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Avalanche outclass Penguins for 2nd time in 4 days

PITTSBURGH — They get no moral victory for this one. The Penguins were simply outclassed.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Other top wingers steal the spotlight as Penguins roll in Rickard Rakell’s debut

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins had to like what they saw from Rickard Rakell in his first game.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

Penguins too much for Coyotes' hot goalie in 4-1 victory

GLENDALE, Ariz. – A hot goalie made them sweat, but the Penguins got the win.

Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2022

Ron Cook: Penguins' losses to Carolina and Toronto reveal some troubling signs

There is no reason for concern, right? The Penguins were due for a couple of bad games. They were coming off a 26-5-4 run, matching the best 35-game stretch in franchise history. There was no way they were going to maintain that pace. There was no way they could.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

How the Penguins unlocked Mike Matheson's 'dominant physical attributes'

NEWARK, N.J. — Following the Penguins' 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, coach Mike Sullivan rattled off a long list of defenseman Mike Matheson's "dominant physical attributes."

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

'Playing with an edge' and complete-team effort key to Penguins' scorching stretch

The Penguins are arguably the NHL’s most successful franchise over the last 40 years. They have five Stanley Cups, a bunch of division titles and one President’s Trophy. Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have all won MVP in black and gold. Only three teams have more…

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022

Third-period outburst pushes Penguins past Coyotes to sixth win in a row

PITTSBURGH — For the first two periods of Tuesday’s 6-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes at PPG Paints Arena, the Penguins couldn’t shake one of the NHL’s worst teams.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2022

Ron Cook: Halfway through the season, Penguins have been best show in town

Two tweets about the Penguins jumped out at me from all of the social media chaos surrounding the ending to the Bills-Chiefs game Sunday night, the NFL overtime rules and the futures of Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2022

Zach Aston-Reese day-to-day with lower-body injury, Louis Domingue also sidelined

PITTSBURGH — Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese is sidelined "day-to-day" with a lower-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan announced ahead of Sunday's game against the Winnipeg Jets.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2022