The Pittsburgh Penguins (19-15-4) hosted the Chicago Blackhawks (23-13-4) tonight in a back-to-back two game series with Pittsburgh travelling to Chicago for tomorrow night’s game. Scoring two goals in the second period tonight and eventually allowing the Penguins to force an overtime, the Blackhawks were able to leave Pittsburgh with a 3-2 win for the first time since 1997. Sidney Crosby extended his goal straight to four straight games with a third period goal beating Chicago netminder Corey ... Read More
Columbus nabs Pittsburgh native Saad
While the Pittsburgh Penguins have been mostly quiet so far in this offseason, their nearest neighbors to the west made a big splash on Tuesday and in the process, plucked from the Penguins own backyard. The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired the rights to forward Brandon Saad, a Pittsburgh-area native, and a pair of prospects for forwards Marko Dano, Artem Anisimov, Corey Tropp, Jeremy Morin and a fourth-round draft pick. The Penguins, who have sought out to acquire a top-six forward this ... Read More