The Pittsburgh Penguins boarded a train to travel from Washington, D.C. ton Newark, New Jersey on Thursday. Ironically, part of what they need to fix going into tonight’s game against the Devils, has been that there have been far too many passengers on the ice for the Pens lately. “Just the intensity; I think you have to raise your level when you’re on the road,” Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said of what can be done to improve the team’s fate. “I think in general, just making sure that ... Read More
Ovechkin scores twice as Caps blank Pens
In the Pittsburgh Penguins last six games, they’ve played three Metropolitan Division opponents and two of the top teams from the Western Conference. The Pens looked like one of the top teams in the league when they came down from a 2-0 deficit to take the Chicago Blackhawks to a shootout and easily handled the Winnipeg Jets without the services of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Marc-Andre Fleury. In the three previous games against divisional foes, the closest they came to a victory ... Read More
Crosby returns versus Ovechkin and the Captials
The Pittsburgh Penguins had better have done a good job of resting up over the all-star break, as their second test in just over 24 hours awaits them in the form of the Washington Capitals tonight. After <a href=http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/letangs-five-assists-lead-pens-past-jets/19318> Winnipeg Jets 5-3 at home on Tuesday night</a>, the Penguins boarded a plane for the nation’s capital where they’ll take on the Capitals tonight at 8:00 p.m. Meeting them was will be ... 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 swap centers, send Goc to St. Louis for Lapierre
The Penguins have traded center Marcel Goc to the Saint Louis Blues for center Max Lapierre, general manager Jim Rutherford announced after Tuesday night’s 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Lapierre, 29, is a 6-foot-2, 215-pound center from St. Leonard, Quebec. He is in his ninth NHL season. So far this year with the Blues, he has two goals and seven assists, 16 penalty mintes and a minus-2 rating. “He’s a big guy,” said Rutherford. “He plays with energy, he plays with an edge. He’s ... 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
Flyers’ Zac Rinaldo suspended for hit on Letang
Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo was suspended eight games by the NHL’s department of player safety for this hit on Penguins defenseman Kris Letang on last Tuesday night. [youtube width="560" height="315" link="http://youtu.be/z7nr2UlQZxI"] The hit, which the league characterized as charging and boarding, took place at 15:36 of the first period. Letang left the game and did not return. He also missed the Penguins’ next game, which was last Wednesday night against Chicago. On-ice officials ... Read More
Injured Malkin, Crosby will miss All-Star Game, may be out longer
Pittsburgh Penguins centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin will miss Sunday’s NHL All-Star, the team announced on Thursday. Malkin left the team’s game on Tuesday night in Philadelphia with what the team characterized as a lower-body injury. He was able to return to action and finish the game that night. The team had an optional morning skate on Wednesday, and Malkin did not participate. He attempted to take part in the team’s warmup before Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago ... Read More
Pens come from behind but fall to Blackhawks in a shootout
Coming into Wednesday night’s intra-conference showdown with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Penguins had lost three straight games, including a heartbreaker in over time in Philadelphia the night before. There are no must-win games in January in the National Hockey League, but the Penguins really wanted a win to right the ship and head of the for the all-star break on a high note. Then, they spotted the Blackhawks a two-goal lead. It wasn’t because the Penguins played poorly; the Blackhawks ... Read More
Pittsburgh’s Brandon Saad and the Blackhawks are another test for the Pens
The Penguins are stumbling into the all-star break with losses in three consecutive games coming into tonight’s matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks, their final chance to turn things around before the break. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: It will be a back-to-back situation including travel for both teams. The Penguins lost 3-2 in overtime in Philadelphia last night while the Blackhawks were handling the Arizona Coyotes 6-1 in Chicago. The Blackhawks, who looked like absolute world-beaters in the ... Read More