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
Crosby makes preseason debut against Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings 7:30 p.m. Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI TV: Root Sports Pittsburgh and NHL Network Radio: 105.9 the X and the Penguins Radio Network Projected Penguins Lineup: 14 Chris Kunitz 87 Sidney Crosby 72 Patric Hornqvist 9 Pascal Dupuis 16 Brandon Sutter 23 Steve Downie 13 Nick Spaling 57 Marcel Goc 17 Blake Comeau 12 Daniel Carcillo 49 Oskar Sundqvist 27 Craig Adams 10 Christian Ehrhoff 58 Kris Letang 29 Marc-Andre Fleury 6 Scott Harrington 7 ... Read More
Penguins downed by Jason Pominville and Wild
The Pittsburgh Penguins only gave up 18 shots on goal against the Minnesota Wild but Jason Pominville found the back of the net with three of them to lead the Wild to a 4-1 win in St. Paul, MN on Monday night. The Penguins (3-2) outshot the Wild (2-2) 33 to 18 but Minnesota goaltender Darcy Kuemper was able to shut down the Pens offense, which was still without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Jeff Zatkoff took the loss as he stopped only six of eight shots over the final period and a ... Read More
Dupuis makes preseason debut as Pens take on Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Minnesota Wild 8:00 p.m. Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota TV: Root Sports Pittsburgh Radio: 105.9 the X and the Penguins Radio Network Projected Penguins lineup: 14 Chris Kunitz 13 Nick Spaling 9 Pascal Dupuis 72 Patric Hornqvist 25 Andrew Ebbett 42 Kasperi Kapanen 17 Blake Comeau 38 Zach Sill 23 Steve Downie 12 Daniel Carcillo 49 Oskar Sundqvist 27 Craig Adams 10 Christian Ehrhoff 58 Kris Letang 1 Thomas Greiss 7 Paul Martin 47 Simon Despres 37 ... Read More
Penguins take to the ice in search of first preseason win
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild 7 p.m. Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA Radio: 105.9 the X and the Penguins Radio Network Projected Penguins Lines: 72 Patric Hornqvist 16 Brandon Sutter 19 Beau Bennett 13 Nick Spaling 57 Marcel Goc 23 Steve Downie 17 Blake Comeau 25 Andrew Ebbett 27 Craig Adams 38 Zach Sill 49 Oskar Sundqvist 59 Jayson Megna 4 Rob Scuderi 7 Paul Martin 37 Jeff Zatkoff 41 Robert Bortuzzo 47 Simon Despres 1 Thomas Greiss 6 Scott Harrington 8 ... Read More
Adam Payerl among Penguins first camp cuts
The Pittsburgh Penguins trimmed their training camp roster by 18 this morning, following a 2-0 loss at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets last night. The team is 0-2 after two preseason games and has yet to see participation from many of its star players, including Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Forwards Scott Wilson, Anton Zlobin, Josh Archibald, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Matia Marcantuoni, Tom Kuhnhackl, Adam Payerl, Bryan Rust, Nick Drazenovic, Conor Sheary, and Tom Kostopoulous, ... Read More
Penguins continue preseason with trip to Columbus
Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets 7:00 PM, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH TV: Jackets TV (Will only works for fans in Columbus broadcast market) Radio: 105.9 The X and the Penguins Radio Network Projected Penguins Lineup: 42 Kasperi Kapanen 57 Marcel Goc 23 Steve Downie 63 Conor Sheary 25 Andrew Ebbett 27 Craig Adams 54 Tom Kuhnhackl 38 Zach Sill 36 Bryan Rust 46 Dominic Uher 45 Adam Payerl 53 Tom Kostopoulos or 32 Pierre-Luc Leblond 58 Kris Letang 10 Christian Ehrhoff ... Read More
Pens drop preseason opener to Red Wings
Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 victory over the Penguins in Pittsburgh Monday night. Mike Johnston’s squad was outmatched from the puck drop, as the Red Wings iced a squad composed mostly of regulars against many of the Penguins’ minor-leaugers. Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves on 20 shots but took the tough-luck loss. Rookie Matt Murray played a scoreless third period in relief. With 3:55 remaining in the second period, Datsyuk collected a ... Read More
Penguins host Wings for preseason opener
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings 7:00 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh PA TV: WPCW Pittsburgh’s The CW Radio: 105.9 The X and Penguins Radio Network Projected Penguins Lineup: 48 ANTON ZLOBIN 16 BRANDON SUTTER 19 BEAU BENNETT 17 BLAKE COMEAU 13 NICK SPALING 72 PATRIC HORNQVIST 43 SCOTT WILSON 50 JEAN-SEBASTIEN DEA 59 JAYSON MEGNA 34 BOBBY FARNHAM 49 OSKAR SUNDQVIST 39 JOSH ARCHIBALD 4 ROB SCUDERI 7 PAUL MARTIN 29 MARC-ANDRE FLEURY 47 ... Read More