It is safe to say Tristan Jarry is feeling the pressure on him early in the season from everyone, and it could cost him his job in the Steel City very soon.
After three games of the 2024-25 regular season, the biggest takeaway is that the Penguins are allowing Joel Blomqvist to become the starting netminder moving forward.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a bit of a rough start – and their goaltending situation is leaving little to be excited about. Through three games, the Penguins have now used third-stringer Joel Blomqvist in two of them.
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist will make his second straight start when the team plays Saturday against the Maple Leafs in Toronto, getting the nod over veteran Tristan Jarry.
Coming off a 6-0 loss on home ice Wednesday night (Oct. 9) against the New York Rangers, the Pittsburgh Penguins needed a bounce-back win and got it. With Joel Blomqvist making his first NHL start, the Penguins went into Detroit for the second of their back-to-back to begin the season on Thursday night (Oct.
Blomqvist’s win was one of several milestones for Pens players during the game. Penguins goaltender Joel Blomqvist got his first NHL win on Thursday night and it was one of many milestones for Pittsburgh players during the 6-3 victory over the Red Wings on the road in Detroit!
DETROIT — So, the Penguins remembered they indeed know how to play hockey, at least for stretches, anyway. The Penguins survived a sluggish start and more than a handful of first-period defensive mistakes.
DETROIT — The Pittsburgh Penguins looked like a team in deep, deep trouble for much of the first period Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings. They trailed 1-0, but only because rookie goalie Joel Blomqvist, who made his first NHL start, was spectacular.
The Pittsburgh Penguins goalie depth has become less of a worry over the last few seasons as they have added the likes of Alex Nedeljkovic, Joel Blomqvist, and most recently, Sergei Murashov.
There was a time when there was a clamor for Joel Blomqvist to make the Pittsburgh Penguins roster this season and serve as the backup goaltender despite begin a rookie.
Will Sidney Crosby score 35 goals? Will the Pittsburgh Penguins win 42 games? Regardless of what the Las Vegas oddsmakers say, autumn hope springs eternal for hockey players and fans alike.
After an offseason that saw the Pittsburgh Penguins add and subtract from their prospect pool, it seems like general manager Kyle Dubas has done a solid job of trying to restock a system that was seen as one of the worst in the NHL last season.
Alex Nedeljkovic shed a rocky couple of seasons with the Detroit Red Wings to re-establish his upward career trend with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Last season, he became the backup goalie after the team traded Casey DeSmith in the Erik Karlsson deal and further locked down his status with exemplary play.
A lack of long-term consistent goaltending has been a major issue for the Pittsburgh Penguins ever since Marc-Andre Fleury was taken by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 Expansion Draft.
If professional sports teams were a direct democracy, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry probably would have been traded for a seventh-round pick or less this summer.
There is a new top of the heap amongst the quickly expanding list of Pittsburgh Penguins prospects. In 2023, top goalie prospect Joel Blomqvist was No.
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed goalie Alex Nedeljkovic Thursday afternoon, just 11 days before the goalie was to become an unrestricted free agent. The Penguins splashed a two-year, $5 million contract with a $2.5 million average annual value on the goalie who resurrected his career with the Penguins this season.
It was a bit jarring a week ago when Kyle Dubas all but guaranteed that Pittsburgh Penguins backup goalie Alex Nedeljkovic will not be re-signed. Not only
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins top goalie prospect Joel Blomqvist is putting together a great season in his first full year in North America. Backstopping the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with an 11-4-2 record, Blomqvist was selected to the 2024 AHL All-Star Classic.
The Penguins' recent roster moves reflect Tristan Jarry's return.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled goaltender Joel Blomqvist from the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a disappointing start to the 2023-24 season, with the worst record in the Eastern Conference through nine games. The same can't be said for their AHL affiliate, however.
With just four first-round picks over the past decade, it isn’t a surprise that the Penguins have one of the worst prospect pools in the NHL.
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed one of their top prospects to a three-year, entry level contract.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will have a closer look at their top goalie prospect as Joel Blomqvist has signed amateur tryout agreements with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
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