First place in the Metropolitan Division will be on the line when the Penguins will travel to Long Island to complete their home-and-home series with the New York Islanders. The Penguins are 1-0-1 in the second half of back-to-back games this season. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The only change for the Islanders from Friday night’s 5-4 shootout victory will be in net. Jaroslav Halak will take over for Chad Johnson. Halak is 8-4 with a .914 save percentage on the season. The Islanders got scoring ... Read More
Islanders beat Penguins in first leg of home-and-home
On Light Up Night it Pittsburgh, it was Kyle Okposo that lit the lamp last, as he beat Peguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in the third round of the shootout to give the New York Islanders a 5-4 win in Pittsburgh. Fleury will have to wait for one more game to earn his 300th career win. He made 31 saves while taking the loss. Patric Horniqvist scored the goal that tied the game with seven minutes left in the third. Evgeni Malkin and Christian Ehrhoff assisted on the goal. Brandon ... Read More
Penguins Pascal Dupuis to miss six months with blood clot in lung
Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis is going to miss the next six months due after doctors discovered a blood clot in his lung. The news is devastating for Dupuis, as this will likely mean his 2014 season is likely over, and at 35, could very much put his career in jeopardy. It will also leave a significant void in the lineup for the Penguins, as Dupuis was having a fine start with six goals and five assists in his first 11 games. Dupuis was able to fill in a variety of roles from top line ... Read More
Penguins shut out Canadiens
The Penguins third line of Beau Bennett, Brandon Sutter, and Steve Downie had six goals on the season coming into Tuesday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. In the first 16 minutes of the game, they added three more. Marc-Andre Fleury took it from there, and the Penguins shut out the Canadiens, 4-0. Bennett got the scoring started with an unassisted goal 7:46 into the first period. He intercepted a Nathan Beaulieu clearing attempt and took the shot himself on a 2-on-1 with Downie. ... Read More
Maatta returns for Pens vs Canadiens
Penguins’ defenseman Olli Maatta will make his return to the ice tonight when the Penguins take on the Montreal Canadiens. Maatta had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his thyroid gland two weeks ago. Maatta, 20, was expected to miss four weeks while recovering from the procedure, but he began working out almost immediately afterwards, and has been practicing with the team since last week. “I’ve got to thank the doctors and the team staff for doing their best,” Maatta said after ... Read More
Dupuis out; Maatta could be in against Montreal
Penguins’ winger Pascal Dupuis did not practice with the team on Monday, and will not be making their trip to Montreal for Tuesday’s game against the Canadiens. “He went to see a doctor [Monday] morning, and he won’t be making he trip in to Montreal,” said head coach Mike Johnston. “We’ll get an update on where he’s at in the next 24-48 hours.” The nature of Dupuis’ ailment was not disclosed. He finished <a ... Read More
Pens get reversal & two points against Rangers
One of the wildest games in Pittsburgh hockey history ended when Rick Nash’s shootout attempt hit the top of Marc-Andre Fleury’s glove and trickled just wide of the cage. Nash had just come back from the Rangers locker room; where he and his teammates were celebrating a 3-2 shootout win over the Penguins. Their celebration was short lived. A call from the NHL war room in Toronto prompted referees Graham Skilliter and Kelly Sutherland to take another look at the Dan Boyle goal that had ... Read More
Penguins back in black against the Rangers
The Penguins finished their five-game road trip with a 4-1 record, with the lone loss coming at the hands of the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. On a throwback night at Consol Energy Center, the Penguins will face an old Patrick Division foe and hope to avenge their last loss as they host their longtime rivals. This is the second of four games between the clubs this season. All four will be played before the All-Star break, with the Penguins traveling to New York on December 8, and ... Read More
Pens end trip with a win; beat Leafs 2-1
They came, they fought, they conquered. The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday night. While the game had a late start with no one scoring until the second period. Pascal Dupuis and Thomas Greiss stepped up to the plate helping the Penguins achieve their victory. Dupuis had eight shots on goal in the game. Two of those were successful goals. The first came with 2:42 left in the 2nd period making the lead 1-0. It was assisted by Christian Ehrhoff and Brandon ... Read More
Penguins wrap up road trip in Toronto
The Pittsburgh Penguins will wrap up their five-game road trip in Toronto tonight. Despite losing to the New York Rangers on Tuesday, the Penguins have won three of four on this road trip and have the league’s best mark on the road. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: The Maple Leafs are on a three-game winning streak, beating the Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and Boston Bruins in the past week. Toronto has been lead offensively by Phil Kessel. Kessel has 10 goals and 11 assists through 16 games. Kessel has ... Read More