Just a night ago the Pittsburgh Penguins (22-8-5) were pummeled by their division foe, the Columbus Blue Jackets, who, with the win, took over the lead in the Metropolitan Division. But just 24 hours later, the Penguins rebounded against the New Jersey Devils (13-14-7), winning 4-1. Sidney Crosby is firing on all cylinders, and he scored his league-leading 24th goal of the season against New Jersey. Friday's game marked the eighth time this season Crosby has scored the first goal of the game, ... Read More
Penguins, Murray get blown out in 7-1 loss to Blue Jackets
After a 7-1 win in the Pittsburgh Penguins' last game out against the New York Rangers, the roles were reversed Thursday night when the Penguins (21-8-5) went on the road to play the Columbus Blue Jackets (22-5-4). Going into the third period, Pittsburgh trailed just 3-1, but by the end of the period, the Penguins allowed had four goals in their 7-1 loss. WIth the win, Columbus took over first place in the Metropolitan division. Sidney Crosby was one of Pittsburgh's lone bright spots in ... Read More
Seven Penguins score in Tuesday night rout of Rangers
After their seven-game win streak was broken over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Penguins (21-7-5) finally got back into the win column Tuesday night after two overtime losses. The New York Rangers (23-11-1) came into Pittsburgh to play one of the best divisional rivalry games in the NHL, but New York would leave with its head down, falling to the Penguins, 7-2. The first period started with a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his 22nd goal of the season. Matt Puempel managed to get a goal just ... Read More
Penguins glide past Coyotes to win sixth straight game
Over the last week, the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-7-3) have been on an absolute tear. In the last 10 games, the Penguins are 8-2-0 and have scored 50 goals while riding a six-game win streak. Not only has Pittsburgh’s offense been revitalized, but a lot of this dominance has come from the team's third and fourth liners. And Monday night, with a final score of 7-0, Pittsburgh was dominant once again and made the Arizona Coyotes look like they didn't show up for the game at all. Pittsburgh's ... Read More
Penguins beat Panthers for fourth straight win
The Pittsburgh Penguins got their 17th win on the season after defeating the Florida Panthers (12-12-4) by a score of 5-1; the Penguins (17-7-3) have now won four straight games. Although Pittsburgh hasn't lost back-to- back games this year, there was a stretch in the past month that the team didn't have the consistency that either head coach Mike Sullivan or the players wanted. However, in their last eight games, the Penguins are 6-2 and have scored more than four goals in each of their ... Read More
Rust scores first NHL hat trick in Penguins’ 8-5 win
Sure, sometimes defenses win championships, but Monday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins' (16-7-3) offense certainly won the game against the Ottawa Senators (15-9-2) by a final score of 8-5. Bryan Rust lead Pittsburgh’s staggering offensive onslaught with his first career NHL hat trick. “I can't say I expected it,” Rust said. “(The last time I scored a hat trick) was more of a blowout. The team wasn't as good. This game was just find a way to get open in certain situations, and I was lucky ... Read More
Crosby’s last-second goal helps Penguins topple Devils
Sidney Crosby is the Pittsburgh Penguins' (13-6-3) hero after a stellar performance on the ice. With just 14 seconds left in the game, he scored a goal against the New Jersey Devils (16-6-5) to send the game into overtime. The teams then went into a shootout tied at 3-3. In the shootout, Kris Letang scored the only goal to lift Pittsburgh to the 4-3 win. New Jersey got the first goal of the game off the stick of Michael Cammalleri (his sixth goal of the season.) The Penguins were able to ... Read More
Penguins blow out Rangers 6-1 Wednesday
Just a few nights after the Pittsburgh Penguins (12-5-3) lost 5-2 at home to the New York Rangers (14-6-1), Pittsburgh roared back on Wednesday night. Not only was the Penguins' offense running smoothly, they did a great job of limiting the Rangers to only 17 shots in Pittsburgh's 6-1 win. At one point, Pittsburgh held New York without a shot for full 23 minutes and 59 seconds. Wednesday night's six goals was a season-best for the team. Five of the six goals came in the second period, two ... Read More
Despite 47 shots, Penguins head home with loss
In a night where the Pittsburgh Penguins (11-4-3) put up 47 shots, Buffalo Sabres(6-8-4) goaltender Anders Nilsson threw up a brick wall in front of his net. And even though Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury played a good game, it wasn't enough, and Pittsburgh lost 2-1 in a shootout. In the end, the Penguins' offense had plenty of chances but just couldn't find a way to get the puck past Nilsson, who put in a wonderful performance. Sidney Crosby ended the night as ... Read More
Marc-Andre Fleury gets nod against Sabres
Buffalo Sabres (5-8-4) The Buffalo Sabres — similarly to the New York Islanders, who the Pittsburgh Penguins just beat — aren't having the greatest start to their season. Currently on a six-game losing streak, the Sabres are looking to turn their season around against one of the best teams in the league. Injuries haven't helped Buffalo, with center Ryan O'Reilly set to miss his fourth game with an oblique injury — he's missed four of the Sabres' last five games. To help deal with ... Read More