Despite missing a month and a half due to a broken hand, Paul Martin played like he never left.  Martin scored the game-winning goal mid way through the third period to help the Penguins win the first Metropolitan Division title. Sidney Crosby setup Beau Bennett for his third goal of the season to get Pittsburgh out to a 1-0 lead.  Crosby gathered a pass from Jussi Jokinen, found a passing lane and fed the puck to Bennett who blasted it into the wide open cage to the right of goaltender ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins will need to wait at least one more game before claiming the first Metropolitan Division championship after dropping a tough game to the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1 on Tuesday. Carolina came into the game with seven straight losses at Consol Energy Center and played like they refused to lose an eighth straight game. Elias Lindholm scored twice for Carolina to headline a dominating effort by the Hurricanes. The Penguins controlled play for the first ten minutes of ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended the month of March with a completely opposite performance from how they started it.  The Penguins defeated the Blackhawks 4-1, Sunday night, thanks to goals by James Neal, Lee Stempniak and Sidney Crosby.  The score was nearly the opposite of the first matchup between these two teams on March 1st at Soldier Field. Jonathan Toews scored twice in their March 1st matchup.  He didn't finish the game in the rematch at Consol Energy Center. James Neal scored to get ... Read More

If anyone was wondering why the Pens view Evgeni Malkin in such a high standard, this game was a perfect example. The Penguins fell to the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 after going 0-7 on the power play en route to their seventh regulation loss in 14 games this month.  They threw everything they had at one of the best defenses in the NHL but couldn't come up with that last goal to force at least an overtime. To make matters worse, Marcel Goc left the game after injuring his right ankle. Jeff ... Read More

Things have certainly looked better for the Pittsburgh Penguins than these most recent stretch of games.  Not only has Pittsburgh lost three of their last four, they now have to deal without Evgeni Malkin in the lineup for the next 2-3 weeks; news the Penguins learned earlier in the day. Mikkel Boedker scored midway through the second period to break a 2-2 tie and the Penguins couldn't answer as the Phoenix Coyotes won 3-2, Tuesday night at Consol Energy Center. David Moss gave Phoenix a ... Read More

You can add to the Penguins league-leading man games lost, as the injuries continue to mount for the Pens. During his morning press conference, Pens' head coach Dan Bylsma announced that Evgeni Malkin will miss 2-3 weeks with a foot injury. Malkin sustained the injury on his first shift in Sunday's game. Earlier this morning, it was announced that Jayson Megna was recalled. Check back to Pittsburgh Sporting News for more as the story develops. ... Read More

Regardless of how the bottom six forwards do, the Penguins know they need their top scoring lines to produce if they have any chance of winning their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history If this game was a preview of what Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin will do in the playoffs, the Penguins could find themselves competing in June. Crosby and Malkin combined for seven points including the game-winning goal by James Neal 1:27 into overtime to lift the Penguins over the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a tough time keeping the puck out of their net, as of late.  It never helps when the other team scores off their own players.  Detroit beat Pittsburgh 5-4 in the last second of overtime on a goal that defined what this game was all about.  Of the five goals Detroit scored, three came off Pittsburgh defensemen. Daniel Alfredsson got the Red Wings on the board 7:21 into the first period.  Johan Franzen found Alfredsson in the left wing circle who made a move ... Read More

After two straight losses to the Philadelphia Flyers, some shocking news hit the Twitter-sphere, as the Trib's Josh Yohe reporter Kris Letang is supposed to practice with the Penguins tomorrow. Kris Letang is practicing with the Penguins tomorrow. — Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_Trib) March 16, 2014   So, it sounds like Letang fully intends on playing soon. Stunning news. — Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_Trib) March 16, 2014   Letang isn't just practicing, but has been cleared for a full ... Read More

After one of the worst games of the season by the Penguins in the first of a home-and-home series with their in-state rival Philadelphia Flyers, the Pens returned to the Consol Energy Center, hoping for a bounce-back performance. In the 4-0 loss, the injury depleted Penguins were outshot 40-25 and had to make last minute adjustments with Chris Kunitz and James Neal joining the growing list of key players missing from the lineup. Fueled by early power play opportunities and an especially flat ... Read More