In what has become an epidemic for the Penguins, the Dallas Stars scored a power play goal to beat the Penguins 3-2 in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Tyler Seguin collected a cross-ice pass from Jason Spezza and flicked a shot under the blocker of Marc-Andre Fleury to give the Stars their first lead of the game with just 2.9 seconds remaining. It seemed as if Fleury had a chance to make a save on the shot, but it skipped off the underside of his blocker and into the net. Fleury has stopped ... Read More
Pens set to host Stars
The Penguins will look to extend their winning ways as they host the Dallas Starts at Consol Energy Center tonight. Mike Johnston’s squad is off to a 2-0 start and will face their second Western Conference opponent of the 2014-15 season. The Penguins were 10-4 while hosting Western Conference teams last season. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Stars are coming off a 4-2 win in Columbus on Tuesday night. Dallas was lead offensively by left-winger Jamie Benn and center Tyler Seguin. The duo combined for ... Read More
Pens in control throughout at Toronto
Two down, 80 to go in the NHL regular season for the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0, 4 pts), and another dominant performance. This time, it was on the road at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, where the Penguins won 5-2 over the Maple Leafs (0-2-0, 0 pts). Pittsburgh was in control throughout, again scoring three times in the opening period. Adding one in the second and one in the third, a balanced and relentless attack was too much for the Maple Leafs to handle. One of the team's many new faces, ... Read More
Pens travel to Toronto to take on Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to keep their momentum rolling as they travel to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs tonight. The Leafs, now under the watchful eye of new team President Brendan Shanahan, are trying to turn things around after finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division and out of the playoff a year ago. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: It will be the second game of the season for both teams, as the Maple Leafs lost 4-3 against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. The Leafs will have a ... Read More
Hockey season opens with high-scoring Pens victory
The Mike Johnston era is off to a good start as the Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0-0) used a dominating first period to take the season opener over the Anaheim Ducks (0-1-0) by a final score of 6-4 at Consol Energy Center on Thursday night. Johnston got his first win as the head coach of the Penguins in a game punctuated by excellent performances across the ice. He is the first coach to be hired in the offseason to win the season opener since "Badger" Bob Johnson (1990). New Penguin Patric ... Read More
Pens host Ducks in season opener
Duck season doesn’t start until Saturday in the state of Pennsylvania, but the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to get a head start as they begin their season tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. General Manager Jim Rutherford and Head Coach Mike Johnston will make their Consol Energy Center debuts, and the black and gold will be on the hunt for their first win under the new regime. MOVERS AND SHAKERS: As expected, the Penguins made five roster moves this morning, placing winger Beau Bennett on ... Read More
Nailers to stay in Wheeling; extend head coach
With the Pittsburgh Penguins ready to kick off their 2014-15 season, Wednesday turned out to be a good day for one of its affiliates. Wheeling Nailers Governor Don Rigby announced that the team has agreed to a three-year extension with WesBanco Arena and the City of Wheeling. The deal guarantees that the Nailers will stay in Wheeling through the 2017-18 season. Rigby also announced at the Nailers 2014 State of the Team Event, that head coach Clark Donatelli has received a three-year ... Read More
Penguins make final roster cuts
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2014 first-round pick Kasperi Kapanen remains on the active roster despite the fact that he has returned home to his native Finland. General Manager Jim Rutherford announced that five players were cut on Tuesday afternoon. Defenseman Scott Harrington was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Forwards Zach Sill and Andrew Ebbett and defenseman Taylor Chorney were assigned to Wheeling of the ECHL. Forward Oskar Sundqvist was returned to ... Read More
Fleury pays tribute to Barrasso with new equipment
By now, you've seen the Penguins new alternate jersey, as they have decided to bring back the old-school colors. On Tuesday morning, Dana Heinze, the Pens head equipment manager, released some photos of what goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will be wearing on the ice. Fleury in his own way is paying homage to legend Tom Barrasso. #29 The Yellow Pads are BACK! pic.twitter.com/f4zBTursbp — Dana Heinze (@RealDanaHeinze) October 7, 2014 Fleury's tribute to former Penguins goalie Tom ... Read More
Podcast: Pirates lose, Steelers look to rebound, Pens about to start
Our podcast is back after a two-week hiatus! Join us as we discuss the Pirates loss to the Giants, the Pens season about to begin, the Steelers trying to rebound from a bad loss and much, much more! ... Read More