By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — A month ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins were a mess. Disorganized on special teams. Iffy in goal. Erratic in general. Now, not so much. The return of center Teddy Blueger has stabilized the penalty kill. Tristan Jarry is stopping nearly ...
PITTSBURGH — The last two weeks were difficult for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen, as he watched from the press box. The last two games have been rewarding for Kapanen and the Penguins. Kapanen scored his second career hat trick and the Penguins beat the St. Louis Blues 6-2 on Saturday night. “It hasn’t been the easiest month or so, but I’m happy to be out there playing games and winning,” Kapanen said. Kapanen was floated in and out of the lineup for inconsistent play in nine of 10 games recently. But he responded with the game-winner on Thursday against ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Kris Letang returned to the ice on Thursday, just three days after suffering the second stroke of his career. The “twirl” the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman took at the club’s practice facility was approved by team doctors, a spin designed to help Letang’s mental health and nothing else. While the 35-year-old remains upbeat, it remains far too early to put a timeline on when his familiar No. 58 will return to the lineup. Though Pittsburgh general manager Ron Hextall indicated this stroke isn’t as severe as the ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have no idea how long they’ll have to play without Kris Letang. They may have landed on a formula on how to get by without their star defenseman while he recovers from a stroke during a 4-3 comeback victory over Vegas on Thursday night. Shoot the puck. All the time. From anywhere on the ice. Jake Guentzel and Kasperi Kapanen scored less than two minutes apart in the third period as the Penguins rallied past the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights to win for the first time since Letang’s stunning diagnosis. While Letang skated at the ...
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Kris Letang plays hockey with a grace and inexhaustible fluidity seemingly impervious to the rigors of spending nearly half his life in the NHL. For the second time in less than a decade, however, a major health scare has brought Letang’s career to a ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins saw a hit they considered dangerous and stopped. Carolina didn’t. And when the whistle didn’t blow, the Hurricanes took advantage by starting their six-game road trip with a bang. Brett Pesce scored at the end of a two-on-none 2:20 into overtime to lift Carolina over Pittsburgh 3-2 Tuesday night courtesy of an ending that will likely be remembered when the Metropolitan Division rivals meet again in Raleigh on Dec. 18 and maybe beyond. The puck was along the boards when Carolina center Seth Jarvis hit ...
