Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 86

Tangibly, the Penguins gained nothing from their 3-2 regulation road loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Ball Arena in Denver on Saturday. Intangibly, the Penguins professed they gained a boost of confidence with the result. Coupled with their 4-3 overtime road win against Minnesota Wild two days earlier, the Penguins...

The Penguins were eager to get Jason Zucker back in their lineup. And sure enough, the forward who had missed 37 of the previous 38 games due to a core muscle injury contributed almost immediately during their 4-3 overtime road win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center in...

Jason Zucker was back in a familiar place Thursday. The lineup. Having missed 37 of the past 38 games because of a core muscle injury, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward returned to the ice in a game of consequence with roughly a month left in the regular season. However, any ambitions...

Once upon a time, Bryan Rust wasn’t a top-six winger or a vital member of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top power-play unit. Heck, he wasn’t even a 20-goal threat. He was simply a bottom-six winger who could flip to either side of his line. And he killed penalties. Willing to pester...

The Penguins were bound to have trouble scoring goals Tuesday. After all, they were facing the New York Rangers, who have one of the NHL’s elite goaltenders in Igor Shesterkin. And not the Detroit Red Wings. Sure enough, the 3-2 win by the Rangers at PPG Paints Arena was a...

For the second consecutive day, the Penguins signed an undrafted college free agent. Former Western Michigan forward Ty Glover agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract Wednesday. The deal will begin with the 2022-23 season and carries a salary cap hit of $859,000. Glover, 21, just finished his sophomore season at...

The Penguins are slated to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Tuesday’s home game against the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. Head coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry’s status following Tuesday’s morning skate. In 52 games this season, Jarry has a 33-13-6 record, a 2.31 goals against average, a .922...

The Penguins recalled forward Anthony Angello from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. This marks the third time this season Angello has been recalled to the NHL roster. He has appeared in only one NHL game during the 2021-22 campaign. During a 4-1 road win against the Anaheim Ducks on Jan. 11,...

Evgeni Malkin didn’t have anything to say Sunday. The hat trick and assist he recorded in the Penguins’ 11-2 rout of the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena spoke volumes. But Malkin was not available for comment after the game. He hasn’t spoken with media for the better part...

Coming off one of their worst defeats of the season, the Penguins suggested they would offer one of their best efforts of the season on Sunday. They ended up offering one of the best offensive performances in franchise history. Claiming an 11-2 win in a vivisection of the Detroit Red...

With forward Evgeni Malkin healthy enough to play in Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings, the Penguins assigned rookie forward Kasper Bjorkqvist to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). Recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday under emergency conditions, Bjorkqvist participated in warmups prior to Sunday’s game at PPG...

The Penguins are slated to start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced via a statement from the team. In 51 games this season, Jarry has a 32-13-6 record, a 2.32 goals against average, a .921 save...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Kasper Bjorkqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. This marks the fourth time this season Bjorkqvist has been recalled to the NHL roster. In six NHL games, he has one goal while averaging 8 minutes, 22 seconds of ice time....

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was labeled as a “game-time decision” for Sunday’s home contest against the Detroit Red Wings at PPG Paints Arena. The superstar center was absent from practice in Cranberry on Saturday after missing Friday’s 5-1 road loss to the New York Rangers because of an undisclosed...

During warmups at Madison Square Garden in New York, it was revealed Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin would miss Friday’s game against the New York Rangers because of an undisclosed illness. Once the contest started, his teammates wasted little time in looking as if they were dealing with some sort...