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Penguins Halfway Report Card: Changes and Big Questions
The Pittsburgh Penguins have played 41 games, bringing them to the halfway point of their NHL season. Technically, the team is well above .500 at 20-15-6, but the last two numbers mean the team lost more games than it won. And they remain outside of a playoff spot, one of...
Personnel Changes to Penguins’ Power Play ‘Never Off the Table’
CRANBERRY — An underachieving power play isn’t the only reason the Pittsburgh Penguins are sitting outside the Eastern Conference playoff field as they enter the second half of the season. It is, however, one of the biggest. The Penguins scored on just 19 of 137 chances with the...
Penguins Wrap: Lots of Ups and Downs; Jarry Sparkles
The Pittsburgh Penguins wrapped up the first half of their season with a 3-2 overtime loss at Carolina Saturday night. Fittingly enough, that game capped a week that was very much like the Penguins’ season to this point: Some highs, some lows, not much movement in the standings. Here’s...
Sullivan Digging Graves, Bumps Him Back Up to No. 2 Pairing
CRANBERRY — The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Ryan Graves to a six-year, $27 million contract last July because they projected him as a solid top-four defenseman. He spent much of the first half of this season showing that they might just have overestimated him. Graves eventually was demoted to the...
Penguins Practice: Acciari Returns; Graves-Karlsson Pair Reunited
CRANBERRY — Fourth-line center Noel Acciari, a late scratch for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 overtime loss at Carolina Saturday night, was on the ice for their 15-minute workout at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. His status for the Penguins’ game against Seattle Monday at 1:08 p.m. at PPG Paints...
Kingerski: Something Has to Give Between Erik Karlsson, Penguins
It’s not simply an adjustment. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Erik Karlsson are coexisting peacefully peacefully. Both sides are compromising, but it seems neither side is getting what they want. Karlsson’s slightly cryptic answer about overtime losses only underscored the sense of frustration. “We’re fine for 60 minutes, why...
Friedman Updates Jake Guentzel Future; Tied To Big Decision
Hockey Night in Canada remains the epicenter of the hockey world, and the Headlines segment is when Sportsnet drops the best NHL trade chatter and news. Saturday, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Jake Guentzel were a primary focus. Reporter Elliotte Friedman updated Guentzel’s future in the Headlines intermission segment. You can...
Penguins Postgame: Readers Speak, Sharp Elbows for Karlsson, Malkin
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Pittsburgh Penguins salvaged a point. They were nearly skated out of the barn against the Carolina Hurricanes in the first period, but goalie Tristan Jarry kept them in the game. The Penguins scored a pair of third period goals to force overtime before losing 3-2...
Penguins Grades: Game Breakdown, Desperate Point; Jarry Saved Their Bacon
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Pittsburgh Penguins were not very good Saturday in a divisional clash against the Carolina Hurricanes, and yet they scratched and clawed for a point in a 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina at PNC Arena. The team can thank goalie Tristan Jarry for his masked-man performance....
Jarry Helps Penguins Avert Category 5 Blowout in 3-2 OT Loss to Hurricanes
The first half of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season is over. Their hopes of returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs — and perhaps winning a round for the first time since 2018 — are not, but there’s no rush for them to begin selling tickets for the postseason, either.
Penguins Recall Colin White, Send Shea to Wilkes-Barre
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Colin White from their farm team in Wilkes-Barre and assigned defenseman Ryan Shea to the Baby Penguins. White was a last-minute addition to the Penguins’ lineup for their game against Carolina Saturday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. after Noel Acciari was a late scratch.
Penguins Game vs. Kraken Moved to Earlier Monday
The Pittsburgh Penguins will play a rare Monday matinee. In response to the NFL moving the Steelers game to Monday at 4:30 p.m., due to extreme weather in Buffalo on Sunday, the Penguins moved their Monday game time to 1 p.m. for a simple reason. The Penguins want fans to...
Penguins Feel Season Turning, Except One Thing (+)
The Pittsburgh Penguins are supposed to lose. They are supposed to sink into terminal disrepair, thus needing an overhaul. With a core group of players who are no younger than 33 years old, the end should be nigh, except the Penguins are attempting to return that letter to sender. Yes,...
Penguins Game 41 vs. Hurricanes: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
Games within the Metropolitan Division are important for the Pittsburgh Penguins as they push to improve their positioning and get into a playoff spot. That could make Saturday’s game against the Hurricanes at Carolina especially crucial. That’s because after Saturday, the Penguins (20-15-5) don’t get a chance to play...
Dan’s Daily: Fleury Denied, Elvis Wants Trade, Penguins Hit by Injury
RALEIGH, N.C. — So close, but Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was on the wrong end of a Philadelphia Flyers comeback and missed another chance to become the second-winningest goalie in NHL history. Goalies dominate the news today as Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry addressed the new net-share role, and Columbus Blue Jackets’ tendy Elvis Merzlikins is on the NHL trade block by mutual agreement. The Penguins were also hit by an injury that might open a lineup spot, and Dave Molinari wonders if a strong second half can make the Penguins whole.
Would Strong Second Half Be Enough to Make Penguins Whole?
CRANBERRY — The Pittsburgh Penguins will close out the first half of their 2023-24 schedule with a game against Carolina at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday night. Odds are that, regardless of how they fare against the Hurricanes, the Penguins will be sitting outside the Eastern Conference playoff field when that game is over.
(UPDATED) Penguins Practice: Reilly Smith Out ‘Longer-Term’
CRANBERRY — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan says winger Reilly Smith is expected to be out “longer term” because of an injury sustained when he was hit during the first period of a 4-3 overtime loss to Vancouver Thursday night. He added that Smith’s injury still is...
Penguins Room: Jarry Admits, Addresses New Net Share Role
The traditional order of operations is to have a starting goalie and a backup. The No. 1 guy plays between 50 and 60 games, while the backup gets 25 or 30 games through the course of the season. For the last few years, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tristan Jarry have been on that path, at least when health has allowed.
Dan’s Daily: Trade Costs, UFA Prices, & a Penguins Rally
The Pittsburgh Penguins rallied for a point against the second-best team in the Western Conference, yet they didn’t seem too thrilled with their performance. We dug deep into the Penguins’ performance and the burgeoning goalie controversy. Elsewhere in the Daily, Toronto looks ahead to the cost of Mitch Marner. The Calgary Sun looks at the price tag for top center Elias Lindholm on the NHL trade block. Injuries have hit the Anaheim Ducks’ top trade chips, and Corey Perry could soon be available to other teams.
Molinari’s Penguins Six-Pack: Overlooked Key, Getting a Grip (+)
The Pittsburgh Penguins spent the better part of 20 minutes digging a deep hole for themselves Thursday night, then the 40 that followed trying to climb out of it. They finally get did get even with Vancouver, which had built a 3-1 lead during the first period at PPG Paints Arena, in the final half-minute of regulation, only to lose in overtime, 4-3.
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