The Pittsburgh Penguins play one more game in November before hitting a 14-game stretch in December, with 8 of the first 10 coming on the road.  They will likely be glad to put the tough month of November behind them after going 4-7-1 for 9 of 24 possible points, with one [...]

After finding their confidence in a character win over the league leading Ottawa Senators on Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins put an exclamation point on their rekindled play by shutting out the Atlanta Thrashers 5-0 on Saturday night.  It was the second consecutive shutout for the Atlanta Thrashers, who [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins (9-11-2) have played 22-games or just over 1/4 of the season so far and in many discussion forums, there is a lot of concern being generated over how they have played so far this season.  This is likely the result of unreasonably high expectations set [...]

The struggling Pittsburgh Penguins traveled to Ottawa on Thanksgiving and overcame adversity as they came from behind twice to beat the league leading Senators by a score of 6-5 after an extended shootout.  The game, played with a tremendous amount of intensity from both teams, could well signify [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins (8-10-2) host the New Jersey Devils (8-10-2) Wednesday night in the Atlantic Division’s battle of basement.  The Atlantic’s 2-slowest starters this season have identical records of 8-10-2, but the Penguins have the advantage in goals scored to win the points tie for divisional placement.  But that [...]

Despite a great 1st period start, the Pittsburgh Penguins gave up a 2-goal lead in the 2nd and had to scratch their way back into a tie in the 3rd to send it into overtime where they lost to the New York Rangers on Saturday night.  The Penguins [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins (8-10-1) play host to the surging New York Rangers (11-7-1) tonight in another Atlantic Division battle.  The Rangers are looking for their 4th consecutive road win after beating the Leafs, Devils and Flyers all on the road over the last 7 days.  The Penguins will be [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins notched their first win in 5-games on Thursday night against the New York Islanders by a score of 3-2.  The long overdue win came with an altered lineup as veterans Mark Recchi and Darryl Sydor were healthy scratches.  In their place on the ice for [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins (7-10-1) host division rival New York Islanders (9-5-0) on Thursday night at the Mellon Arena.  The struggling Penguins, who have dropped to last place in the Atlantic Division, have lost 4 straight games and 8 of their last 10.  The slide has left many fans and [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped their fourth straight game as they lost to the New Jersey Devils at home by a score of 3-2 on Monday night, and moved into last place in the Atlantic division with just over 20% of their season played.  The Penguins continued their downward [...]