Both the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes won Game 7 of their respective series’ showdown on Tuesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Semi-Final round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs along with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins. As a result, the #4 Pittsburgh Penguins will meet up with the #2 Washington…
Monthly Archives: April 2009
The “Shhhh” of Death
For all those Christopher Walken fans who remember him as the angel of death in Prophecy, watching Penguin Mad Max Talbot put an index finger to his lips, with a little knowing smile to the Philly fans as he said “shhhhhhh” was the the kiss of death for the Flyers. On the heels of a fight…
Game 6: “Coach” Chaiwoman’s Pre-game Talk
Gentlemen, it’s a race to 4, and reaching that magic number today means extra time to rest up, heal up, and get our minds right for the next level. If you want the next level, if you still remember what it was like, that taste in your mouth when Detroit came into OUR house and…
Lucky Number 13
Fridays and the number 13 are traditionally viewed as a very unlucky combination, but it was a Friday night, and it was Number 13, Bill Guerin, who brought the luck to the team in game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals match-up against the Philadelphia Flyers. Game 2 had a decidedly different feel to it…
Penguins Take 2-0 Series Lead on Guerin’s OT Goal
The Pittsburgh Penguins met a much different team on Friday night than the one that showed up on Wednesday, but they came away victorious and took an ever important 2-0 series lead over the Philadelphia Flyers. It took the better part of 4 periods and two come from behind goals for the Penguins to seal…
Penguins Roll Over Flyers 4-1, Lead Series 1-0
The Pittsburgh Penguins kept their late season momentum rolling into the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Wednesday night. In a nearly textbook win, the Penguins flat outplayed the Flyers who looked as if they were still disoriented from…
Third “Line’s” a Charm
It is now official. The Pittsburgh Penguins have not one mystical, magical two-headed monster, but TWO of them. It’s no secret that Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have become the two-headed monster, but in the final, intense run to the playoffs, another two-headed monster reared up in the form of Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy….
Malkin Wins Scoring Title
After the last puck was dropped on the NHL regular season on Sunday, Pittsburgh Penguins’ Alternate Captain Evgeni Malkin officially became the winner of the 2009 Art Ross Trophy having scored more points than any other NHL player this season. It is the 13th time in the last 21 seasons that a Pittsburgh Penguins player…
NHLPens.com Redesigned for Playoffs
I am very happy to present the newly remodeled NHLPens.com, just in time for the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs! I have overhauled the theme to make the features of the site more accessible from the “Home” page. First, the site now features the last 3-posted articles using an image/text slideshow box at the top left…
Turning Up the Heat in a Hot Kitchen
by Chaiwoman Pittsburgh Penguins’ radio color analyst Mike Lange is fond of saying “…to take the heat out of a hot kitchen” during harrowing defensive stands, but he may have to amend that slightly as the Pens and their opponents are fighting fire with fire. Penguins 6–Devils 1: The Pens cranked up the heat on…
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