Injured winger Pascal Dupuis was a full participant in the Penguins’ morning skate today. He had skated on his own before practice on Friday, and may be available to play for the team when they host the New York Islanders tonight. “Pascal skated this morning, so it’s a game time decision tonight,” Head Coach Mike Johnston said of Dupuis. “I’m feeling much better than I did coming out of the game,” said Dupuis, “[There is] still a decision we have to make this afternoon with the coach and ... Read More
Pascal Dupuis skates Friday; could be available Saturday
Injured Pittsburgh Penguins winger Pascal Dupuis skated before the team’s practice on Friday, less than 24 hours after he was struck in the neck by a puck in Thursday’s 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars. He was removed from the game on a stretcher and did not return. “He looked fine this morning; he did skate a little bit on his own,” head coach Mike Johnston said after practice, “He came into the room, got checked out by the medical staff, he’s been basically cleared by them. … All signs are ... Read More
Stars score late to beat Pens 3-2
In what has become an epidemic for the Penguins, the Dallas Stars scored a power play goal to beat the Penguins 3-2 in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Tyler Seguin collected a cross-ice pass from Jason Spezza and flicked a shot under the blocker of Marc-Andre Fleury to give the Stars their first lead of the game with just 2.9 seconds remaining. It seemed as if Fleury had a chance to make a save on the shot, but it skipped off the underside of his blocker and into the net. Fleury has stopped ... Read More
Pens set to host Stars
The Penguins will look to extend their winning ways as they host the Dallas Starts at Consol Energy Center tonight. Mike Johnston’s squad is off to a 2-0 start and will face their second Western Conference opponent of the 2014-15 season. The Penguins were 10-4 while hosting Western Conference teams last season. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Stars are coming off a 4-2 win in Columbus on Tuesday night. Dallas was lead offensively by left-winger Jamie Benn and center Tyler Seguin. The duo combined for ... Read More
Pens travel to Toronto to take on Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to keep their momentum rolling as they travel to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs tonight. The Leafs, now under the watchful eye of new team President Brendan Shanahan, are trying to turn things around after finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division and out of the playoff a year ago. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: It will be the second game of the season for both teams, as the Maple Leafs lost 4-3 against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. The Leafs will have a ... Read More
Pens host Ducks in season opener
Duck season doesn’t start until Saturday in the state of Pennsylvania, but the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to get a head start as they begin their season tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. General Manager Jim Rutherford and Head Coach Mike Johnston will make their Consol Energy Center debuts, and the black and gold will be on the hunt for their first win under the new regime. MOVERS AND SHAKERS: As expected, the Penguins made five roster moves this morning, placing winger Beau Bennett on ... Read More
Shafer looks to earn nod as RMU starting goalie after surgery
On March 9, 2014, Robert Morris goaltender Terry Shafer was having an amazing sophomore season. After having played in only four games a freshman the year before, Shafer started 35 of the Colonial’s first 37 games. He had a .911 save percentage and was voted Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week three times. Not only was he succeeding individually, the Colonials were winning. After starting the season 2-12-2, they turned it on after New Year’s and finished 11-4-3, good enough for fifth place ... Read More
Penguins make final roster cuts
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2014 first-round pick Kasperi Kapanen remains on the active roster despite the fact that he has returned home to his native Finland. General Manager Jim Rutherford announced that five players were cut on Tuesday afternoon. Defenseman Scott Harrington was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Forwards Zach Sill and Andrew Ebbett and defenseman Taylor Chorney were assigned to Wheeling of the ECHL. Forward Oskar Sundqvist was returned to ... Read More
Penguins Cut 3 Rookies; Kapanen, Sundqvist Remain
The Pittsburgh Penguins have waived goaltender Jeff Zatkoff and assigned forward Bobby Farnham and defenseman Brian Dumoulin to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. Zatkoff filled in as the team’s backup goaltender last season after Tomas Vokoun was lost to a season-long injury. The 27-year old had a .912 save percentage in 20 games last season, but the new team management felt that an upgrade was needed this offseason. If Zatkoff clears waivers, he will return to ... Read More
Analyzing the Penguins roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins preseason came to a close on Wednesday night with a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. The team finished the preseason with a 3-3 record, and finally got Sidney Crosby back on the ice for the finale. On Thursday, they released forward Daniel Carcillo from his tryout agreement. The team still has 31 players on its roster. The league’s regular season maximum is 23, so Jim Rutherford, Mike Johnston, and their staffs will have some work to do to decide who will stay ... Read More