I've heard a lot of varying opinions as to why the Penguins have gone from shoe in to advance to the Eastern Conference Final, to a team on the precipice of total collapse in the span of a weekend. On Friday night, the Penguins hosted a Rangers squad that seemed devoid of hope, staring at a three games to one deficit and the very real possibility that their season was about to come to an end. Fast forward a few days later. There's an undeniable sense that the tables have turned completely, and ... Read More
Rangers drop Pens 3-1; force Game 7
The New York Rangers played another highly inspired game and, as a result, forced a Game 7 in a series that looked over less than a few days ago. Marty St. Louis and Carl Hagelin each scored for the Rangers in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist held down the Rangers' net en route to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. St. Louis, who was playing on Mother's Day just days after losing his mother, scored 3:34 into the game to give New York a 1-0 lead. Anton Stralman's shot from ... Read More
Mother’s Day edition of the PSN video cast
Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there! On today's show, we will discuss the Steelers draft with Jeff Snedden and Steeler Depot's Alex Kozora, as well as Game 6 of the Penguins-Rangers and the Pirates stellar play leading up to their Sunday night game with the Cardinals. Watch the show LIVE right here: ... Read More
Penguins down Rangers; take 3-1 series lead back to Pittsburgh
After being shutout in game two and three, the New York Rangers finally solved Marc-Andre Fleury. Unfortunately, they still couldn't stop the Penguins. Brandon Sutter broke a 1-1 game with a shorthanded goal, while Chris Kunitz added a backbreaker and the Penguins' defense held the New York Rangers to just 15 shots as Pittsburgh won 4-2, Wednesday night to take a 3-1 series lead. Evgeni Malkin scored his fifth of the playoffs just 2:31 into the game to get the Penguins on the board ... Read More
Jokinen and Martin are latest under the radar stars for Pens
The Stanley Cup playoffs — a time when players rise to the occasion and heroes are made. Over the years, the Penguins have had their fair share of playoff heroes. Some of them have been considered some of the greatest players in NHL history. Others, few outside of Pittsburgh have ever heard of. Lemieux, Malkin, Crosby, Coffey, Jagr, Stevens, Guerin, Tocchet and Gonchar are just some of the names that come to mind when you think of the stars who have contributed to the Pens three Stanley Cup ... Read More
Pens blank Rangers to take 2-1 series lead
For the second straight night the Penguins played a strong defensive game and for the second straight night they defeated the New York Rangers, taking a 2-1 series lead in the process. Marc-Andre Fleury posted his second consecutive shutout, stopping all 35 shots by New York. Fleury, who is usually a lightning rod of criticism, has stopped 73 of New York's last 74 shots. The Rangers, once again, went scoreless on the power play (0-5). New York is now 0-13 in this series and 0 for their ... Read More
Penguin of the Week: Marc-Andre Fleury
Despite what some fans may thing, Marc-Andre Fleury can fuel the Pittsburgh Penguins to success. And he did so Sunday night to even the series at one game apiece with the New York Rangers. The ninth-year goalkeeper stopped 22 Rangers' shots in the 3-0 victory to earn his franchise-record seventh playoff shutout. The shutout was also his first of the playoffs this season but his sixth overall of the 2013-14 season. The win was the second in the past week for the Pens, with one loss sandwiched ... Read More
Pens rebound with 3-0 shutout over Rangers
After dropping the first game of the series on Friday night in overtime, a game in which they were largely outplayed, the Penguins returned with a vengeance in Game 2 on Sunday night, blanking the New York Rangers 3-0. While Game 2 is never a "must-win" situation in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Penguins played as if there was no tomorrow, out shooting and out-chancing the Rangers by a wide margin. Game 3 is tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden. New York started out with three ... Read More
Pens Drop Game 1 to Rangers in OT
Derick Brassard scored in overtime to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game One of a new playoff series at Consol Energy Center. The New York Rangers lead the series 1-0 and continued the Penguins streak of five overtime playoff losses in five tries at the four year-old arena. New York took a 2-0 lead in a first period that was very poorly played by the hosts. Benoit Pouliot and Brad Richards netted the goals for the Rangers, but the Penguins turned things around in a dominant second ... Read More
Penguins look to make it 5-0 all-time against the Rangers in postseason play
If history is any indication, the Pittsburgh Penguins should have plenty of confidence going into their Eastern Conference second-round match up against the New York Rangers. The Pens have never lost a playoff series to the Rangers in four tries, and the hope is the fifth time won't be the charm for the Rangers. Playoff success has been hard to come by for the Rangers, as they have not advanced beyond the second round since they won Lord Stanley in 1994. History is not the only advantage the ... Read More