Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 65

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a day off Monday. At least with regard to their obligations as professional hockey players. Their obligations to a teammate — or brother, by the words of one of them — dictated otherwise. After their 4-1 road win against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday that completed...

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry worked out on the ice at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday before his team’s optional morning skate in advance of a home contest against the Vancouver Canucks. It marked Jarry’s first action on the ice since he suffered a suspected right leg injury during a...

It won’t be a homecoming for Jim Rutherford. That’s because he won’t be in Pittsburgh. When the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday, Rutherford will be elsewhere. His current employer, the Canucks, will be involved in scouting meetings, and, as president of hockey operations,...

Entering Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins were in the midst of an ugly six-game losing streak. But it’s nothing they haven’t been through before. After all, they lost seven consecutive games back in late October and early November. “Obviously, a lot of disappointment,” Penguins forward Teddy Blueger said on Saturday to...

For the Pittsburgh Penguins, Thursday’s 5-2 road loss to the Vegas Golden Knights was nothing out of the ordinary, especially because it was their sixth consecutive loss. What was different was how they generated their offense. Each goal came by way of their top line. In their five previous games,...

Thursday represented something of a professional milestone for Ty Smith: The young defenseman scored his first goal as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. That personal accomplishment didn’t cause Smith to lose perspective. Especially because his team lost 5-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas....

Like most people, Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy is aware of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ star power, specifically luminaries such as forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kris Letang. But Cassidy offered a more nuanced observation when asked to explain the Penguins while speaking with media in Las...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby has lost a weekend off. On Thursday, the NHL announced Crosby was selected as his team’s representative to the league’s All-Star Game event on Feb. 4 at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla., home of the Florida Panthers. In 37 games this season, Crosby is...

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ new year got off to a rotten start with their 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Monday at Fenway Park in the Winter Classic. That setback was amplified by the loss of their All-Star goaltender, Tristan Jarry, who appeared to injure his right leg in the...

There was really only one reason the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled Mark Friedman from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Dec. 27. Actually, two. First, they had injuries among their incumbent defensemen. And second? “He’s played extremely well (with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton),” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Dec. 29. “He’s been their...

BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Dustin Tokarski from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. This transaction comes one day after starting goaltender Tristan Jarry suffered an undisclosed injury during the first period of a 2-1 road loss to the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park in the...

BOSTON — It wasn’t an entirely new experience for Casey DeSmith. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender already had played in Fenway Park before Monday’s 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in the Winter Classic. Almost 11 years earlier, DeSmith played at the venue as a member of the University of New...

BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took a leave of absence from the team to attend to his family in Montreal following the death of his father, Claude Fouquet. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status Monday approximately two hours before the Penguins were scheduled to face the Boston Bruins...

BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins left New England with a 2-1 loss against the Boston Bruins in the NHL’s Winter Classic at Fenway Park on Monday. They also left without their top goaltender. With the game still scoreless, Tristan Jarry, a two-time All-Star, suffered an undisclosed injury and left the...

BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry left during the first period of Monday’s game against the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park in the NHL’s Winter Classic. With the game scoreless, Jarry, a two-time All-Star, appeared to suffer an undisclosed injury and exited the rink at 15 minutes, 30 seconds...

BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took a leave of absence from the team to attend to his family in Montreal following the death of his father, Claude Fouquet. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status Monday approximately two hours before the Penguins were scheduled to face the Boston Bruins...

BOSTON — It was a fairly ordinary practice for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. The formal portion of it lasted for about 45 minutes. They worked on puck retrievals and their transitions from the defensive zone. There were rushes for the line combinations and the defensive pairings and drills for...

BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins defense looked askew to close out 2022. And it likely will appear the same as they ring in 2023. Their blue line listed a bit to the port side during a 4-2 home loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday as they were forced...

BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang remains sidelined on a “day-to-day” basis due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status following his team practice session at Fenway Park on Sunday in advance of Monday’s Winter Classic game against the Boston Bruins. The right-handed Letang, who was...