NHL, Sports
February 19, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — The general manager of the U.S. team in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament said he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to the championship game between the United Sta...
NHL, Sports
February 19, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — The first matchup between the United States and Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off left both sides — and most hockey fans, too — wanting more. And that’s just what they’ll get. The North A...
NHL, Sports
February 19, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist. Sidney Crosby flipped in an empty-netter from center ice after Finland cut a four-goal deficit to one in the final...
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
February 19, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins conducted their first organized practice since Feb. 7 on Tuesday afternoon, as the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off break continues ahead of Thursday’s title game between Canada and th...
NHL, Sports
February 17, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) — U.S. players knew they could clinch a spot in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off by beating Canada in regulation on Saturday night. “And we did just that,” defenseman Zach Werenski sa...
NHL, Sports
February 17, 2025
MONTREAL (AP) — Charlie McAvoy lined up Connor McDavid and delivered a textbook hit that sent the best hockey player in the world careening into the glass and down to the ice. A mere 19 seconds later,...
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
January 30, 2025
These days, Sidney Crosby doesn’t even try to fight it. No matter what he does, it’s going to happen and happen fast. When Crosby gets on the team plane to travel to away games, a countdown begins. “I...
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PENGUINS AND THE CBA
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 29, 2025
Kris Letang has seen labor strife between the NHL and NHLPA before. More than a decade ago, the league canceled the first three months of the 2012-13 season after several negotiations between the NHL ...
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By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
January 28, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed a considerable amount of trust in Kirk Mac-Donald. MacDonald, 41, is in his first campaign leading the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes- Barre/S...
NHL, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 28, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ decision to weld Kris Letang with Marcus Pettersson on a defensive pairing in recent weeks wasn’t necessarily rooted in a sense of familiarity between the two long-time teamma...
NHL, Sports
January 27, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — Facing the prospect of Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to trade the star forward...
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THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 25, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust suffered an undisclosed injury and prematurely exited a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Thursday. Aside from a posting on...
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By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 24, 2025
Through their first 49 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most prominent line is their top line. No duh. Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust (from left wing to right wing) have largely keyed mos...
NHL, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO Trib Total Media 
January 22, 2025
Back in mid-December, Marcus Pettersson landing on injured reserve forced the Pittsburgh Penguins to do some tinkering on the blue line. Pettersson had been part of a defensive pairing with Erik Karls...
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MONDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 22, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves on 26 shots in a 5-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto. com Arena in Los Angeles on Monday. The result boosted Nedeljkovic’s rec...
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By By JONATHAN BOMBULIE TribLive 
January 20, 2025
They’re 3-8-3 against Metropolitan foes. Hockey fans who believe in omens could have seen this coming before the season was 20 minutes old. In the first period of their season opener Oct. 9, the Pengu...
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By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
January 20, 2025
He looks like a long-term rotation anchor after finishing third in last season’s Cy Young voting. Before the arrival of Paul Skenes, the expectation around the Pittsburgh Pirates was that the players ...
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By By SETH RORABAUGH Trib Total Media 
January 18, 2025
Alex Nedeljkovic became the second goaltender in Pittsburgh Penguins history to score a goal during a 5-2 victory against the host Buffalo Sabres on Friday at Key-Bank Center. His score came on an emp...
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By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 17, 2025
Tristan Jarry cleared waivers and is back in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. It seemed like an innocuous comment at the moment. But with the benefit of almost nine years, it proved to be insightful. During the...
NHL, Sports
By By MICHAEL DIVITTORIO TribLive 
January 17, 2025
Allegheny County Police reported that Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin’s Stanley Cup Championship rings, previously thought to have been stolen in a burglary this month, have been located inside...