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Bryan Rust, Justin Schultz close to returning for PenguinsVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust and defenseman Justin Schultz appear on the verge of returning to the lineup for the Penguins after participating in practice Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Each player skated without any restrictions and even got work in on the team’s top power-play unit during the practice...
Empty Thoughts: Penguins 3, Blues 0
Observations from the Penguins’ 3-0 win against the Blues. There’s a lot you can do a lot in eight months. You can come close to making a new human being in that time. Or complete two semesters of college. Another possibility going from being the starting quarterback at Samford to...
Penguins replacements lead way in win over Blues
It was an occasion to appreciate replacements at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. New Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton was there, freshly installed as successor to the beleaguered Clint Hurdle barely a week ago. Also present was Devlin “Duck” Hodges, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locum tenens at quarterback for the foreseeable...
Penguins defensemen Jack Johnson sidelined due to illness
The Penguins are missing another player from their lineup for Wednesday’s home game against the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena. Defenseman Jack Johnson is scratched from the lineup due to an illness. In 26 games this season, Johnson has four points (one goal, three assists). Already hobbled due...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry against BluesVideo
The Penguins will start goaltender Tristan Jarry in net for Wednesday’s home game against the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena according to coach Mike Sullivan. In nine games this season, Jarry has a 5-4-0 record along with a 2.27 goals against average and .929 save percentage. Matt Murray...
Ex-Penguins defenseman Robert Bortuzzo evolves with Blues
This past summer, the populace of Thunder Bay, Ontario, a shipping hub on the western shore of Lake Superior, was treated to its fourth visit by the Stanley Cup in just over a decade. And yet again, that event was possible because of a hometown kid drafted and developed by...
Penguins’ Stefan Noesen eager to make good on chanceVideo
Stefan Noesen was unemployed this summer. And there isn’t a surplus of listings for his chosen vocation on LinkedIn or Indeed. That left Noesen to adopt an old-fashioned approach in finding his next gig. He picked up the phone. After the New Jersey Devils opted not tender him a qualifying...
Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist out ‘longer term’Video
Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist will be sidelined “longer term” with an undisclosed injury according to coach Mike Sullivan. Hornqvist left practice in Cranberry on Monday after falling and slamming into the boards with his back midway through the session. He was absent from Tuesday’s practice. In 20 games this season,...
Penguins forward Brandon Tanev says little over punch from Columbus’ Pierre-Luc Dubois
Penguins forward Brandon Tanev was sporting a laceration on the left side of his nose after practice. That blemish was the byproduct of a punch from Columbus Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois during the second period of Friday’s 5-2 road loss. During a scrum, Dubois slugged Tanev with a gloved...
With Penguins’ Brian Dumoulin out, Juuso Riikola could move home
On Friday, Juuso Riikola found himself in a unfamiliar position with which he has grown familiar. During a 5-2 road loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the second-year defenseman was pressed into service as a fourth-line winger for the fourth time this season. He didn’t really do much of note...
Penguins sign former Ducks, Devils forward Stefan Noesen
The Penguins have signed former Anaheim Ducks and New Jersey Devils forward Stefan Noesen to a one-year, two-way contract worth a prorated $700,000. Noesen, 26, was previously signed to an American Hockey League contract. In 22 games this season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Noesen led the team with 14 goals...
Forward Patric Hornqvist injured in Penguins’ practiceVideo
Another day, another injury for the Penguins. Forward Patric Hornqvist left practice in Cranberry early after crashing into the boards on Monday. Coach Mike Sullivan said Hornqvist was being evaluated for an undisclosed injury but had no update beyond that. The news wasn’t all bad for the Penguins, who have...
Penguins minor league report: Nailers drop 5th straight game
Forward Justin Almeida had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 5-4 loss to the Toledo Walleye at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling. Goaltender Alex D’Orio made 29 saves for the Nailers (8-8-4-0), who have lost five consecutive games. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is at home...
Brian Dumoulin’s injury opens opportunities for the Penguins’ other defensemen
Jim Rutherford has had better Thanksgiving weekends than what he experienced over the past four days. Canadian Thanksgiving comes to mind. On Oct. 14, the Penguins general manager’s team was three games into a five-game winning streak and was getting contributions from every portion of the lineup. But as the...
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin has ankle surgery
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin will be sidelined a minimum of eight weeks following surgery to repair lacerated tendons in his left ankle. The team announced the surgery one day after Dumoulin was injured on his first shift of Saturday’s 5-2 road loss to the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise...
Minor league report: Penguins, DeSmith defeat Sound Tigers
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 26 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-2 win against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at Wells Fargo Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Anthony Angello, Adam Johnson, Oula Palve and defenseman Matt Abt each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while forward Chase...
Zach Trotman aims to bring consistency to Penguins
COLUMBUS, Ohio – When Zach Trotman finally made his NHL debut this season, he had to fill a second role in addition to being a depth defenseman on the Penguins blue line. Courier. During a 4-3 overtime road loss to the New York Islanders, a scrum broke after a dangerous...
Empty Thoughts: Blue Jackets 5, Penguins 2
Observations from the Penguins’ 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets. COLUMBUS, Ohio – First things first, there was no update on forward Bryan Rust beyond coach Mike Sullivan acknowledging Rust was indeed injured following the game. Rust tumbled into the boards feet-first during Friday’s morning skate at Nationwide Arena and...
Minor league report: Penguins come back from five-goal deficit, still lose in overtime
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins came back from a five-goal deficit but still lost in overtime to the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 6-5, on Friday at the PPL Center in Allentown. Forward Andrew Agozzino paced the Penguins (12-6-2-1) with two goals and one assist while forward Chase Berger and defenseman Matt Abt...
Penguins lose grip, succumb to penalties against Blue JacketsVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Black Friday” is a term that evokes plenty of themes. Few of them are uplifting. In many ways, it was a fitting description of how the Penguins, particularly their sagging penalty kill, performed at Nationwide Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ power play struck for two goals on...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust sidelined, replaced by defenseman Juuso Riikola
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Penguins forward Bryan Rust is absent from the lineup for Friday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena due to an apparent injury. During the early stages of the morning skate Rust tumbled into the boards feet-first and limped to the bench before retreating to...
From Latvia to NHL, Penguins’ Teddy Blueger’s friendship with Columbus’ Elvis Merzlikins enduresVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In some ways, it has been the signature moment of Teddy Blueger’s season. In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ second game of the year Oct. 5 at PPG Paints Arena, Blueger took a little forehand pass from Domink Kahun and burst into the offensive zone like a meteor streaking...
Penguins forward Bryan Rust ‘fine’ after falling in morning skate
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Penguins appear to have dodged yet another injury scare. During the early stages of Friday’s morning skate at Nationwide Arena, Penguins forward Bryan Rust tumbled feet-first into the corner boards and limped off the ice towards the dressing room. A few minutes later, he returned to...
Minor league report: Nailers shut out by Komets
Goaltender Jordan Ruby made 29 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 3-0 shutout loss to the Fort Wayne Komets at the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Thursday. Wheeling (8-6-4-0) has lost three consecutive games, all to Fort Wayne. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is at home against...
Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel thriving as linemates for Penguins
This has gone on for more than a decade. Since the mid-2000s, the Pittsburgh Penguins have brought in wingers with scoring acumen in hopes they immediately will mesh with their franchise center. But in many cases, those 20- or 30-goal scorers have found success with the No. 2 center —...
