For the third straight game, the Pittsburgh Penguins (24-8-5) have picked up a win, this time against the Carolina Hurricanes (15-12-7). Wednesday night’s game was led mostly by the Hurricanes until the final period of play, when both Chris Kunitz and Carl Hagelin scored to tie and eventually win the game, 3-2. Elias Lindholm and Lee Stempniak each scored a goal for Carolina, but the team's lack of offense in the third period prevented the Canes from being able to hang on to their ... Read More
Pens embarrassed by last-place Canes
The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost 23 games in regulation this season. Thursday night’s 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes might have been the most embarrassing of the bunch. The Hurricanes came into the contest having lost nine out of their last 11 games and are closer to the bottom of the table than a playoff spot. That didn’t seem to stop them from thrashing a listless Penguins club. The Penguins started out on the right foot, outshooting the Canes 14-7 in the opening frame and taking a ... Read More
Pens will play a man short in Carolina
The Penguins will take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight in Raleigh, North Carolina, and for the third straight game, they will play with only 17 skaters. This is the first time that it will be on purpose. On Saturday, the Penguins were playing in Glendale, Arizona when defenseman Christian Ehrhoff was injured in the pregame warmups and was unable to play. The Penguins weren’t carrying any extra players on that road trip, and while Ehrhoff was in the team’s lineup, he did not play. Back ... Read More
Should Penguins look to bring back Jordan Staal?
Jordan Staal reunited with the Pens? If you believe some of the rumors that have been flying in recent days, it might just happen. Though yesterday Carolina Hurricanes GM Ron Francis categorically denied that Staal would be traded before next Monday's NHL trade deadline, Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review believes that the Penguins could pursue a deal to bring Staal back in the offseason. There is reason to believe there's credence to the rumors. After all, it was Penguins GM Jim ... Read More
Penguins fall to Hurricanes after “no effort” outing
Although he had 34 saves, Marc-Andre Fleury did not get a win for his birthday as the Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the Carolina Hurricanes at CONSOL Energy Center by a final score of 4-2. The first period was anticlimactic. The Hurricanes scored first; Jiri Tlusty deflected the puck off of Olli Maatta’s skate to sink it in the net behind Fleury with 4:13 left to play in the first, but Kris Letang leveled the score at 1-1 less than 45 seconds later, grabbing an easy rebound goal against Carolina ... Read More