by Angie Carducci | Dec 30, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
After laying another egg Friday night in Raleigh, the Penguins are turning to a spring chicken with the recall of Daniel Sprong. Friday marked the second time in as many pairs of games that Pittsburgh followed an inspired, come-from-behind win over the rival Columbus...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 20, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
At 6-foot-7 and 255 lbs., defenseman Jamie Oleksiak is big. Almost as big, in fact, as the expectations of the environment he walked into Wednesday when he joined his new team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, for his first practice. Oleksiak, 24, was the No. 14 overall pick...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 2, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Like Matt Murray before him, Tristan Jarry is getting his break after an injury to the Penguins’ starting netminder. And he’s taking full advantage. For Murray, that chance came in December 2015, after starter Marc-Andre Fleury suffered a concussion. He played 13...
by Angie Carducci | Nov 19, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
When the Blackhawks’ Artem Anisimov corralled a behind-the-net pass and tucked it into the corner of the Pittsburgh net to put his team ahead 2-1 Saturday, it didn’t just sap the momentum the Penguins had earned by tying the game 21 seconds earlier. It marked a return...
by Angie Carducci | Nov 6, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
It’s just a one-game stop at home between road trips, but it might be exactly what the Penguins need. The defending Stanley Cup champions return to PPG Paints Arena Tuesday to face the Arizona Coyotes. After going 1-3-1 on their longest road trip of the season, they...