The Pittsburgh Penguins have less than 24 hours to recover from yesterday’s hectic 2-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in which they lost both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Today, they’ll face another dangerous opponent in the Detroit Red Wings. TODAY’S OPPONENT: The Red Wings have lost four out of their last five games, including a 7-2 thrashing at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Detroit has now fallen to within three points of fourth-place Boston. This is the third and ... Read More
Penguins lose to Bruins without Crosby & Malkin
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost 2-0 to the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon, but it was the Penguins that didn’t play, rather than exploits of the ones that did, that was the biggest story of the day. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby took part in pre-game warmups, but was a late scratch from the game and replaced by veteran forward Craig Adams in the team’s lineup. “With Sid, I was walking out to the bench for the start of the game and I was told that Sid was seeing the doctors and wasn’t ... Read More
Penguins blow big lead but score late to beat Oilers
The Pittsburgh Penguins let a big lead slip away against the lowly Edmonton Oilers on Thursday evening, but they found a way to finish strong and escape with a 6-4 victory at Consol Energy Center. The Penguins jumped out to a huge 4-0 lead by the early second period, but the Oilers stormed back by scoring four consecutive goals to tie the game before the Penguins pulled away. Brandon Sutter had a huge first period, scoring two goals, the first of which was on a shorthanded breakaway at ... Read More
Pens return home to host last-place Oilers
Only one team in the NHL's Western Conference is already eliminated from playoff contention, and they are visiting Consol Energy Center on Thursday evening. The Edmonton Oilers (18-38-11, 47 points), like the Eastern Conference's last-place Buffalo Sabres, are "battling" for the league's worst record and the best chance at winning the draft lottery and the first pick in June. Edmonton will have to deal with a Pittsburgh Penguins (38-18-10, 86 points) team that, despite playing better of late, ... Read More
Gary Roberts returns to Pittsburgh to lead Penguins new practice facility
What would Gary Roberts do? Pittsburgh Penguins players should have the answer to that in the near future. Roberts, now 48, will be introduced at a press conference today as the face of the new UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. The future Penguins practice facility is currently under construction in Cranberry Township. Roberts retired from the NHL in 2009 after a 21-year career and spent parts of two seasons in Pittsburgh. He played 57 games with the Penguins, scoring 10 goals and 18 assists, and ... Read More
Top 5 moments at the Mellon Arena
Mellon Arena, also known as the Civic Arena and nicknamed “The Igloo,” was constructed with nearly 3,000 tons of Pittsburgh steel and was the first retractable major-sports venue in the world. From 1967 to 2010, it essentially served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Within the span of 40-plus years, Mellon Arena hosted infinite memories. These memories remain alive in the city of Pittsburgh even though our beloved Igloo is no longer with us. What are with us, however, are the ... Read More
Pens can’t solve Niemi, Sharks; fall 2-1 in shootout
Antti Niemi and the SAP Center may haunt the Penguins in their dreams as they return home to Pittsburgh from their four-game west coast road trip. With a 2-1 shootout loss at the hands of the Sharks on Monday night, the Penguins are now winless in 12 straight games in San Jose, a streak dating back to October of 1997. This time, it was Niemi who did most of the damage. The Sharks netminder made 39 sparking saves through three periods of regulation and five minutes of overtime, and then shut ... Read More
Pens will wrap-up road trip against playoff-hungry Sharks
The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone 2-1 so far on this western road trip, and they’ll try to finish it on a winning note as they take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at 10:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: Tonight will be the first of two meetings between the Sharks and Penguins this season. The Sharks will visit Consol Energy Center at the end of the month. The Sharks are on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture, six points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card ... Read More
Fleury earns his ninth shutout as the Pens blank the Kings
On the night when legendary Kings forward Luc Robitaille had his statue unveiled at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it was the goaltenders that stole the show. Through three periods of regulation and 1:44 of overtime on Saturday night, it seemed as if goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Jonathan Quick would never give up a goal. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings had held each other to just 48 shots and it seemed certain that a shootout would be needed to settle the score. That ... Read More
Penguins continue road trip against Stanley Cup-champion Kings
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to build on last night’s 5-2 win in Anaheim when they travel across town to take on the Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 p.m. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: One night after playing the top team in the National Hockey League, the Penguins will now face the defending Stanley Cup Champions. The Kings, despite their recent success, are in a dogfight for a playoff spot in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. The Kings currently sit two points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the ... Read More