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Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry remains sidelined
Pittsburgh Penguins backup goaltender Casey DeSmith is slated to start his seventh consecutive game when his team faces the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center in San Jose on Tuesday. That is the longest streak of consecutive starts for any Penguins goaltender this season. Tristan Jarry, currently sidelined because...
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell still learning to play with Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin
Rickard Rakell experienced a career milestone Friday. He took the ice at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., for the first time in his 11-year career. Of course, he played plenty of games there before. But the first 275 contests he appeared in at that venue came in the black,...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby gets the 1st game misconduct of his career 
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby had done a lot in 18 seasons. But on Saturday, he experienced a first in his nearly two decades as an NHL player: He received a game misconduct during a 6-0 road loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena. The infraction came at...
Penguins routed by Kings, suffering 1st shutout loss of the season 
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ road game Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena was falsely advertised by the NHL as having a start time of 10:30 p.m. on the eastern seaboard. In all reality, it began at 11:08 p.m. because the Kings staged a lavish (and lengthy) pre-game celebration...
Minor league report: Penguins’ losing streak reaches 5 
Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 33 saves on 35 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-1 home loss to the Providence Bruins at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Valtteri Puustinen scored the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-20-2-4), which has lost five consecutive games. Highlights: The Penguins’ next...
Penguins rookie defenseman P.O Joseph steps up in Kris Letang’s absence 
It wasn’t a new theme for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Far from it. In fact, if they were a band, it could be classified as one of their classics. Playing without All-Star defenseman Kris Letang. They’ve done it quite a bit over the past decade and particularly so this season as...
Penguins pound Ducks despite defenseman Kris Letang’s absence 
A four-game road trip that takes the Pittsburgh Penguins primarily through California got off to a good start with a commanding 6-3 victory against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday. But that success was achieved without one of their most important players. Defenseman Kris Letang...
Minor league report: Losing streaks continue for Penguins, Nailers 
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 30 saves on 33 shots in regulation and overtime for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 road shootout loss to the Providence Bruins at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. on Friday. Forward Tyler Sikura had a regulation goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-19-2-4) which...
Penguins forward Danton Heinen stays upbeat despite ineffective season 
Danton Heinen didn’t provide much for the Penguins on Tuesday in their thrilling 2-1 comeback overtime home win against the Colorado Avalanche. It was almost like he was invisible. But then again, he was a healthy scratch. With the Penguins’ forward ranks dealing with an outbreak of complete health, Heinen...
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith rebounds after a somewhat dry January
Casey DeSmith didn’t do anything too elaborate during his team’s recent bye week. By his description, he just drove south until it got warm. Or, at least warm enough to play some disc golf. In his case, he found sufficient calefaction outside of Charlotte, N.C. He was probably due a...
Minor league report: Nailers lose 4th consecutive game 
Forward Brooklyn Kalmikov had a goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-3 home loss to the Toledo Walleye at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. on Wednesday. Goaltender Bailey Brkin made 24 saves on 28 shots for Wheeling (19-21-4-0), which has lost four consecutive games. Highlights: The...
Penguins rally for improbable overtime win against Avalanche
For a variety of reasons, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ home game at PPG Paints Arena against the Colorado Avalanche was a big one. First, the Avalanche are the defending Stanley Cup champions. Any encounter with the most recent claimant of that chalice is profound. Second, the Penguins were emerging from their...
Former Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues filling familiar role with Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche had two buses that transported players, coaches and staffers from their downtown hotel to PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday morning. An early and a late bus, to be specific. Forward Evan Rodrigues changed up his routine — he labeled himself as a “late-bus guy” — and caught...
Josh Archibald, Kasperi Kapanen set to return to Penguins lineup against Avalanche
Penguins forwards Josh Archibald and Kasperi Kapanen are each expected to return to the lineup in Tuesday’s home game against the Colorado Avalanche at PPG Paints Arena after being sidelined due to undisclosed injuries. Coach Mike Sullivan indicated both players will be available after the team’s optional morning skate. Kapanen...
The Penguins look to limit their ‘volatility’ as they resume the season
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice in Cranberry on Monday was different. It lasted more than an hour and had two portions to it. There was even an “intermission” when a couple of Zamboni ice resurfacers cleaned the rink after the team primarily worked on individual skills in the first portion. The...
Penguins reserve goaltender Dustin Tokarski embraces the inconvenience of his role
Dustin Tokarski’s break for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ bye week and the All-Star Game event ended pretty much the way it began. In transit across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. After serving as the backup goaltender in a 6-4 home loss to the San Jose Sharks on Jan. 28, Tokarski was assigned...
Minor league report: Nailers’ losing streak reaches 3 
Goaltender Brad Barone made 21 saves on 24 shots for the Wheeling Nailers in a 4-0 road loss to the Toledo Walleye at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday. Wheeling (19-20-4-0) was shut out for the third time this season. Highlights: The Nailers’ next game is a home...
Penguins forwards Josh Archibald, Kasperi Kapanen nearing returns
The Pittsburgh Penguins held their first teamwide activity in seven days Sunday when they gathered for practice in Cranberry. With the benefit of their bye week and the break for the All-Star Game events, a few of them took to the ice with tans they acquired from locales a bit...
Penguins general manager Ron Hextall looks to improve but with limited salary cap space
Leading up to his first two trade deadlines as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ron Hextall had a pretty consistent message: He was happy with the roster he had at his disposal. “I like our team,” Hextall said on April 7, 2021. “I like our depth. … I like...
Minor league report: Penguins fall into last place 
Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 13 saves on 19 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in an 8-2 road loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday. After allowing six goals, Lindberg was replaced at 4:38 of the second period by goaltender Taylor Gauthier who...
Penguins recall goaltender Dustin Tokarski from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled reserve goaltender Dustin Tokarski from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions Saturday. This marks the third time Tokarski has been summoned to the NHL roster this season. Appearing in two NHL games this season, Tokarski has a 1-1-0 record, a 2.67 goals against...
Minor league report: Penguins, Nailers each lose 
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 37 saves on 40 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. on Friday. Forward Alex Nylander and defenseman Colin Swoyer each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-18-2-3). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is a...
Penguins forward prospect Filip Hallander returns from injury eager to improve 
Filip Hallander was in a rotten mood Wednesday for someone who played his first game in nearly a month. But the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward has something of a perfectionist bent to him. It’s one of the reasons he is one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top prospects. After a 3-2 home...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to Thunderbirds in Filip Hallander’s return 
Forward Alex Nylander had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 3-2 home loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. Goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 14 saves on 17 shots for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-17-2-3) while forward Corey Andonovski scored the Penguins’ other...
Slumping Penguins vow to utilize their lengthy break
In mid-November of 2015, word had leaked out that the NHL was considering adopting a three-on-three format for its All-Star Game, which had grown into a stale display. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby — ever mindful that, as the face of the league, his words carry immense weight — offered...


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