: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patric Hornqvist was in a familiar place on Friday. Bridgestone Arena. He spent the first six years of his NHL career with the Nashville Predators before joining the Penguins during the 2014 offseason and eventually helped them win...
Minor league report: Anthony Angello’s hat trick leads Penguins past Phantoms
Forward Anthony Angello’s first career hat trick led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Angello has six goals in his past six games and has scored six of the Penguins’ last eight goals over that...
Penguins get goals from rare places in routing Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn — Having enjoyed a five-day respite as part of the NHL’s break for the holidays, the Pittsburgh Penguins were wary of having a little rust after such a long layoff. “Just the feel of the puck, the speed and the timing and everything kind of goes away quickly...
The Penguins’ most important moments of the 2010s: Nos. 5 through 1
By any measure, the 2010s were a successful decade for the Pittsburgh Penguins — maybe the most successful in franchise history. Forget the two Stanley Cup titles. Having zero bankruptcies qualifies as a triumph in the “good decade” column for this organization. But what were the 10 most important moments...
Patric Hornqvist resumes skating with PenguinsVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Forward Patric Hornqvist participated in the Penguins’ morning skate Friday at Bridgestone Arena. It marked the first time he has skated with the team since suffering a right knee injury in a 5-2 road loss to the St. Louis Blues Nov. 30. Coach Mike Sullivan said Hornqvist...
Penguins recall Joseph Blandisi, Thomas Di Pauli, Kevin Czuczman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Penguins have recalled forwards Joseph Blandisi and Thomas Di Pauli and defenseman Kevin Czuczman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. This is Blandisi’s sixth recall of the season. In 16 NHL games this season, he has four points (two goals, two assists). The 25-year-old has...
The Penguins’ most important moments of the 2010s: Nos. 10 through 6
By any measure, the 2010s were a successful decade for the Pittsburgh Penguins — maybe the most successful in franchise history. Forget two Stanley Cup titles. Having no bankruptcies qualifies as a triumph in the “good decade” column for this organization. But what were the 10 most important moments of...
The most important Penguins of the 2010s: Nos. 5 through 1
By any measure, the 2010s were a successful decade for the Pittsburgh Penguins — maybe the most successful in franchise history. Forget the two Stanley Cup titles. Having zero bankruptcies qualifies as a triumph in the “good decade” column for this organization. But who were the most important players on...
The most important Penguins of the 2010s: Nos. 10 through 6Video
By any measure, the 2010s were a successful decade for the Pittsburgh Penguins, maybe the most successful in franchise history. Forget the two Stanley Cup titles. Having zero bankruptcies qualifies as a triumph in the “good decade” column for this organization. But who were the 10 most important players on...
Ex-Penguins forward Stu Barnes excited about opportunity with Seattle
DALLAS — Christmas will be extra special for Stu Barnes this year. It has been for 48 years. After all, his birthday falls on Dec. 25. When he celebrates his 49th birthday Wednesday — to say nothing of a far more notable birthday which coincides with that date — he...
Penguins prospect Anthony Angello scoring more in 2nd pro seasonVideo
WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ offense has been limited as of late. After all, they’ve been shut out in three of their past five games. But it’s not just the volume of their scoring that has been restricted. It’s also the sources. Of the four goals they’ve recorded over the...
Penguins assign Blandisi, Di Pauli, Czuczman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Penguins assigned forwards Joseph Blandisi and Thomas Di Pauli as well as defenseman Kevin Czuczman to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Blandisi has appeared in 16 NHL games this season and has four points (two goals, two assists). He has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on five separate occasions...
Empty Thoughts: Canucks 4, Penguins 1
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks: This was a strange game. Maybe it was because it was a late start on the West Coast and the Penguins were on the second game on back-to-back nights. Additionally, they looked like a group about to embark on a...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by Sound Tigers
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 24 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-0 loss to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday. It marked the third time in five games the Penguins (15-12-3-1) have been shut out. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game against...
Coraopolis’ J.T. Miller making most of opportunity with CanucksVideo
J.T. Miller got to come home a few days early the week of Thanksgiving. Born in East Palestine, Ohio, and raised in Coraopolis, the veteran forward was grateful the schedule worked out that conveniently for him. “It’s routine now, but I also love coming home,” Miller said Nov. 27. “I...
