Pittsburgh Penguins (42-25-8) The Penguins, who are coming off of a stellar over tie win against the New York Rangers, will have the Buffalo Sabres to deal with this evening in Pittsburgh. The Penguins need to prevent themselves from underestimating their competition and put together a solid win. With Matt Murray in-between the pipes for Pittsburgh this evening, the offense must be able to continue their dominance and find an early lead. "[Sitting often has] been a different challenge I ... Read More
Crosby’s overtime goal pulls Penguins closer to second place in Metropolitan Division
This evening the New York Rangers (43-24-8) hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-25-8) in a battle that made the battle in the Eastern Conference and the Metropolitan Division that much more interesting. Eric Staal scored a pair of goals and were the Rangers' only two goals in their 3-2 loss against the Penguins. Pittsburgh drew even closer to the second place spot in their division with tonight's win and has made the race for the playoffs much more interesting. Marc-Andre Fleury has continued ... Read More
Kessel & Bonino help put Penguins back on track; Hagelin scores a pair
Kessel stood out tonight as the Pittsburgh Penguins'(40-25-8) difference maker in its 7-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings (37-26-11). Bonino, who was a game-time decision, contributed a goal and two assists. Each had four points in today's game and combined for seven assists. Fans also witnessed Hagelin scoring a pair of goals and put up his fifth and sixth point in his last five games. Today's win against the Red Wings marks the sixth six-goal game without Evgeni Malkin on the ice. ... Read More
Devils end Penguins winning streak in shutout victory
The Pittsburgh Penguins (40-24-8) hosted the New Jersey Devils (35-31-7) this evening at Consol Energy Center. Pittsburgh entered tonight's game on a six game winning, which was halted tonight. The 3-0 loss came with no offensive showing. The Penguins were unable to muster much against Scott Wedgewood who made only his second start in his career. In his first game he allowed only one goal and tonight stopped all 39 shots. Marc-Andre Fleury and the rest of the team seemed to have let some ... Read More
Pens Preview: Can Penguins keep the momentum against Devils?
Pittsburgh Penguins (40-24-8) The Pittsburgh Penguins are arguably playhing their best hockey this season. The struggles of the first part of the season have all but been wiped from memory. The 6-2 victory against the Washington Capitals showcased that the Penguins are capable of beating the best teams in the league. Brian Dumoulin, who sustained a minor injury in Sunday's game against the Capitals, is expected to be a game-time decision, but has made progress after being carried off to ... Read More
Sidney Crosby named NHL’s first star of the week
For the second time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins' captain, Sidney Crosby, has been named the NHL's first star of the week. Crosby has dominated lately and is currently third in the league in scoring behind Chicago's Patrick Kane and Dallas' Jamie Benn. Crosby also has a 12-game point streak, the longest of the season for him. He finished this past week with seven points, give of which being assists. This was something that was missing from Crosby's game at the beginning of the season. ... Read More
Pens top Capitals; tied for second in division
This evening the Washington Capitals (51-14-5) traveled on the road to face the Pittsburgh Penguins (39-24-8). What began as a shaky start for the Penguins, turned to quick goals and physical play. The game got very heated in the second period and ultimately climaxed to T.J. Oshie landing a few punches to Sidney Crosby while on the ground. In the same period the Capitals were able to evaporate a two goal deficit with a goal from Jason Chimera and Andre Burakovsky. However, a quick goal less ... Read More
Pens Preview: Five game winning streak on the line against Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins (39-24-8) Pittsburgh took it to a Flyers team that was doing equally as well as of late. Now, the Penguins must look ahead to an even tougher opponent, the Washington Capitals. In order to win this game the Penguins must play at the same level as they did Saturday. Goaltending has been the catalyst for Pittsburgh over its five game winning streak allowing more than two goals only once, and that was the 5-3 win against the Rangers. The Penguins are also 4-0-0 without ... Read More
Dominant Penguins cruise past Flyers for fifth straight win
What was sure to be a physical and entertaining game turned out to be just that. The Pittsburgh Penguins (38-24-8) went across the state to face their most heated rival, the Philadelphia Flyers (34-23-12). Marc-Andre Fleury had, once again, an outstanding game and allowed only one goal which was deflected off of his own teammate. Pittsburgh's defense was able to hold the Flyers in single digits in shots headed into the third period and did not allow them to dictate the tempo of the game. The ... Read More
NHL sets eyes on expansion; Tough decisions may be ahead for Penguins
This past week the NHL and NHLPA met in New York City to begin initial discussions about the NHL expanding into possibly two new cities by the 2017-18 season. While the talks are preliminary in setting the terms of expansion draft rules and laying a foundation, there are some early indications of what city(es) they may plan to move into. All indications point towards Las Vegas, NV being a guaranteed destination to host a new NHL team. Rumors have swirled for the last year, but just recently ... Read More