For the second time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins jumped out to a big lead on the Anaheim Ducks. Just like during the first game of the season, Anaheim showed why they are one of the top teams in the NHL by coming back to tighten the score, but the Penguins were again able to hold off the Ducks’ charge and escaped Anaheim with a 5-2 victory. After a scoreless first period, Blake Comeau started the scoring for the Penguins when he tallied his 15th goal of the season at 9:51 of the second ... Read More
Letang’s five assists lead Pens past Jets
The Pittsburgh Penguins came into Tuesday night’s matchup on a four-game losing streak and would be without their three best players in injured centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who was given then night off. The Winnipeg Jets, on the other hand, came into town toting a five game winning streak. It was the Penguins, however that jumped out to an early lead, and when the Jets came back, the Pens kept on scoring en route to a 5-2 victory at Consol Energy ... Read More
Pens back in action against red-hot Jets
After a six-day hiatus, the Pittsburgh Penguins will find their way back to Consol Energy Center ice tonight as they host the Winnipeg Jets. The Penguins looked like they needed a rest, as they coasted into the all-star break on fumes, going 0-2-2 in their final four games, a span that included three critical Metropolitan Division contests. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: For the Winnipeg, the all-star break couldn’t have come at a worse time. The Jets came into the break on an absolute tear, winning ... Read More
Penguins will try to snap losing streak in New Jersey
The beleaguered Pittsburgh Penguins will head to Newark, New Jersey tonight in search of their first win to break their three-game losing streak. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: If there’s a team that has had more to deal with over the last few weeks than the Penguins, it’s the New Jersey Devils. The Devils have also been dealing with the mumps, and are currently missing forwards Patrick Elias and Michael Ryder with the virus. Forwards Ryane Clowe and Martin Havlat and defensemen Bryce Salvador and ... Read More