CRANBERRY, Twp — The prognostications and medical reports were not encouraging last April, but Pittsburgh Penguins winger Matt Nieto was a participant on Day 1 of training camp.
For the first time in the Sidney Crosby era, salary cap space will work to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ advantage. Rather than the annual games of limbo to shimmy just under the hard cap or preplanning sacrifices to achieve compliance, the Penguins have several million in cap space.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have an open spot for a winger in the top six. Not only does the lineup have an open spot, but it also needs more goals. That’s why a Patrik Laine trade, no matter how improbable, should be on the table.
Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced that Penguins skaters Kris Letang, John Ludvig and Matt Nieto have undergone recent surgeries.
Three Penguins have gone under the knife in recent weeks, general manager Kyle Dubas announced Wednesday.
The mustache man will unfortunately be out for a while longer The Penguins announced a specific timetable for how long Matt Nieto will be out yesterday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Thursday that forward Matt Nieto underwent successful laparoscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to be out of commission on a six-to-eight-week timeline.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Jan. 4 that forward Matt Nieto underwent successful laparoscopic surgery on his right knee. The surgery was performed by head team physician Dr.
The Pittsburgh Penguins recently dealt with a handful on injuries to key players, but are slowly starting to work their way back to health as the holiday break approaches.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they have recalled Alex Nylander from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Nylander had a three-game run beside Evgeni Malkin in place of injured Rickard Rakell but didn’t make an impact, scoring no points.
Noel Acciari and Matt Nieto were absent from the Pittsburgh Penguins morning skate Saturday before the team hosts the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena.
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, who missed practice Wednesday because he was ill, was at the team’s optional morning skate Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
Matt Nieto had choices. Hang on, let me rephrase that: He had one choice. One. He needed to dump the puck deep. Instead, he did this: A fourth-liner with no points and, really, no palpable purpose in the lineup has no choice but to dump that puck deep.
CRANBERRY, Pa. -- One of the first signings Kyle Dubas made this summer was a move to bolster the bottom six in winger Matt Nieto. Nieto, 30, signed a two-year deal with the Penguins on July 1 that carries an average annual value of $900,000.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a newly formed group of bottom-six forwards thanks to the work of Kyle Dubas this offseason. The first signing of the bunch was winger Matt Nieto.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Matt Nieto to a two-year contract worth $900,000 a season. At 5-foot-11, 187 pounds, Nieto brings depth to the Pens’ wing.
Ahead of Game Four, it doesn’t look like there will be any lineup changes for the Colorado Avalanche. Valeri Nichushkin, Darren Helm, and Jack Johnson all missed morning skate, indicating that the lineup from Saturday night will likely be what people see on Monday.
The deal marks a homecoming of sorts for Nieto, who previously played for the Avalanche between 2017 and 2020.
Prowess on the special teams and the lights-out play of forward Kevin Fiala have the Los Angeles Kings playing their best hockey of the season. Following a 6-3 thumping of the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday, the Kings will host the San Jose Sharks in the final of three meetings between the Pacific Division foes Wednesday.
Matt Nieto scored on his first shift of the third period to help lift San Jose to a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes as the Sharks halted a two-game skid on Tuesday in Tempe, Ariz.
Nieto has been out nearly two weeks dealing with an undisclosed injury, last playing on Dec. 4. It’s unclear exactly how Nieto sustained the injury, the winger playing a not-out-of-the-ordinary 15:51 that game.
The San Jose Sharks are still reeling from a COVID-19 scare that sidelined multiple players and head coach Bob Boughner over the weekend.
The San Jose Sharks will have plenty of young talent on the wings next season. With Timo Meier and Kevin Labanc looking to improve after their last two
The San Jose Sharks are bringing back another one of their free agent forwards, re-signing Matt Nieto to a two-year contract.
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