This season, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals have easily been two of the best teams in the NHL. And now, the two are set to meet in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs — meaning, unfortunately for viewers and hockey fans, only one of these teams will make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Penguins and Capitals aren't strangers; they met four times this season, splitting the series. And the games weren't exactly low-scoring, either, with Pittsburgh winning ... Read More
Penguins stun Sabres in 4-3 comeback victory
The Pittsburgh Penguins (40-16-8) had their hands very (very) full after the Buffalo Sabres (27-27-12) started the game with a 3-0 lead. Penguins netminder Matt Murray didn't get off to a good start, making 18 saves on 21 shots and giving up the first period three goals. Marc-Andre Fleury would eventually replace Murray and would go on to save all 28 of the next shots off of Buffalo’s sticks. It was Fleury’s impeccable play that allowed Pittsburgh to come back and win, 4-3. Equally ... Read More
Conor Sheary named NHL’s “First Star” of week
Three two-goal games in his last four games. Nine points in his last four games. Eight goals in the month of January. Yeah, it makes sense that Pittsburgh Penguins left winger Conor Sheary is this week's NHL “First Star.” The NHL has named @csheary13, Thomas Greiss and @TJOshie77 as the @Molson_Canadian 3 Stars of the Week. https://t.co/30rXv9la7A — NHL (@NHL) January 23, 2017 In the four games that the undrafted Sheary has a league-best nine points (6G, 3A), the Penguins have gone ... Read More
Penguins dominate third period against Bruins to win fourth straight
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
Penguins haven’t missed a step in first game of 2017
After a long week since their last game, the Pittsburgh Penguins (26-8-5) won their fifth straight game after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning (19-19-4) 6-2 on Sunday evening at PPG Paints arena. Following a scoreless first period, the Lightning got on the board first when Jonathan Drouin scored. However, his goal was answered by Conor Sheary and Eric Fehr in the same period to give the Penguins a 2-1 lead heading into the final period of play. Two quick goals in the third period — one by ... Read More
Penguins beat Panthers for fourth straight win
The Pittsburgh Penguins got their 17th win on the season after defeating the Florida Panthers (12-12-4) by a score of 5-1; the Penguins (17-7-3) have now won four straight games. Although Pittsburgh hasn't lost back-to- back games this year, there was a stretch in the past month that the team didn't have the consistency that either head coach Mike Sullivan or the players wanted. However, in their last eight games, the Penguins are 6-2 and have scored more than four goals in each of their ... Read More
Penguins blow out Rangers 6-1 Wednesday
Just a few nights after the Pittsburgh Penguins (12-5-3) lost 5-2 at home to the New York Rangers (14-6-1), Pittsburgh roared back on Wednesday night. Not only was the Penguins' offense running smoothly, they did a great job of limiting the Rangers to only 17 shots in Pittsburgh's 6-1 win. At one point, Pittsburgh held New York without a shot for full 23 minutes and 59 seconds. Wednesday night's six goals was a season-best for the team. Five of the six goals came in the second period, two ... Read More
Penguins face Sharks in Stanley Cup Final rematch
Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-1) The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off of a pretty disastrous game against the Canadiens on Tuesday where, not only did the Penguins lose 4-0, defenseman Kris Letang and winger Conor Sheary also left the game because of injury. Letang left with what was later called an upper body injury and has been listed day-to-day by head coach Mike Sullivan. Brian Dumoulin is expected to take his place and make his first start this season. “You never want to see somebody ... Read More
Penguins get shut out, Letang leaves with injury
In the Pittsburgh Penguins' (2-1-1) first road game of the season, against the Montreal Canadiens (2-0-1), the home team, in its home-opener, was able to capitalize on the man-advantage and on the Penguins' injuries. Defenseman Kris Letang and winger Conor Sheary didn't finish the game for Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh offense was unable to tally a single goal in the 3-0 loss. Marc-Andre Fleury, who was slotted in at goal, didn't look as effective as he did in his first three ... Read More
Penguins start season 2-0 with 3-2 win over Ducks
Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin carried a captain-less Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0) past the visiting Anaheim Ducks (0-2-0) by a 3-2 score. Ian Cole scored Pittsburgh's first goal of the game in the first period, shooting near the blue line and gunning it past the Ducks' goalie, Jonathan Bernier. Anaheim's Cam Fowler answered the Penguins' goal on a two-man-advantage power play. Kessel's powerplay goal midway through the second ended up becoming the game-winning goal — Conor Sheary scored for ... Read More