This evening the New York Rangers (30-18-7) came to Pittsburgh to face the Penguins (27-18-7) and would leave with a 3-0 victory, padding their lead ahead of the Pens. Midway through the first period, Kevin Hays scored his eighth goal of the season to give the Rangers an early lead.Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots from Pittsburgh, doing a great job in going out and getting the job done. The Penguins missed key opportunities that were a post’s width away from getting a goal.Early PushAlthough ... Read More
Mighty Pens roll past Ducks; Move past Islanders in division
The Pittsburgh Penguins (26-18-7) hosted the Anaheim Ducks (25-18-7) tonight at Consol Energy Center. Sidney Crosby bumped his point streak to 11 straight games putting up four points in tonight's 6-2 win against the Ducks. Kris Letang, who has 10 points in the last six games, had two assists this evening, helping distribute the puck in what looked like a well-oiled offense tonight. Anaheim did end up scoring two goals, that brought them within just a goal or two of tying the game. However, ... Read More
Malkin to rehab over weekend; Fehr out for at least a month
Today, Coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Eric Fehr has suffered a significant lower-body injury that will keep him out for at least a month. Additionally, Sullivan said that Evgeni Malkin will not be traveling with the team this weekend. Malkin is also said to have a lower-body injury and will stay in Pittsburgh for rehab.Both were not participating at the team's skate today in Cranberry Township. Fehr, who took a vicious hit against the boards during Tuesday's game against the Ottawa Senators, ... Read More
Recharged Penguins win fourth straight game
After a week of rest the Pittsburgh Penguins (24-17-7) hosted the Ottawa Senators (23-21-6) this evening at Consol Energy Center. Sidney Crosby continued his hot streak picking up his ninth hat trick of his career in tonight’s 6-5 win.Not much defense was seen as a total of 11 goals were scored tonight, but each team was not without their cheap goals. Pittsburgh came out swinging with two early goals, but the Senators continued throughout the game to get the puck behind Marc-Andre ... Read More
Pens hold their own destiny in the second half
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a tale of two stories in the first half of their season. Limping into December, Coach Mike Johnston was eventually relieved of his duty with Mike Sullivan stepping in his shoes. However, headed into the All-Star break, Pittsburgh found themselves on a three-game win streak and are threatening to move up even further in the Metropolitan Division. Before Sullivan’s arrival the Penguins struggled in just about every faucet of the game. The defense struggled to support ... Read More
Marc-Andre Fleury leads Penguins to third straight win entering All-Star Break
The Pittsburgh Penguins (23-17-7) finished the first half of their season on a high note after defeating the New Jersey Devils (25-19-5) 2-0 this evening at the Consol Energy Center. Sidney Crosby continued his hot streak scoring a power play goal with Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang finding an assist.The Penguins opened up the game in the second period putting up a two-goal lead with a Phil Kessel wrist shot. Recently acquired Carl Hagelin picked up his 12th assist of the season and Derrick ... Read More
Penguins lose second straight overtime game
In their road trip finale, the Pittsburgh Penguins (20-16-6) visited the Tampa Bay Lightening (22-17-4) Friday evening with early playoff implications on the line. Pittsburgh’s defense looked shaky at best, in giving up two short-handed goals that made Tampa Bay look like a top tier team. The Penguins battled back and even took a brief lead, but gave up a late goal to go into overtime for the second game in a row and Pittsburgh dropped a critical game 5-4 to the Lightening. The Penguins found ... Read More
Murray solidifies Penguins’ goaltending future
Pittsburgh saw a small sampling of what the Penguins’ goaltending future may look like in the absence of Marc-Andre Fleury a few short weeks ago. Matt Murray was called up from the AHL following Fleury’s concussion, and finished his short stint going 2-1-1 with a 1.72 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage. To the sadness of some, Murray was re-assigned back to the AHL after the Penguins activated Fleury from the injury list. But at this point in time, it is much more beneficial for ... Read More
Comeback falls short as Penguins lose in overtime
The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-16-5) travelled to Raleigh, North Carolina to face off against the Hurricanes (18-18-7). After a scoreless first period, Carolina put up a 2-0 lead in the second period, but Pittsburgh stormed back to tie the game and force overtime. The Penguins were unable to complete the comeback as an Evgeni Malkin hooking penalty in overtime left his team disadvantaged and the Hurricanes took advantage winning in overtime, 3-2. So Close, Yet So Far In the recent weeks ... Read More
Sidney Crosby should be an All-Star
It is no secret around Pittsburgh that Sidney Crosby has fallen on some hard times this season, especially after being snubbed from this year’s NHL All-Star roster. If the All-Star game’s new format did not require each team to be represented, there is a very real possibility Crosby would be on the roster, as he should be. Statistically, Crosby has underwhelmed this season. There is no getting around that. Both Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang deserved their selections, but do names like Brandon ... Read More