Want to hear something that might surprise you? The Pirates are the third-most popular team in Pittsburgh, at least when it comes to ratings and branding studies. And according to Dejan Kovacevic of DK on Pittsburgh Sports, it isn't close. What the Pirates are closing the gap on, however, is the expectations they carry when starting their 162-game campaign. Yeah, that's right. The Pirates now have to meet expectations. But this time, unlike the past two decades, they are positive. It ... Read More
Pens hopes slashed by Ovechkin, Caps
The Washington Capitals continued their dominance of the Penguins this season, as they beat Pittsburgh for the third consecutive time this season, this time by a score of 3-1 at Consol Energy Center on Tuesday night. The Capitals used their power play to victimize the Penguins, scoring each of their first two goals with the man advantage. The Penguins, on the other hand, could not find the net with their new-look power play, going scoreless on three chances. The Capitals got the scoring ... Read More
Penguins back in Metro Division for showdown with Capitals
In the Metropolitan Division, the four teams currently ranked in the top four– the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals – are very likely going to make the playoffs. The fourth-place Capitals hold a 12-point lead over fifth-pace Philadelphia and a 10-point lead over the Florida Panthers for a wild-card spot. The four Metropolitan opponents will spend the next month and a half jockeying for position in order to see who will be first-round ... Read More
Blackhawks top Penguins in shootout
For the second time this season, the Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks needed a shootout to decide matters after 65 minutes of level hockey, and for the second time, the Blackhawks emerged victorious. Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, and Patrick Sharp all beat Marc-Andre Fleury in the shootout. Fleury had an excellent regulation, making 31 saves while being named the game’s second start. “It’s tough for (Fleury) because, especially in the second period, I made a big mistake and he bailed me ... Read More
Penguins will battle Blackhawks in inter-conference matinee
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in Chicago today for a Sunday matinee against the Blackhawks. Winners of two in a row, the Penguins are looking for their first winning streak since December 20. TODAY’S OPPONENT: The Blackhawks and Penguins are meeting for the second and final time this season. Chicago came away with a 3-2 shootout win on January 21 in Pittsburgh. [youtube width="560" height="315" link="http://youtu.be/wF6YGgvJ1MU"] The Blackhawks are coming off a 3-1 win against the Devils ... Read More
Pens blow three-goal lead but get win in a shootout
It wasn’t how they drew it up, but the Penguins escaped Ottawa with two points after a 5-4 victory over the Senators in a shootout on Thursday night. The Penguins jumped out to a 3-0 lead they seemed to let up over the final period and a half, and the Senators clawed back in it to tie the game at four. “It wasn’t a good third period,” said head coach Mike Johnston. “I think when you look at a period like that, we have to make sure we learn from it and the big thing for me was that I thought we ... Read More
Penguins right back in action against struggling Senators
The Penguins are in Ottawa for a 7:30 faceoff with the Senators tonight. The Penguins are coming off one of their best performances in a year, a 4-1 drubbing of the Detroit Red Wings in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. [youtube width="560" height="315" link="http://youtu.be/QbyMLRoIyKc"] One of the biggest problems for the Penguins lately has been consistency. Since the first of the year, they are 2-5 in games following a victory. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Senators stopped a three-game ... Read More
Comeau’s two points lead Penguins past Red Wings
Coming into the night off a pair of back-to-back shutouts last week in Alberta, Marc-Andre Fleury had his shutout streak broken at 165:06, but his teammates provided plenty of offense in a four-goal outburst over the first to periods to the lead the Pens past the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Wednesday night. Blake Comeau made the most of his first action since Decemeber 22, with a goal, an assist, and earned the number one star skating on the second line with Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. ... Read More
Comeau set to return for Pens vs Red Wings
After returning from their three-game Western Canadian road trip with a 2-1 record, the Penguins have enjoyed two days off before hosting the Detroit Red Wings tonight. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Red Wings have won three straight games, and have been off since a 3-1 victory in Arizona on Saturday night. The Red Wings have been without starting goaltender Jimmy Howard since he left the team’s January 10 game in Washington with a groin injury. Interestingly enough, it has been third-string ... Read More
#Jagrwatch2015: Could Jaromir Jagr end up back in Pittsburgh?
This coming Sunday, the New Jersey Devils Jaromir Jagr turns 43. Take that in for a moment if you remember Jagr once as a bright-eyed teenager who would hoist the Stanley Cup in back-to-back seasons as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jagr would spend 11 mostly spectacular seasons in Pittsburgh, and during that span he scored 439 goals, 640 assists for 1,079 points in 806 games. Then, in one of the worst trades in NHL history, Jagr was traded to the Capitals in what was essentially a ... Read More