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
Penguins lose second straight overtime game
In their road trip finale, the Pittsburgh Penguins (20-16-6) visited the Tampa Bay Lightening (22-17-4) Friday evening with early playoff implications on the line. Pittsburgh’s defense looked shaky at best, in giving up two short-handed goals that made Tampa Bay look like a top tier team. The Penguins battled back and even took a brief lead, but gave up a late goal to go into overtime for the second game in a row and Pittsburgh dropped a critical game 5-4 to the Lightening. The Penguins found ... Read More
Murray solidifies Penguins’ goaltending future
Pittsburgh saw a small sampling of what the Penguins’ goaltending future may look like in the absence of Marc-Andre Fleury a few short weeks ago. Matt Murray was called up from the AHL following Fleury’s concussion, and finished his short stint going 2-1-1 with a 1.72 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage. To the sadness of some, Murray was re-assigned back to the AHL after the Penguins activated Fleury from the injury list. But at this point in time, it is much more beneficial for ... Read More
Sidney Crosby should be an All-Star
It is no secret around Pittsburgh that Sidney Crosby has fallen on some hard times this season, especially after being snubbed from this year’s NHL All-Star roster. If the All-Star game’s new format did not require each team to be represented, there is a very real possibility Crosby would be on the roster, as he should be. Statistically, Crosby has underwhelmed this season. There is no getting around that. Both Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang deserved their selections, but do names like Brandon ... Read More
Should Crosby be an All-Star?
Despite being fan favorite, and possibly the face of the NHL, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was not chosen to play in the 2016 All-Star Game. Having played 39 games so far this season, Crosby currently has 31 points, falling behind Evgeni Malkin who is leading the team with 38 overall points. Playing in the 2007 All-Star Game, Crosby ended the game with zero points. Playing alongside Alex Ovechkin, the young duo only scored one goal between the two of them. Despite being invited to the ... Read More
Penguins drop second game in a row to Blackhawks
This evening the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-15-5) travelled to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks (24-13-4) in game two of a two game home-and-home series. Artemi Panarin continued to give the Penguins trouble as he scored two goals for the second straight game. Panarin’s winning goal would come off of a faceoff in the third period that slid right through Brian Dumoulin’s legs, and found Fleury’s top shelf. Evgeni Malkin scored his 19th goal of the season during a power play in the middle of the ... Read More
Malkin and Letang represent Penguins in All-Star game
Today, the NHL released their 2016 All-Star selections that included two Pittsburgh Penguins. Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin have put together a solid resume to give them the nod to participate in this year’s All-Star festivities. Although only playing 30 games thus far, Letang is still pulling his weight as he is fourth among defensemen with 0.80 points per game. A vast majority of his points have come from his 20 assists, and the rest from his four goals scored on the season. This is Letang’s ... Read More
Penguins fight back from two-goal deficit; lose in overtime
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
Kris Letang named NHL’s Third Star of the Week
What a difference one player makes, at least this has been the case in just the two games Kris Letang has played since an undisclosed ailment kept him out for several games. In the few games since returning to the ice Letang has recorded back-to-back three-point games against the Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders. This performance earned the 28-year-old offensive minded defensemen the NHL’s third star of the week. Letang has made a major impact on the team, helping set the offensive ... Read More
Crosby scores a pair; Fleury shines in his return against Islanders
Following a New Year’s Eve 5-2 win against the Detroit Redwings, the Pittsburgh Penguins (18-15-4) hosted the New York Islanders (21-12-5). In a game that left fans leaving Consol Energy Center with smiles, Sidney Crosby finished the night with a pair of goals, and Kris Letang dazzled for a second straight game with three assists, two of which ending with his captain putting the puck away. Marc-Andre Fleury made his return to the net tonight after behind held out for almost three weeks due to ... Read More