The Pittsburgh Penguins turned in yet another lackluster effort, as they dropped their second straight game, this time a 5-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Despite Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who was a game-time decision with an undisclosed illness, being able to take his regular spot on the Pens’ top line, they were unable to muster much scoring. Discipline was also an issue for Mike Johnston’s squad. They took 64 minutes’ worth of penalties, including a game misconduct by Kris ... Read More
Crosby a game-time decision for Pens vs. Red Wings
The Pittsburgh Penguins have less than 24 hours to recover from yesterday’s hectic 2-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in which they lost both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Today, they’ll face another dangerous opponent in the Detroit Red Wings. TODAY’S OPPONENT: The Red Wings have lost four out of their last five games, including a 7-2 thrashing at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Detroit has now fallen to within three points of fourth-place Boston. This is the third and ... Read More
Penguins lose to Bruins without Crosby & Malkin
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost 2-0 to the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon, but it was the Penguins that didn’t play, rather than exploits of the ones that did, that was the biggest story of the day. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby took part in pre-game warmups, but was a late scratch from the game and replaced by veteran forward Craig Adams in the team’s lineup. “With Sid, I was walking out to the bench for the start of the game and I was told that Sid was seeing the doctors and wasn’t ... Read More
Penguins blow big lead but score late to beat Oilers
The Pittsburgh Penguins let a big lead slip away against the lowly Edmonton Oilers on Thursday evening, but they found a way to finish strong and escape with a 6-4 victory at Consol Energy Center. The Penguins jumped out to a huge 4-0 lead by the early second period, but the Oilers stormed back by scoring four consecutive goals to tie the game before the Penguins pulled away. Brandon Sutter had a huge first period, scoring two goals, the first of which was on a shorthanded breakaway at ... Read More
Top 5 moments at the Mellon Arena
Mellon Arena, also known as the Civic Arena and nicknamed “The Igloo,” was constructed with nearly 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel and was the first retractable major-sports venue in the world. From 1967 to 2010, it essentially served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Within the span of 40-plus years, Mellon Arena hosted infinite memories. These memories remain alive in the city of Pittsburgh even though our beloved Igloo is no longer with us. What are with us, however, are the ... Read More
Pens can’t solve Niemi, Sharks; fall 2-1 in shootout
Antti Niemi and the SAP Center may haunt the Penguins in their dreams as they return home to Pittsburgh from their four-game west coast road trip. With a 2-1 shootout loss at the hands of the Sharks on Monday night, the Penguins are now winless in 12 straight games in San Jose, a streak dating back to October of 1997. This time, it was Niemi who did most of the damage. The Sharks netminder made 39 sparking saves through three periods of regulation and five minutes of overtime, and then shut ... Read More
Pens will wrap-up road trip against playoff-hungry Sharks
The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone 2-1 so far on this western road trip, and they’ll try to finish it on a winning note as they take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at 10:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: Tonight will be the first of two meetings between the Sharks and Penguins this season. The Sharks will visit Consol Energy Center at the end of the month. The Sharks are on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture, six points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card ... Read More
Power play leads Pens past Blue Jackets
In the Pittsburgh Penguins first two games against the Columbus Blue Jackets this season – a pair of one-goal losses – the Pens went 0-for-6 on the power play despite taking 11 shots with the man advantage. In Sunday night’s 5-3 win over Columbus, the Penguins power play went 3-for-6 on 14 shots and accounted for the entire margin of victory. The teams took a little while to adjust to the odd 5:00 p.m. start, and the first period was scoreless until the 17:33 mark, when James Wisniewski ... Read More
Pens in for a fight against Columbus
Much has been made about the Penguins struggles inside the Metropolitan Division this season. Despite a 35-17-9 overall record, the Penguins are just 8-11-4 against Metro opponents. The Penguins will cap off a stretch of four intra-division games out of six when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at 5:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Penguins and Blue Jackets last got together 10 days ago, when Columbus handed Pittsburgh a 2-1 loss via a Brandon Dubinsky shorthanded goal in the third ... Read More
Penguins win penalty-filled affair in Washington
Given the tenor of the last game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, a penalty-filled affair in the teams’ final regular-season meeting in Washington on Wednesday night was hardly unexpected, but the way the penalties were handed out in the Penguins 4-3 victory over the Capitals was anything but expected. Instead of fights and roughing, it was hooking, holding, tripping and cross checking as referees Kelly Sutherland and Justin St. Pierre called an extremely tightly ... Read More