Given the tenor of the last game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, a penalty-filled affair in the teams’ final regular-season meeting in Washington on Wednesday night was hardly unexpected, but the way the penalties were handed out in the Penguins 4-3 victory over the Capitals was anything but expected. Instead of fights and roughing, it was hooking, holding, tripping and cross checking as referees Kelly Sutherland and Justin St. Pierre called an extremely tightly ... Read More
Penguins acquire center Daniel Winnik from Toronto
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired center Daniel Winnik from the Toronto Maple Leafs, general manager Jim Rutherford announced on Wednesday afternoon. Winnik is a veteran of 550 NHL games, and 56 goals, 120 assists, and 249 penalty minutes to his name. In 60 games with the Maple Leafs in 2014-15, he has scored seven goals and recorded 19 assists. Winnik, 29, is in his eighth NHL season. The native of Toronto, Ontario was originally drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round of ... Read More
Pens take on Caps, public enemy No. 8
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to stop a three-game slide against the Capitals as they face off on NBC Sports's Rivalry Night at 8:00 p.m. from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: Looming large in the Penguins three losses to the Capitals this season has been the physical play of Ovechkin. Penguins defenseman Christian Ehrhoff was injured when Ovechkin overpowered him on this attempted check (which was penalized, probably undeservedly). [youtube width="560" ... Read More
Capitals trending upward in rivalry with Penguins
The series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals has long been a streaky one. The playoff past of the two clubs has been well documented, with the Penguins winning seven of the eight post-season meetings. The teams’ regular season history is just as interesting. Since the NHL’s season-ending lockout of 2004-05, the game’s two biggest starts have been a part of that rivalry, and each team has enjoyed a great deal of regular season success. At the same time, each team has had ... Read More
Should Penguins look to bring back Jordan Staal?
Jordan Staal reunited with the Pens? If you believe some of the rumors that have been flying in recent days, it might just happen. Though yesterday Carolina Hurricanes GM Ron Francis categorically denied that Staal would be traded before next Monday's NHL trade deadline, Josh Yohe of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review believes that the Penguins could pursue a deal to bring Staal back in the offseason. There is reason to believe there's credence to the rumors. After all, it was Penguins GM Jim ... Read More
Pens use offensive outburst to beat Panthers
The Penguins goal-scoring woes appear to be firmly in the rear-view mirror, after they followed up Saturday night’s 4-2 win in Saint Louis with a commanding 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers at Consol Energy Center on Sunday night. Despite the Penguins’ goal-scoring outburst, their best player was goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who made 34 saves en route to earning the game’s number-one star and his XXth win of the season. Patric Hornqvist got the scoring started with his first of two goals ... Read More
Pens rebound, knock off Blues
Coming off three straight losses in which only one point was earned in the standings, the Pittsburgh Penguins (33-17-9, 75 pts) rebounded nicely Saturday night in St. Louis, defeating the Blues (38-17-4, 80 pts) 4-2 at Scottrade Center. Thomas Greiss was strong early, fending off a first period attack that featured more quality opportunities for St. Louis than Pittsburgh. Scoreless until about three minutes remaining before intermission, Blake Comeau started the scoring with a quick shot ... Read More
Slumping Pens lose on Dubinsky’s short-handed goal
The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost a second straight game after entering the third period tied with a division rival, this time falling 2-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Consol Energy Center on Thursday night. This time, it was a back-breaking shorthanded goal from Columbus forward Brandon Dubinsky that put the Penguins away as they blundered yet another power play chance. The Penguins power play has now gone nine games and 20 power play chances without a goal, and at 17:43 of the third ... Read More
Pens, Blue Jackets renew budding rivalry
The Columbus Blue Jackets will make their shortest road trip of the season tonight, as they will retrace the steps that they took to Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh en route to a thrilling six-game matchup in the 2014 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. It won’t be a fondly reminisced journey for the Blue Jackets, as they lost two of the three games played in Pittsburgh last spring and have lost eight of the ten regular-season road matchups with the Penguins since coming into the league in ... Read More
Pens faced two opponents on Tuesday…and lost both
It’s not a surprise that the Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Washington Capitals Tuesday night. Despite entering the third period tied at one, the Penguins never had a chance after Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin two-handed slashed Kris Letang in the back of the leg seconds into the final frame. The Penguins, after all, were playing the wrong game. Rewind 48 hours to the Penguins' 2-1 shootout loss against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, when Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was whistled ... Read More