At the end of last season, Ben Lovejoy, not completely unfairly, shouldered some of the blame for the sudden end to the Penguins 2015–16 season, especially since general manager Jim Rutherford traded promising 24-year-old blueliner Simon Despres for 31-year-old Lovejoy at the trade deadline. To close out 2014–15, Lovejoy finished with three points and a -7 rating in 20 games with the Penguins while Despres scored a goal and finished with six points in 16 games with the Ducks. In the ... Read More
Penguins welcome back Bylsma with a 4-3 victory
The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back former Head Coach Dan Bylsma as the Buffalo Sabres came to town. The team provided a touching tribute video highlighting his years with the team and he received a standing ovation from the crowd. The Penguins walked away with a 4-3 win, finishing the night with a perfect special teams record by stopping both chances against them and scoring on their own opportunity. The Sabres outshot the Penguins 53-29, much of that coming during the 3rd period as the ... Read More
Changes to D-pairs paying off for Pens
After starting 0-3, the Pittsburgh Penguins have turned things around and are now on a three-game winning streak. They even managed to finally score on the power play against Florida last night. The wins have not come easy, however, and there are still adjustments that could be made to help them improve going forward. One area that has been a hot topic for discussion is the team's defensive pair. The Penguins have used seven defensemen so far this season, and of a potential 21 combinations, ... Read More
Hornqvist scores twice as Pens beat Ducks
For the second time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins jumped out to a big lead on the Anaheim Ducks. Just like during the first game of the season, Anaheim showed why they are one of the top teams in the NHL by coming back to tighten the score, but the Penguins were again able to hold off the Ducks’ charge and escaped Anaheim with a 5-2 victory. After a scoreless first period, Blake Comeau started the scoring for the Penguins when he tallied his 15th goal of the season at 9:51 of the second ... Read More
Ben Lovejoy returns to Anaheim as Pens face Ducks
The Penguins will try to shake off Wednesday's ugly 3-1 loss in Colorado and get right back in the hunt for the Metropolitan Division title as their four-game western road trip continues with a 10:00 p.m. faceoff tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: This will be the second meeting between the Penguins and Ducks this season, but you may have to stretch your memory to recall the first. That would have been the season opener, way back on October 9, 2014, which the Penguins won ... Read More
Pens debut new look ‘D’ vs Avalanche
With the roster finally solidified, the Penguins will try out their new-look lineup as they start a four-game western swing by taking on the Avalanche in Denver, Colorado tonight at 10:00 p.m. The first game after the trade deadline can be a strenuous affair in the National Hockey League. Players have been traded and have to find their way across the continent to their new team with their sticks, bags and families arriving intact. Equipment managers get a crash course on new how the new ... Read More
Penguins bring back defenseman Ben Lovejoy
After already swapping Robert Bortuzzo for Ian Cole, the Pittsburgh Penguins have added yet another player to the fold on trade deadline day, and this one is a familiar face. Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has also acquired former Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy from the Anaheim Ducks. Lovejoy, now 31, has spent the last three seasons in Anaheim after starting his career with the Penguins as an undrafted free agent out of Dartmouth. He has 248 NHL games on his resume – 98 with the ... Read More