When it comes to playing the Rangers, the past few seasons have not been too kind to the Penguins. The Broadway Blueshirts have ended the Pens' last two seasons, and boast an 11-1-1 record in the last 13 meetings including playoffs. The Penguins urgency finally paid off Thursday night. Behind three goals late in the second period, the Penguins cruised to a 4-1 win over the Rangers at Consol Energy Center. The first period was rather slow with both teams heading into the intermission tied at ... Read More
NHL releases Pittsburgh Penguins first-round playoff schedule
The NHL released the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoff first-round schedule early Sunday morning with the Penguins beginning their quest for the cup against the Presidents Trophy winner New York Rangers in The Big Apple on Thursday night. The Pens will be without defensemen Kris Letang, who is done until next season due to a concussion sustained on March 28 from a hit by Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan. That came days after the team officially ruled Foreward Pascal Dupuis out for the remainder of the ... 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
Pens, Rangers will clash in a Metro Division matinee
The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the New York Rangers in a Sunday matinee at 12:30 this afternoon. The game will be nationally broadcast on NBC and kick off the network’s regular-season hockey schedule. It’s only the second early-afternoon contest for the Penguins so far this season. They beat the Ottawa Senators in a 1:00 p.m. game in early December. The Penguins will play in the early afternoon five more times this season. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: This will be the fourth and final meeting ... Read More