Ever since Kris Letang suffered his stroke earlier in the season, there have been rumblings that he was going to try to return before the end of the season. At times, it seemed like false optimism, but according to TSN's Bob McKenzie, Ray Shero's press conference at 10:15 a.m. today is to announce that Letang will return to the ice tonight for the Pens. "@JoshYohe_Trib: Ray Shero to speak at 10:15 about "Penguins roster."" Expected he will announce Kris Letang will return to lineup ... Read More
Pens rest stars; defeat Colorado 3-2
After a poor showing in Minnesota the night before, Dan Bylsma elected to sit many of his starters to give them a rest before the Stanley Cup playoffs. Instead of a similar result from Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Wild, the remaining Penguins played a highly competitive, defensive game that led to their 50th win of the season. Playing without Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz, Brooks Orpik and Olli Maatta, the Pens defeated the Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday night. Brandon Sutter got the ... Read More
Should injuries be blamed for the Penguins recent struggles?
There have been 471 man games lost, 390 due to injury. The Pittsburgh Penguins have surely had one of the toughest seasons to date when it comes to players being out of the lineup. And while many fans may excuse this team of any disappointment to this, the organization cannot. I know what you are thinking, "how can I talk about the disappointment of the Penguins when they clinched the Metropolitan Division, and they are second in the Eastern Conference with 103 points?" I say ... Read More
Martin returns with a goal; helps Pens clinch Metropolitan Division
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
Pens get dropped by Canes after lackluster effort
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
Pens exact revenge on Hawks; win 4-1
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
Kings hold off Pens
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
Coyotes down Pens 3-2
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
Malkin out 2-3 weeks with a foot injury
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
Crosby and Malkin strike against Lightning; Pens win 5-4
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