Unstoppable force, meet immovable object. The Boston Bruins held the Pittsburgh Penguins in check for the first 53 minutes of the game. But a goal from Chris Kunitz opened the flood gates and the Penguins closed out the final period with three goals in a span of three minutes and fifteen seconds and their sixth straight win. Billed as a possible preview to the Eastern Conference Final, the Bruins' top rated defense, allowing the fewest goals in the league, met the high scoring team in the ... Read More
Sidney Crosby has become the face of Pittsburgh sports
Pittsburgh is a city known for its production of steel, and for its sports. All of the professional sports teams have had been very prominent at different points of existence, if you look at the Steelers in the 1970’s winning four Super Bowls, the Pirates in 70’s as well with two World Series Titles, and the Penguins in the early 1990’s with back-to-back Stanley Cups. Winning championships means you have quality players that lead your team to those titles. There were players such as Terry ... Read More
It’s Sutter time for the Pittsburgh Penguins
It seems to be more and more common that the Penguins play without one of their two superstar centers. For most of the past two years they were without Sidney Crosby, and for some parts of that time they were even without Evgeni Malkin. Well once again they will be without the services of Malkin who is out for one to two weeks and an apparent “upper body” injury. This opens the door for the quality center that the Penguins got over the summer in a trade that sent Jordan Staal to the ... Read More
Penguins blowout the Islanders behind Kunitz’s hat trick
The Pittsburgh Penguins may have missed last season's MVP and scoring champion but they still had Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz. Behind a hat trick from Kunitz and five assists from Sidney Crosby, the Penguins blew out the Islanders to run their win streak to a season high, five games. Evgeni Malkin was ruled out after sustaining a shoulder injury in Saturday night's game against Toronto. James van Riemsdyk crushed Malkin into the boards late in the third period and Malkin left the game ... Read More
Penguins defeat Maple Leafs 5-4 in shootout
It may have taken three years but Sidney Crosby found another way to haunt the Toronto Maple Leafs. Crosby scored a goal and added the game-winning shootout marker to push the Penguins over the Maple Leafs 5-4, Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre. It was Crosby's first game in Toronto since January 9th, 2010; a game that ended in a 4-1 victory for Pittsburgh thanks to two points from Sidney Crosby and two goals from Sergei Gonchar. The Penguins jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first ... Read More
Eaton proves to be right fit for Penguins
When the Penguins brought back veteran defenseman Mark Eaton, many fans speculated as to why the front office would make such a move. With a defense core that seemed to have one guy too many before Eaton came back, it seemed as though the Penguins had no use for a 35-year-old who had been plagued by injuries ever since he left Pittsburgh in 2010. However, Paul Martin’s injury last week against Carolina opened the door for Eaton to enter the lineup when the Pens went to Montreal. Eaton ... Read More
Yinzer of the Week: Chris Kunitz
Last week we switched things up a bit by giving the Yinzer of the Week to two players but we're back to the basics here this week. This week's winner is Pittsburgh Penguins wingman Chris Kunitz. For the week, the Pens went 3-0 behing Kunitz strong play on the ice. He started off last Saturday with two goals and one assist with a perfect shooting percentage. He kept his hot streak alive going into Monday's match-up against Tampa Bay and scored another goal on four shot attempts. His biggest ... Read More
Pens fight back to stun Flyers, 5-4
In case you forgot why the Penguins-Flyers rivalry is considered the best in the NHL, this game was an exciting reminder. The Penguins came back from a 4-1 deficit to defeat the Flyers 5-4 at the Wachovia Center, Thursday night. The Flyers dominated every facet of the game in the first period, intiating contact, out shooting the Pens 18-4, and outscoring the Pens 4-1. Jakub Voracek gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead, scoring on the power play after James Neal took an elbowing penalty. Voracek ... Read More
Pittsburgh connection: put Beau Bennett in the same role as Brandon Saad
In case you haven't heard, the Chicago Blackhawks have gone 23 games without losing a game in regulation. They've also won 10 in a row (a franchise record), amassing a record of 20-0-3. All with a rookie playing on their top line. Pittsburgh native Brandon Saad has played in all but one of those historic games so far this season. He is currently playing on a line with captain Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa; big company for a 20 year old kid. The result has been a modest four goals and ... Read More
Penguins’ Chris Kunitz quietly putting together big season
There have been plenty of storylines to follow this season when we are talking about the Pittsburgh Penguins. Everything from the health of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, to who the starting goaltender should be, to who should play on Evgeni Malkin's line have become major stories since the 2013 season began. Then throw in the likes of Beau Bennett's call up, the approaching trade deadline and the Penguins continuous search for a top six forward and something has gotten lost in the ... Read More