Breaking: McGroarty, Acciari, Lizotte, Nieto, Novak Out for Final Games

Now we know why the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled three forwards from the AHL on Thursday. Five other forwards are out for the season — keeping in mind that there are only three games left. Rookie Rutger McGroarty, Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte, Matt

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Injuries strike Penguins, 3 emergency recalls made, different forward lines in use

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images A slew of reinforcements from the AHL arrive Mike Sullivan has mentioned recently the Penguins have some players banged up. That wasn’t for show, three forwards were recalled this morning fr

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Penguins Practice: McGroarty Among Those Missing; Tomasino Skates

Rookie forward Rutger McGroarty was not on the ice Thursday at Pittsburgh Penguins practice at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. McGroarty, who has been impressive in five games in his most recent call-up, left Tuesday’s game against Chicago after b

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With injuries mounting, Penguins recall three forwards

The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forwards Emil Bemstrom, Vasily Ponomarev and Valtteri Puustinen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, the team announced Thursday morning. The Penguins have been dealing with injuries. Ponomar

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Ray Shero was the right GM at the right time for Pittsburgh Penguins

Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images Ray Shero will always be a prominent figure for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The news of Ray Shero’s sudden passing on Wednesday sent shockwaves throughout the NHL, and immediately pr

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Crosby, Malkin and Letang among star-studded crew at Pat McAfee’s Big Night Aht

The Pens’ captain came through in the clutch Pat McAfee sold out the PPG Paints Arena and promised a Big Night Aht. Promises made and promises delivered with a star-studded crew of celebrities on hand. Coming back to his hometown an

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Dan’s Daily: Greatest Comeback; Goalie Hunting; Penguins Insider

The Daily is a wide cross-section of stories from the electricity in Montreal to our Penguins insider. The hockey world lost one of the good ones when former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero passed away unexpectedly. The goalie trade tal

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Pens Points: Imama for Masterton

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Pens Points has all the latest from what was a relatively quiet day from the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was a quiet day in the Pittsburgh Penguins sphere on Wednesday with the team off f

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Former Penguins GM Ray Shero Passes Away

I’m both stunned and deeply saddened to learn that former Penguins GM Ray Shero has passed away at age 62. From the Penguins’ web site: “The Pittsburgh Penguins are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Penguins general manager