The Pittsburgh Penguins (6-4-1) head into game 2 of a 4-game road trip on Thursday night with a stop in Denver to take on the streaking Colorado Avalanche (7-4-0). After notching a win against a depleted Wild on Tuesday, the Penguins will be looking to capitalize off the momentum gained in Minnesota to win their…
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Pens Roll Over the Wounded Wild: Game Recap
The Pittsburgh Penguins rolled into St. Paul tonight and took advantage of an abbreviated Minnesota Wild lineup to win their 1st of a 4-game road trip by a score of 4-2. The Wild, who were missing first line forwards Marian Gaborik, Pavol Dimitra and #1 goalie Niklas Backstrom to groin injuries, lost their 4th consecutive…
Pens Look to Go Wild in Minnesota: Game Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins (5-4-1) travel to Minnesota on Tuesday night to face off against the Minnesota Wild (7-2-2) in a rare matchup between the 2 teams. The Penguins will be looking to avoid a 3-game losing streak, while the Wild will be looking to snap its own 3-game winless streak after starting off their season on fire. …
Penguins Lose to Canadiens in Lengthy Shootout: Game Recap
The Pittsburgh Penguins managed to eek a point out of the matchup with the Montreal Canadiens after a miserable first 21-minutes of play left them down 3-0. The Penguins Marc-Andre Fleury was pulled from the net in favor of Dany Sabourin and the Penguins struggled back to tie the game, kept it notted through the…
Game Preview: Canadiens at Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (5-4-0) host the surging Montreal Canadiens (5-2-2) toinght at Mellon Arena at 7PM. Montreal has won their last 3-games including an impressive 7-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night, in which they outscored the Canes 5-1 in the first period. Four of those first period goals came on the man-advantage. …
Penguins Crumble in the Third, Lose to Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins winning streak ended at 3 games tonight as they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Mellon Arena by a score of 5-2. The game was tied at the end of two and could have gon eeither way, but the Penguins came into the third period and made several costly mistakes that quickly…
Will Leafs Fall in Pittsburgh? Game Preview
The surging Pittsburgh Penguins (5-3-0) host the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs (3-4-3) on Thursday night. After an unremarkable start, the Penguins have managed to put together 3 straight wins and are heading into the second game of a 3-game home stand. The Maple Leafs have only won 1 in their last 5-games, having lost 2 in…
Fleury Returns to Form, Shuts Out Rangers 1-0: Game Recap
The Pittsburgh Penguins put their third consecutive win together tonight, thanks to the sharp play of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury made 36-saves against the struggling New York Rangers and posted his 1st shutout of the season, and the 8th of his career. The Penguins, who were outshot 36-22, should be thankful that Fleury was in…
Game Preview: Rangers at Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (4-3-0) look to win their third game in a row on Tuesday as they host the struggling New York Rangers (2-4-1). The puck drops at 7PM, and will be aired on the Versus network. The Penguins have gained momentum in their last two outings with wins against the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington…
Pens Beat Caps 2-1: Game Recap
It was a rowdy night at the Verizon Center in the nation’s capital on Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Washington Capitals in front of a sellout crowd of 18,277, many of them Pittsburgh Penguins fans. From where I sat in Section 116 behind the net, I would estimate that 60% of the fans around…
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