Novak filling important role with Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 20, 2026
For a variety of reasons, things are better for Tommy Novak today than they were one year ago. Like being ambulatory. After the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for Novak from the Nashville Predators on Mar...
Malkin’s return boosts Penguins over Avalanche
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 18, 2026
Forward Evgeni Malkin rejoined the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup after serving a five-game suspension and directed his club to a 7-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at the Ball Arena in Denver on Mon...
Kindel’s education accelerates at high rate
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 17, 2026
Against the context of a season that has been remarkably — if unexpectedly — successful, an empty net goal isn’t anything to boast about. But someone has to score them. And someone has to be on the ic...
Dewar has been perfect fit with the Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 17, 2026
Connor Dewar has been a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins for over a year, and he’s been perfect. Not in terms of how he plays, mind you. There’s always room for improvement with any fourth-liner. But...
Penguins struggle in loss to Golden Knights
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 14, 2026
If what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, the Pittsburgh Penguins are presumably eager to vacate Vegas. Especially since wins rarely seem to happen there for them. Skating once again without the servic...
Sabres’ Dahlin rejects NHL’s ‘pest’ label
NHL, Sports
March 14, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scrunched his eyebrows, appearing genuinely baffled by the question. “What’s pest?” the Buffalo Sabres captain asked, repeating the label the defenseman has suddenly...
Depth has made a difference for Penguins this season
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 13, 2026
Contributions from all corners of the roster have proven critical. The Pittsburgh Penguins staged a reunion with members of their 2016 Stanley Cup championship team Jan. 31. And forward Bryan Rust, wh...
Penguins rally, top Bruins in OT
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 9, 2026
Tommy Novak got the game-winner as Pittsburgh erased an early 3-0 deficit. Erik Karlsson wasn’t quite sure what verbiage to use. So, he offered a guess. “It was definitely a nice, what do you call it?...
Malkin gets 5-game ban for slash
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 7, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was suspended five games by the NHL as a result of a slash that struck the head of Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. The league announced the punitive ...
Ducks land John Carlson to open NHL trade deadline
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
March 7, 2026
John Carlson is going to the Anaheim Ducks as part of a surprising deal from the Washington Capitals agreed to just after midnight on NHL trade deadline day. Anaheim sent a conditional first-round pic...
Pens lose game and Evgeni Malkin
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 6, 2026
For the past week, the Penguins have gotten a refresher on what life is like without the nonpareil Sidney Crosby, currently designated to injured reserve because of a suspected right leg injury. On Th...
Lack of healthy centers leads to Penguins’ loss
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 5, 2026
With the NHL’s trade deadline approaching at 3 p.m. Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins don’t necessarily need to add a center for a prolonged playoff run. But they probably need a center for … well … now...
Rakell has offered mixed results filling in at center
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 5, 2026
Rickard Rakell immediately objected to the premise of the question. On Feb. 27, a reporter in Cranberry asked him what is it like to be the No. 1 center of the Pittsburgh Penguins, as it was learned t...
Penguins’ Rust: ‘This is home’
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 3, 2026
Even after reaching the 30-goal mark for the first time last season, Bryan Rust hasn’t lost appreciation for that 20-goal plateau. He reached that mark for the seventh consecutive season on Sunday dur...
Knights’ Stone exits game in tough loss to Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
March 2, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone left his team’s game at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday because of an undisclosed injury. Penguins defenseman Kris Letang gave Stone a seemi...
Penguins top U.S. hero Hughes and the Devils
NHL, Sports
February 27, 2026
New Jersey’s Jack Hughes received a standing ovation from Pittsburgh fans during a pregame ceremony. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and...
Girard getting acclimated to his new surroundings
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
February 27, 2026
A slow news cycle did not accompany Sam Girard’s first day with the Pittsburgh Penguins. After trading for the 27-year-old defenseman Tuesday, the Penguins announced Wednesday that captain Sidney Cros...
Crosby on IR, but still confident in Penguins’ playoff chances
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 26, 2026
It was an important day for Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby on Wednesday. His celebrated Little Penguins Learn to Play program for area youth was staged at UPMC Lemieux Complex. Crosby has h...
Penguins trade for Colorado defenseman
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
February 25, 2026
Kyle Dubas is usually open-ended when he talks about how he wants to craft his roster as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations. That’s a nice way of suggesting he is adept of saying ...