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
Injuries will keep Crosby, Malkin off ice tomorrow
The Pittsburgh Penguins will take the ice for the first time in the 2014-15 season tomorrow afternoon at Consol Energy Center. The team’s biggest stars, however, will not. General Manager Jim Rutherford announced this morning that centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin will be held out of practice with undisclosed injuries. Both players were injured in workouts leading up to training camp. The team gave no indication of the severity of either players’ injury. The Penguins seem to have ... Read More
Penguins’ Kasperi Kapanen to miss rookie tournament
Pittsburgh Penguins’ rookie forward Kasperi Kapanen will miss this weekend’s rookie tournament. The 18-year-old Finnish winger was the Penguins first-round pick in this year’s NHL entry draft. Kapanen injured his hand this August in a game while playing for Team Finland’s U20 World Junior squad. The Penguins anticipate that he will be ready to play at the start of the team’s training camp, which begins next week. It is unknown what effect, if any, this injury will have on his chance of making ... Read More
Penguins sign Daniel Carcillo
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed free agent left-winger Daniel Carcillo to a professional tryout contract. Originally drafted by the Penguins but traded while he was still in the minors, Carcillo played 57 games with the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers last season, scoring only four goals and one assist. His career high in points is just 24, achieved seven years ago with Phoenix. His possession stats don’t suggest that he is due for a huge gain in scoring, either, with a ... Read More
Crosby arrest report refuted
The Ottawa Sun reported this morning that Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was arrested in a driving-related incident in Ottawa. The article, attributed to QMI News Agency, claimed that Crosby was arrested by Ottawa Police late Tuesday night and cited unknown sources. The news item was released on social media and featured prominently on the paper’s website. The problem is that none of it is true. Several media outlets reported the story to be false. Ottawa Chief of Police Charles Bordeleau ... Read More