Penguins
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4.6KKovacevic: Phil’s All-Star snub all about stupid format
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 10:32 PM January 10, 2018There's nothing wrong with omitting Phil Kessel from the NHL All-Star roster. At least not within the inane context in which the league has defined the selection process.
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7.5KWheeling Watch: Jaynen Rissling looks up to ‘fireball’ uncle Gary
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 2:00 AM January 9, 2018Jaynen Rissling, nephew of fan favorite Gary Rissling, is trying to carve out his own path with the Nailers.
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9.9KKovacevic: Not one but two young goaltenders
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 2:54 AM January 8, 2018Matt Murray heard the cheers. You'd better believe he heard them. Oh, maybe not the ones before faceoff when Tristan Jarry was introduced.
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5.8KBradford’s five thoughts: Oleksiak’s weird day ended well enough
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 2:26 AM January 8, 2018Don't look now, but the Penguins are starting to resemble -- maybe not a Stanley Cup contender just yet -- a legitimate playoff team.
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4.4KWilkes-Barre Watch: Blueger waits for his chance
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM January 8, 2018Teddy Blueger has a strong defensive game, stickhandling ability, and hockey IQ, but might not be ready for the NHL just yet.
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Dumoulin’s return sends Cole to press box
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 1:07 PM January 7, 2018The Penguins defense corps, depleted by injury just a week ago, now has different problem: Too many healthy players. It's not a bad problem to have for Mike Sullivan.
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13.2KKovacevic: It couldn’t be more obvious what’s going wrong … but how to fix it?
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 4:00 AM January 5, 2018If we're being brutally honest here, it's become stunningly, disappointingly easy to analyze these Penguins.
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4.5KBradford’s five thoughts: All that was missing was blue-and-white unis
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 2:44 AM January 5, 2018It was '70s night at PPG Paints Arena, complete with disco balls, bell bottoms and a bad Pittsburgh hockey team.
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3.5KPenguins adjust Jan. 14 start time to avoid conflict with Steelers’ game
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 4:14 PM January 4, 2018Traffic downtown just got a little lighter on the afternoon of Jan. 14, or at least that's the hope.
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2.4KSprong, DeSmith named to AHL All-Star Classic roster
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 3:30 PM January 4, 2018Two Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Daniel Sprong and Casey DeSmith, were named to the Atlantic Division roster for the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic.
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3.9KGuentzel to center with Rowney out ‘longer-term’
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 12:00 PM January 4, 2018Carter Rowney's absence means that Sullivan will have to juggle his lines around, most notably Jake Guentzel will center the third line while Riley Sheahan will center the fourth.
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5.8KJarry exits game with apparent cut to right arm
in PhiladelphiaPOSTED: 8:50 PM January 2, 2018Tristan Jarry left the Penguins' 5-1 victory over the Flyers in the second period Tuesday night with an apparent cut to his right arm.
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5.8KWheeling Watch: Josephs adds speed, two-way game to Nailers
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 2:00 AM January 2, 2018It took Troy Josephs longer than he would have liked to get his season underway, but the Penguins' 2013 seventh-round pick is very pleased with his start to the season,...
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4.1KRecchi knows: Scoring ain’t easy for Penguins’ youngsters
in PhiladelphiaPOSTED: 1:15 PM January 1, 2018If the Penguins are to get back into the playoff race, Conor Sheary and Jake Guentzel will have to find the back of the net consistently.
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4.0KWilkes-Barre Watch: Tiffels blazes path from Germany
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:30 AM January 1, 2018Freddie Tiffels' road to professional hockey was like no other.
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6.6KHat trick does the trick: Penguins recall Sprong
in Raleigh, N.C.POSTED: 10:40 AM December 30, 2017Sinking in the Metropolitan Division and struggling to score, the Penguins have recalled forward Daniel Sprong from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
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7.6KBradford’s five thoughts: Penguins say this, then do that in yet another downer
in Raleigh, N.C.POSTED: 3:25 AM December 30, 2017The Penguins said all the right things and then did little about it, again, in a lifeless 2-1 loss to the Hurricanes that dropped them a point out of the...