Evgeni Malkin may have missed four games but looked as though he never missed a second in his return. The Penguins scored three goals in the third period to come back against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Monday night, winning 4-3 at Consol Energy Center.  Three of the top players in the NHL didn't disappoint as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos combined for six points including four goals. Malkin registered two points including a highlight-reel goal that tied the ... Read More

Imagine being a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins and coming onto the ice in front of 20,000 fans, all cheering your arrival.  Now, imagine that arena being in cross-state rival, Philadelphia. Hard to believe, right? It happened exactly twenty years ago from this past Saturday when Mario Lemieux returned to hockey after missing two months due to Hodgkin's disease.  As the Penguins made their way onto the ice, they were met with boos from the Flyer faithful.  That is, until, Mario Lemieux's ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins are currently in a rut. While the standings may show otherwise with the team leading the division and second in the Eastern Conference, the team's recent performance has mirrored last April. To correct the issues from last season, one that concluded with 26 goals allowed in six games against the Flyers, Dan Bylsma preached a more defensive-minded game. His system would stay relatively the same, but the attention to detail and discipline needed to be ramped up, ... Read More

Tomas Vokoun was looking for a pleasant homecoming when he returned to Florida to face his formal team.  Instead, he was pulled in the second period and the Penguins were forced to play catchup.  While they did even the score before the second intermission, a mistake by Kris Letang and a perfect shot from Tomas Fleischmann ended up making the difference as the Panthers defeated the Penguins 6-4. Tomas Kopecky got the Panthers on the board with a backhand shot.  Brian Campbell took the puck to ... Read More

No Geno, no problem. Sidney Crosby scored twice, Beau Bennett added his first of his career, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves as the Penguins defeated the Lightning 5-3 depsite playing without Evgeni  Malkin.  The win moved Pittsburgh two points ahead of the New Jersey Devils for the Atlantic Division. Crosby gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead just 1:16 into the opening period.  Chris Kunitz took advantage of one of many Lightning turnovers in the first period, intercepting the puck at center ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins rebounded from a crushing loss on Wednesday to defeat the Florida Panthers 3-1, Friday night at Consol Energy Center. The bigger story, however, is the loss of Evgeni Malkin who crashed crazily into the boards behind the Florida net early in the third period.  The reigning MVP and scoring champion skated off the ice on his own power, but never returned to action. The Penguins would respond by scoring two third period goals to defeat the Panthers, ruining an ... Read More

I’m still fairly new to the sports fanatics club.  Alright, maybe not that new,  I have been a sports nut for about eight years now. Yeah, that’s it. Not since I was born. I know, surprising right? I developed my love of all things football and hockey thanks to my sports nut husband. I swear he was born wearing hockey skates and throwing a football. Way back in the day he took me to my first ever Pens game when the Mellon was still around. I was excited and surprised. I mean what kind of man ... Read More

This game followed the same formula as most of the playoff games between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers, last season. The Penguins got up by two goals; the Flyers came back.  There were double digit goal totals, as well as 48 penalty minutes and a few scraps along the way. But in the end, the beat went on for the Flyers, regardless of where each team was in the standings heading into the contest.  Jakub Voracek scored a hat trick, including the game-winner with 1:31 left ... Read More