PITTSBURGH – The injury bug has caught up with the Pittsburgh Penguins once again as defenseman Jeff Petry was placed on long-term injured reserve. The roster move is retroactive to December 11th. Petry was injured late during Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres when his wrist was jammed into the boards in a collision with…… read more »
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There’s no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccine to athletes’ strokes, blood clots
PolitiFact: Facebook post is false in claiming link between COVID-19, athletes’ strokes, blood clots.… read more »
The Killers Announce 2023 U.K., Ireland Tour Dates
Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers have been announced as Sunday headliners for Electric Picnic, one of Ireland’s largest arts-and-music festivals, to be held in September 2023. Electric Picnic had said on Twitter, “The gift that keeps on giving! Introducing our Sunday Headliner @thekillers to the #EP23 line up.” Before heading to Electric Picnic, the…… read more »
Roger Waters Shares New Album ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ On Streaming Services
Roger Waters’ new album, The Lockdown Sessions is now available on all streaming platforms. Waters has confirmed the album’s songs were recorded and filmed at home during the Covid-19 lockdown between 2020 and 2021. Waters and Gus Seyffert produced the record. The five seminal tracks are from Waters’ time with Pink Floyd and his solo…… read more »
Pens Points: On The Verge?
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Evgeni Malkin scored the eventual game-winning goal Monday night that gave the Pittsburgh Penguins two points over the white-hot Dallas Stars. This goal, coupled with the assists he’s collected, may prove to be the precursor to a hot streak.… read more »
Pittsburgh brings 6-game win streak into matchup against Florida
Pittsburgh Penguins (17-8-4, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (13-12-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins aim to keep a six-game win streak intact when they play the Florida Panthers. Florida has a 13-12-4 record overall and an 8-3-3 record on its home…… read more »
Penguins place Jeff Petry on LTIR, call up Mark Friedman and Drew O’Connor from AHL
This season with WBS, Friedman has recorded one goal, four assists and is plus-5 in 19 AHL games. He has been plus or even in 16 of his 19 games this year. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound defenseman has played parts of three seasons in the Penguins’ organization.… read more »
Freezing rain possible Thursday; winter storm watch issued for parts of western Pa.
Thursday will be an Impact Day in the Pittsburgh region, with a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain and snow possible. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the ridges of Westmoreland and Fayette counties and Indiana County, beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday, as accumulating freezing rain is most likely in…… read more »
Malkin’s late goal lifts Penguins past Stars 2-1
PITTSBURGH – The playoffs are still months away for Pittsburgh and Dallas. Yet they provided a glimpse of what likely awaits each of them in the spring, a time of year when space gets tight and open ice essentially vanishes. For two of the NHL’s highest-scoring teams, playing responsibly on the defensive end in December…… read more »
Penguins Playing with Passion, Unwillingness to Lose
Goalie Tristan Jarry put it best following the win over the Stars, in saying the locker room is playing as a cohesive unit. I think we’re playing a good team game,” Jarry said. We’re playing right to the end and I think guys are doing a great job of coming together.… read more »