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
Hockey season opens with high-scoring Pens victory
The Mike Johnston era is off to a good start as the Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0-0) used a dominating first period to take the season opener over the Anaheim Ducks (0-1-0) by a final score of 6-4 at Consol Energy Center on Thursday night. Johnston got his first win as the head coach of the Penguins in a game punctuated by excellent performances across the ice. He is the first coach to be hired in the offseason to win the season opener since "Badger" Bob Johnson (1990). New Penguin Patric ... 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
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
Fleury pays tribute to Barrasso with new equipment
By now, you've seen the Penguins new alternate jersey, as they have decided to bring back the old-school colors. On Tuesday morning, Dana Heinze, the Pens head equipment manager, released some photos of what goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will be wearing on the ice. Fleury in his own way is paying homage to legend Tom Barrasso. #29 The Yellow Pads are BACK! pic.twitter.com/f4zBTursbp — Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) October 7, 2014 Fleury's tribute to former Penguins goalie Tom ... Read More
Podcast: Pirates lose, Steelers look to rebound, Pens about to start
Our podcast is back after a two-week hiatus! Join us as we discuss the Pirates loss to the Giants, the Pens season about to begin, the Steelers trying to rebound from a bad loss and much, much more! ... 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
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