Two underperforming teams swapped underperforming wingers late last night as the Pittsburgh Penguins shipped forward David Perron and blueliner Adam Clendening to the Anaheim Ducks for left winger Carl Hagelin. The Penguins acquired Perron, 27, last season from the Edmonton Oilers for depth forward Rob Klinkhammer and the 16th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. In 86 games with the Penguins between parts of two seasons, Perron scored 16 goals and recorded 38 points, including four goals and ... Read More
Pens hang on for fifth straight win
The Penguins got their Western Canadian road trip off on the right foot, holding on for a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. The Pens took an early lead on David Perron’s first goal of the season. Perron deflected a Brian Dumoulin point shot past Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller. Phil Kessel earned the secondary assist on the play, as Evgeni Malkin’s linemates cashed in. As the game went on, it seemed as if the tight-checking affair might end up 1-0. The shots were 14-13 in ... Read More
Kris Letang out with a concussion; Pens to play with five defensemen
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss tonight’s game against the San Jose Sharks with a concussion suffered at the hands of Arizona Coyotes forward Shane Doan on Saturday afternoon. Letang skated off with some assistance after the hit, which happened at 15:15 of the second period. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation after the game. “He has been released from the hospital, so like anything else, we’ll just take it as a day-to-day thing and see how he reacts and ... Read More
Penguins right back in action against struggling Senators
The Penguins are in Ottawa for a 7:30 faceoff with the Senators tonight. The Penguins are coming off one of their best performances in a year, a 4-1 drubbing of the Detroit Red Wings in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. [youtube width="560" height="315" link="http://youtu.be/QbyMLRoIyKc"] One of the biggest problems for the Penguins lately has been consistency. Since the first of the year, they are 2-5 in games following a victory. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Senators stopped a three-game ... Read More
Malkin to make return for Pens in Edmonton
The Penguins will begin their three-game Western Canada road trip tonight with an 8:00 p.m. start against the Edmonton Oilers. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Oilers have struggled mightily this season, and at 14-28-9, they are far closer to drafting Connor McDavid than they are finding their way to the postseason for the first time since 2006. Their 37 points are the second-fewest in the NHL to the Buffalo Sabres, so the Oilers are positioning themselves well to land McDavid or fellow top prospect ... Read More
Penguins fall to Rangers, 5-2
Despite the New York Rangers playing their third game in four days, they soundly defeated the Penguins 5-2 in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon. The Rangers are heating up in the race for the Metropolitan Division and have now won 14 of their last 17 games and are just two points behind the Penguins for second place with a game in hand. The Rangers scored twice in the 1st period. Goals were from Rick Nash just 26 seconds into the first period and Derick Brassard with with 13:52 left. Nash now has ... Read More
Penguins, Crosby look to get back on track in Montreal
The Penguins will go for a season series win and try to take back first place in the Metropolitan Division when they take on the Canadiens tonight in Montreal. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will also try to get untracked as he plays against the team he cheered for as a youth. He has seven points in his last five games in Montreal. He’s scored just once in his last nine games. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: This will be the third and final meeting between the Penguins and Canadiens this season. The ... Read More
Can Perron turn things around for Pens power play?
With the Penguins acquisition of skilled winger David Perron from Edmonton last week, one of the more interesting dynamics is where he will fit in on the power play. The team’s play on the man advantage, which was such a big part of the team’s early-season success, has cooled of significantly. In their last ten games, the Penguins are 3-for-31 on the power play. Steve Downie and Nick Spaling, who aren’t likely to be major power play contributors going forward, scored two of those three ... Read More
Canadiens spoil Perron’s debut, beat Penguins 4-1
The Montreal Canadiens came into Pittsburgh riding a red-hot Carey Price to a five-game winning streak. The Penguins did very little too cool off Price as he shut down the Penguins offense and the Canadiens put four past Marc-Andre Fleury to win 4-1 at Consol Energy Center on Saturday. “We didn't generate that many chances, and when you face a goalie that good, you don’t give yourself a chance to win the game,” said Penguins defenseman Kris Letang. Montreal’s Max Pacioretty started out the ... Read More
Perron to make Pittsburgh debut vs. Montreal
The Penguins won’t have much time to celebrate last night’s 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lighting, as they are right back in action tonight against the Montreal Canadiens. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Canadiens have been on fire lately, having won five consecutive games and eight of their last nine. Their winning ways haven’t been affected by their current five-game road trip necessitated by the IIHF world junior championship being held in Montreal. In their previous four games on the trip, they ... Read More