Jason Williams News

Every time a team faces a division rival, players are able to give a substantial effort throughout the whole game.

First period - 1, Portland, Rundblad 4 , 0:18. 2, Portland, Rundblad 5 , 9:07. 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Walker 14 , 18:44. Penalties - McDonald, WBS , 7:16; Pouliot, Port, double minor , 15:12; Rundblad, Port , 19:42. Second period - 4, Portland, O'Sullivan 7 , 1:49. Penalties - Craig, WBS , 8:17; Stone, Port , 10:43; Arsene, Port , 13:41; ... (more)

Colin McDonald just wrapped up playing in his second AHL All-Star game and was ready to join his family and friends for a day in Atlantic City when a phone call shattered those plans.

The rookie line of Brian Gibbons, Matt Rust and Paul Thompson scored twice in the final nine minutes of regulation, and defenseman Alexandre Picard, who had missed the last 14 games with an upper-body injury, buried the game winner in overtime.

The Winnipeg Jets will be looking for their first three game win-streak since Dec.

Staal's return means $4M less cap space for the Pens as the deadline approaches, but precious few players of Staal's caliber can be had for $4M anyway.

The Penguins are having a special event Saturday night for a home game with the Portland Pirates.

Josh Yohe is a McKeesport Daily News staff writer and can be reached at 412-664-9161, via e-mail or on Twitter .

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forwards Colin McDonald A and Jason Williams A to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, according to the team website .

With an NHL -leading 62 points on the season, it's safe to say that Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is the hottest player in hockey right now.

The Canadiens reversed the overtime loss of their last game against the Penguins, and managed to come away with a 3 - 2 overtime win over a Pittsburgh team which had won all three past meetings against the Habs.

RW Colin McDonald will take Kennedy's spot on a line with LW Steve Sullivan and C Cal O'Reilly Two things about that.

Rene Bourque, Lars Eller and Tomas Plekanec scored during a eight-round shootout to give Montreal a 3-2 victory over the Penguins at the Bell Centre tonight.

18:32: Kris Letang takes a pass from Malkin on the right wing wall and flings a wrister wide on the near side.

According to Jonathan Bombulie of the Citizens Voice in Wilkes-Barre , the Penguins have recalled forward Jason Williams from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

The Bears went 1-2 over the weekend, starting with a 4-3 loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after holding a 3-0 lead into the third period, then a lackluster home loss to the Connecticut Whale on Saturday.

Cody Eakin and Ryan Potulny scored on back to back shootout chances for the Bears and Braden Holtby stopped four out of five shooters to lock down a 4-3 win against the Penguins.

A month into this season, the Penguins looked like they might have found an undrafted college free-agent steal - their own version of Toronto's Tyler Bozak or Philadelphia's Matt Read - in Brian Gibbons.

Hershey goaltender Braden Holtby did Wilkes-Barre / Scranton a favor when he cleared the puck over the glass for a delay of game penalty in the third period of Friday's contest.

Newly arrived forward Mike Carman got a taste Friday night of how quickly things can go from good to bad for foes of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Mohegan Sun Arena.