Former Penguins goaltender Thomas Greiss caused a stir on Monday after making his debut with the New York Islanders at their new home in Brooklyn, the Barclays Center. After the Islanders’ 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday afternoon, Greiss was asked how the atmosphere was in his first game in New York. “It was fun to play (here), especially coming from Pittsburgh,” he said to Islanders Insights. “It’s pretty dead there.” Greiss, who played only one season in Pittsburgh ... Read More
Six Penguins players move on early in free agency period
While the Penguins were busy making a big trade to acquire Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel, six of the Penguins free agents found other NHL homes. Defenseman Paul Martin, who was interested in returning to the Penguins, instead signed a four-year contract with the San Jose Sharks, according to ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun. Right-winger Steve Downie has accepted a one-year deal for $1.7 million with the Arizona Coyotes per Sportsnet. That is a modest raise from the $1 million contract he ... Read More
Penguins can’t beat Mason, Flyers
The Penguins have been criticized, both internally and externally, for their lack of effort and intensity in losing back-to-back games to the Philadelphia Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets last week. The Penguins had no lack of effort in Sunday afternoon’s rematch in Philadelphia. They dominated the Flyers up and down the ice at even strength, but they couldn’t put enough pucks past Flyers goaltender Steve Mason and gave up a pair of power play goals en route to a 4-1 beating at the hands of ... Read More
Penguins fall in New Jersey; drop third straight
For years, the Penguins have struggled to produce offense against the New Jersey Devils’ trapping scheme. On Tuesday night, they found their way to the net often enough, but despite landing 35 shots on goal, none of them found their way past Devils goaltender Cory Schneider, and the Pens lost, 2-0. It was the eighth time this season that the Penguins were shut out, and the second time in the last three games. The Penguins played a strong defensive game, allowing only 19 shots to get through ... Read More
Pens will wrap-up road trip against playoff-hungry Sharks
The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone 2-1 so far on this western road trip, and they’ll try to finish it on a winning note as they take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at 10:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: Tonight will be the first of two meetings between the Sharks and Penguins this season. The Sharks will visit Consol Energy Center at the end of the month. The Sharks are on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture, six points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card ... Read More
Pens blow three-goal lead but get win in a shootout
It wasn’t how they drew it up, but the Penguins escaped Ottawa with two points after a 5-4 victory over the Senators in a shootout on Thursday night. The Penguins jumped out to a 3-0 lead they seemed to let up over the final period and a half, and the Senators clawed back in it to tie the game at four. “It wasn’t a good third period,” said head coach Mike Johnston. “I think when you look at a period like that, we have to make sure we learn from it and the big thing for me was that I thought we ... Read More
Penguins, Flyers renew Battle of Pennsylvania
It’s only a five-hour trip down Interstate 76, but two teams –and their fanbases- couldn’t be farther apart that the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers. First-year Penguins head coach Mike Johnston has stressed puck possession and discipline with his squad. Although the Penguins are in the midst of a disappointing stretch (2-3-1 in their last six games), the results have been more positive than negative for the Penguins this season. They sit comfortable within playoff position in ... Read More
Pens Downie back in action vs. Tampa Bay
The big Penguins news of the day, the acquisition of forward David Perron, won’t have a big effect on tonight’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Pittsburgh. The 26-year old winger is expected to join the team in time for Saturday night’s home game against the Montreal Canadiens, but will still be traveling to Pittsburgh from Edmonton during tonight’s contest. The Penguins will be adding a different forward in tonight’s lineup: right-winger Steve Downie will make his return to the ... Read More
Penguins sign Blake Comeau, Thomas Greiss
Shortly after Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford made his first free agent splash of the offseason by inking defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, Rutherford added a couple more pieces on the open market. The new Penguins GM was able to sign forward Blake Comeau to a one-year, $700,000 deal and goaltender Thomas Greiss to a one-year, $1 million deal. The 28-year old Comeau has spent the last season and a half in Columbus where he tallied 21 points (7G, 14A) in 70 regular-season ... Read More