Not too long ago the Pittsburgh Penguins (30-11-5) were on a three-game skid. With its 5-1 win Sunday against the Boston Bruins (23-21-6), Pittsburgh has found itself on a four-game win streak. This fourth win in a row has helped separate the Penguins from the New York Rangers for third place in the division, and Pittsburgh now only trails the Columbus Blue by a single point for second place (the Washington Capitals are currently in first). The 5-1 victory Sunday night featured both an ... Read More
Rust scores in OT to give Penguins seventh straight win
Over the last seven games, the Pittsburgh Penguins (20-7-3) have been winning — and they’ve been doing so in a number of different ways. Whether it's been a blowout or a come-from-behind win, Pittsburgh has easily been one of the hottest teams on ice. And the Penguins remained on their hot streak in Wednesday night’s 4-3 overtime win over the Boston Bruins (16-13-2). Pittsburgh’s offense was just too much for the Bruins in the three-on-three overtime period. The Penguins put the game away ... Read More
Fleury, Bennett will both miss time to injury
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury may have a concussion and will miss Wednesday’s game against the Boston Bruins and right-winger Beau Bennett will miss four to six weeks with an upper body, head coach Mike Sullivan said after the team’s practice session on Tuesday. Sullivan said he did not know when Fleury was injured, but that it happened sometime during the team’s 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Monday night. “He came to us last night and said he wasn’t feeling ... Read More
Penguins add former Bruins defenseman David Warsofsky
The Pittsburgh Penguins have brought over defenseman David Warsofsky from the Boston Bruins on a one-year, two-way contract worth $600,000 at the NHL level. Warsofsky, 25, is a native of Marshfield, Massachusetts had spent most of his career in New England, moving from Boston University to the Providence Bruins and on to Boston. He’s an offensive defenseman, averaging over 20 assists per season at the AHL level. In 2014-15, he played on 40 games at the AHL level, scoring 4 goals and ... Read More
Penguins lose to Bruins without Crosby & Malkin
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost 2-0 to the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon, but it was the Penguins that didn’t play, rather than exploits of the ones that did, that was the biggest story of the day. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby took part in pre-game warmups, but was a late scratch from the game and replaced by veteran forward Craig Adams in the team’s lineup. “With Sid, I was walking out to the bench for the start of the game and I was told that Sid was seeing the doctors and wasn’t ... Read More
Marc-Andre Fleury reaches milestone in Pens win over Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Boston Bruins Monday night, defeating their nemesis 3-2 in overtime. The Pens started the game off right with a goal from Sidney Crosby with 16:27 left in the first period. Craig Adams recorded his 100th career assist by helping Crosby score, along with help from Kris Letang. “We tried it a couple games ago, and I really liked them together, I was hesitant earlier in the year, I wanted to get a little bit of balance, but they have some great chemistry ... Read More
Storylines reign supreme in Bruins-Pens series
As many expected, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins will meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. To me, it's the series I was looking forward to as a hockey fan, but as a Penguins fan, I couldn't have been pulling harder for the Rangers. I think that the Bruins defensive scheme and the way they take advantage of turnovers (are you listening Geno and Tanger?), could haunt the Penguins. On paper, the Penguins are better and I hope my prediction of Bruins in seven games is off. While this ... Read More
The Pittsburgh Housewife has Sutter Fever
The Pens played the Boston Bruins Tuesday night. After their last game, I was ready! As the game started and the first period ended, my hopes sunk. I was upset, so I did what came natural; I went out to my kitchen and baked four dozen cookies. Yup, I made four dozen cookies at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday. That was enough to take up the scoreless second period. I did what any woman would do. I grabbed my bottle of wine and a handful of cookies ready to throw a pity party. The third period ticked ... Read More
NHL coach takes on new job
When most people think of the lockout, they’re thinking mostly about the owners and the players. The players spend their time honing their skills overseas, while the owners bathe in money, or whatever it is they do. But seldom do people consider the coaches. Honestly, what is a coach supposed to do during a lockout? Go to an arcade to critique someone’s bubble hockey skills? Maybe develop new air hockey techniques? Boston Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien decided to take a slightly different ... Read More