Rookie forward Jonathan Gruden and third-string goaltender Dustin Tokarski were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Sunday. [Trib Live]
Evgeni Malkin took part in the ceremonial puck drop on Friday as Robert Morris’ men’s club hockey team hosted Mercyhurst in a charity game to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown. [Trib Live]
“We’ve got to be better,” Sidney Crosby said. “We’ve got to find a way to solve it. It’s going to be a big stretch run when we get back.” The Penguins and their veterans know they entered the All-Star break on a sour note and need to be better coming out of it.