Gar Bercury —  When it comes to winning in the regular season, few teams in recent years have had more success than the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a 17-point lead in the Metropolitan Division, and the best record in Eastern Conference, it seems to once again be business as usual. Success however, brings expectations of winning big in the playoffs, something that the Pens have failed to do four straight seasons. The question then becomes, does this team as currently constructed, have what it ... Read More

Despite being the top team in the Eastern Conference for most of this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins' biggest struggle has come against the league's worst. Fortunately, that didn't happen Monday night as the Penguins blanked the Buffalo Sabres 3-0. Pittsburgh came into the match up after losing their last game to the tenth place Dallas Stars on Saturday night.  It was the fourth loss in five games against a team that was out of playoff contention. The Penguins dominated the first ... Read More

Do you think the Penguins are burning out Marc-Andre Fleury? Do you think with the massive lead the Penguins hold in the Metro division, that they need to rely on the Flower so heavily? For the Penguins top net minder, Fleury has appeared in 42 games this season, which ranks him third in the league and he is on pace to play in 68 games. Unfortunately for the Penguins, this has been a downfall for Fleury in the recent past. There is simply no need for Dan Bylsma to be playing No. 29 on a ... Read More

The Dallas Stars outplayed the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first two periods, then coasted in the third period for their third straight win. Sergei Gonchar, Jamie Benn and Rich Peverley all scored for the Stars and Kari Lehtonen stopped all 24 shots.  The Pens outhit the Stars but that was the only notable stat that the Penguins led in. Former Penguin Sergei Gonchar scored a power play goal late in the first period to give the Stars a 1-0 lead. It was a trademark goal for Gonchar as he ... Read More

Over the years around the NHL,  we have seen plenty of players that we as Penguins fans love to boo and heckle:  Ron Hextall, Dale Hunter, Claude Lemieux, Eric Lindros, Adam Graves and so on.  Currently speaking, there are opposing players around the league who the Penguins and their fans love to hate.  Whether that player talked a bit more trash than he should have or maybe they are known for being a dirty player. On the other hand, there could have been a situation where the players are former ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins came into Nassau Coliseum with the top record in the East and the leading point-getter in the NHL.  They left, expanding their lead over the Islanders in the standings, and with Sidney Crosby expanding his lead in the points race against John Tavares. Pittsburgh dug out of an early 2-0 hole to win 6-4, Thursday night.  In a matchup that feature the league's top two scorers, Sidney Crosby out-produced John Tavares with three points to one. The Islanders took the lead ... Read More

After getting trounced 5-1 against the Florida Panthers Monday night, the Penguins came back with a big victory of their own, defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Wednesday. Jussi Jokinen scored twice and Evgeni Malkin notched two points as the Penguins crushed the Habs. Jokinen and Malkin teamed up on the first goal 8:48 into the first period.  Malkin kept the puck in the offensive zone then took off for the net.  Instead of shooting, he dished a backhand pass to Jokinen who scored on a ... Read More

The Penguins may have had five days off and four starter returning to their lineup, but the Florida Panthers were the ones dominating the game. Florida got out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back on a Pittsburgh team that was mostly healthy but also extremely flat after a five day vacation. Drew Shore capped off a dominating first period for the Panthers by scoring a short-handed goal with 4:14 remaining in the opening frame. Shore scored again late in the second period to give Florida ... Read More