This evening Game 5 of the Round 2 series against the Washington Capitals (6-5), the Pittsburgh Penguins (7-2) saw a desperate team get the best of them. Alex Ovechkin scored the game's first goal on a power-play after a hooking penalty was called against Bryan Rust. Chris Kunitz scored Pittsburgh's first power-play goal not too far long after and brought the Penguins back at a draw with the Capitals. However, Washington took control in the second period with a goal by T.J. Oshie and Justin ... Read More
Capitals’ Orpik suspended for hit on Pens’ Maatta
Brooks Orpik of the Washington Capitals is suspended for three games after hitting Pittsburgh Penguins Olli Maatta in Saturday night’s game. Maatta was hit in the head by Orpik, causing him to become disoriented and leave for the rest of the game. After the hit, it was expected to be a major penalty, however the defenseman only received a penalty for interference. Maatta’s injury has been named an upper-body injury. Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan stated that he is “not optimistic” about ... Read More
Caps take Game 1 from Pens with overtime win
The Pittsburgh Penguins battled the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the series on Thursday at the Verizon Center in Washington. The Capitals took the series lead after a 4-3 overtime win. The first period proved to be a difficult one for the Penguins. The first goal of the game went to the Capitals’ Andre Burakovsky who scored after 10 minutes of play. The first period ending with a score of 1-0 Capitals. During the second period, the Penguins regained their confidence, scoring two goals ... Read More
Pens take on Caps, public enemy No. 8
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to stop a three-game slide against the Capitals as they face off on NBC Sports's Rivalry Night at 8:00 p.m. from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: Looming large in the Penguins three losses to the Capitals this season has been the physical play of Ovechkin. Penguins defenseman Christian Ehrhoff was injured when Ovechkin overpowered him on this attempted check (which was penalized, probably undeservedly). [youtube width="560" ... Read More
Capitals trending upward in rivalry with Penguins
The series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals has long been a streaky one. The playoff past of the two clubs has been well documented, with the Penguins winning seven of the eight post-season meetings. The teams’ regular season history is just as interesting. Since the NHL’s season-ending lockout of 2004-05, the game’s two biggest starts have been a part of that rivalry, and each team has enjoyed a great deal of regular season success. At the same time, each team has had ... Read More
Pens faced two opponents on Tuesday…and lost both
It’s not a surprise that the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Washington Capitals Tuesday night. Despite entering the third period tied at one, the Penguins never had a chance after Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin two-handed slashed Kris Letang in the back of the leg seconds into the final frame. The Penguins, after all, were playing the wrong game. Rewind 48 hours to the Penguins' 2-1 shootout loss against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, when Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was whistled ... Read More
Pens hopes slashed by Ovechkin, Caps
The Washington Capitals continued their dominance of the Penguins this season, as they beat Pittsburgh for the third consecutive time this season, this time by a score of 3-1 at Consol Energy Center on Tuesday night. The Capitals used their power play to victimize the Penguins, scoring each of their first two goals with the man advantage. The Penguins, on the other hand, could not find the net with their new-look power play, going scoreless on three chances. The Capitals got the scoring ... Read More
Penguins back in Metro Division for showdown with Capitals
In the Metropolitan Division, the four teams currently ranked in the top four– the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals – are very likely going to make the playoffs. The fourth-place Capitals hold a 12-point lead over fifth-pace Philadelphia and a 10-point lead over the Florida Panthers for a wild-card spot. The four Metropolitan opponents will spend the next month and a half jockeying for position in order to see who will be first-round ... Read More
Ovechkin scores twice as Caps blank Pens
In the Pittsburgh Penguins last six games, they’ve played three Metropolitan Division opponents and two of the top teams from the Western Conference. The Pens looked like one of the top teams in the league when they came down from a 2-0 deficit to take the Chicago Blackhawks to a shootout and easily handled the Winnipeg Jets without the services of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Marc-Andre Fleury. In the three previous games against divisional foes, the closest they came to a victory ... Read More
Crosby returns versus Ovechkin and the Captials
The Pittsburgh Penguins had better have done a good job of resting up over the all-star break, as their second test in just over 24 hours awaits them in the form of the Washington Capitals tonight. After <a href=http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/letangs-five-assists-lead-pens-past-jets/19318> Winnipeg Jets 5-3 at home on Tuesday night</a>, the Penguins boarded a plane for the nation’s capital where they’ll take on the Capitals tonight at 8:00 p.m. Meeting them was will be ... Read More