Penguins not set on starting goaltender?
Josh Yohe wrote in The Athletic about some early-season observations with the Pittsburgh Penguins. After three games of the 2024-25 regular season, the biggest takeaway is that the Penguins are allowing Joel Blomqvist to become the starting netminder moving forward. Consistent goaltending has been difficult to find in Pittsburgh over...
Penguins Send Jarry to AHL, Temporarily
The Pittsburgh Penguins surprised many when they sent goalie Tristan Jarry home from their current four-game road trip on Wednesday so the goalie could work with director of goaltending Jon Elkin. The team was carrying three goalies, and the move solidified Alex Nedeljkovic and Joel Blomqvist as the top two goalies for the time being.
Penguins 4-0 loss to Oilers is just more of the same frustrating hockey
If Pittsburgh Penguins hockey were a scripted television show, fans would know exactly how the plot unfolds. Though the 2024-2025 NHL season is only nine games old, it has been the same old hockey from the Penguins. Fans are frustrated and want to see better. The Penguins took the ice...
Penguins Tap Blomqvist as Starter; Sullivan Admits Jarry Issues
CRANBERRY, PA — Perhaps it is not a surprise, but the Pittsburgh Penguins will turn to rookie Joel Blomqvist in net Friday when the Penguins host the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. Goalie Tristan Jarry’s struggles continued Wednesday when he allowed three goals in the first 11:33 of...
Penguins Activate Nedeljkovic, Buy Time with Decision
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated goalie Alex Nedeljkovic from the injured reserve list Thursday morning, but that’s not the end of rookie Joel Blomqvist’s NHL run. The Penguins assigned Nedeljkovic to the AHL on a conditioning assignment, given that he missed several preseason games with a lower-body injury that he suffered against the Detroit Red Wings on Sept. 30.
'Fabulous' Filip Larsson records Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins shutout
The Penguins have an embarrassment of riches at the goalie position. In addition to Alex Nedeljkovic who is back in the starting role at Pittsburgh (after his Friday rehab appearance for Wilkes Barre Scranton), Joel Blomqvist has emerged as a steady force with the team sooner than expected. Because of Nedeljkovic's preseason injury, Blomqvist has been traveling and playing in the NHL instead of with the AHL Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins.