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“Energy Guys” Make Their Presence Known

Chaiwoman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:44:16 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Dan Bylsma, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Hal Gill, Jordan Staal, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, New York Rangers, Pascal Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

Introducing Another Great Post by Guest Blogger Chaiwoman: Sean Avery’s reunion tour with his old team seemed to put him face to face with just about every guy in a black and gold uniform on Saturday. It was a gritty, scrappy, hard-hitting, nasty penalizing afternoon game against the New York Rangers (sans the blue jerseys),...

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Not Brothers, No Love: Pens 1–Flyers 3

Chaiwoman — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:31:29 +0000

Categories: Features, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Cooke, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

No worries. Here’s why. It couldn’t last. There needed to be a regulation loss under Dan Bylsma, and while many who walked out of the arena today would likely have preferred it was against someone else, it wasn’t. Given the history and loathing between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers, one would have expected...

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Team Effort = Pens 4 — Kings 1

Chaiwoman — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:09:30 +0000

Categories: Features, News Digest

Tags: Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, Dan Bylsma, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Los Angeles Kings, Mellon Arena, Penalty Kill, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Power Play, Sergei Gonchar, Special Teams

Friday night’s matchup against the L.A. Kings was a nearly textbook team performance by the Pittsburgh Penguins under Dan Bylsma’s system. While specific players, and many, could be mentioned for their stellar play, the main focus here is in the overall cohesion and fluidity of a group of 19 guys who played in that game....

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Penguins Drop to Devils in Overtime

Paul — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:16:52 +0000

Categories: Features, News Digest

Tags: Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Highlights, Marc-Andre Fleury, Max Talbot, New Jersey Devils, Petr Sykora, Photos, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Sidney Crosby, Video

The Pittsburgh Penguins gave up a late 2-goal lead on Friday night against the New Jersey Devils to send it into overtime, before losing with 1-minute left in the extra frame. The Penguins’ 2-goal lead was broken midway through the 3rd period after Petr Sykora took a double minor (hooking/unsportsmanlike), and the Devils converted just 4-seconds...

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Penguins Look for Answers as Slump Continues

Paul — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:18:12 +0000

Categories: Features, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Dany Sabourin, Game Recap, Highlights, Marc-Andre Fleury, Max Talbot, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Video

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ woes continued on Saturday as they lost to the Florida Panthers 6-1 and fell to 9th place overall in the Eastern Conference. The loss was the fourth straight for the Penguins, and their fifth consecutive loss at home. In just one month, Pittsburgh has plummeted from fourth to ninth place in the...

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Penguins Get Bruined

Paul — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:59:23 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Boston Bruins, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Highlights, Marc-Andre Fleury, Pascal Dupuis, Petr Sykora, Photos, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Video

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost the home portion in the first game of a home-and-home series with the red-hot Boston Bruins 5-2 on Tuesday night. The seemingly unstoppable Bruins won their 9th straight game and finished the month of December with an amazing 12-1 record. Even more impressive, they are 23-2-1 since the beginning of November. ...

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Penguins Nip Sabres in OT on Controversial Goal by Crosby

Paul — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:08:13 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Brooks Orpik, Buffalo Sabres, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Highlights, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Cooke, Miroslav Satan, Pascal Dupuis, Petr Sykora, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby

The Pittsburgh Penguins came back from a 2-goal defecit against the Buffalo Sabres to force the extra frame and then won the game 4-3 on a controversial overtime goal by Sidney Crosby. The game-winning goal which was deflected in by Crosby looked as if it may have hit his stick above the crossbar (high stick),...

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Penguins Uninspired in 7-3 Loss to Leafs

Paul — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:43:52 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Brooks Orpik, Dany Sabourin, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Highlights, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Cooke, Miroslav Satan, Petr Sykora, Photos, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Toronto Maple Leafs, Video

The Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves in very unfamiliar territory on Saturday night as the Mellon Arena’s “standing-room only” crowd showered them with boos during a sloppy, undisciplined, and uninspired 7-3 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the Penguins being outshot 33-13 through the first 2-periods, Marc-Andre Fleury was given little help from his teammates...

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Malkin and Fleury Shine in 6-3 Win Over Thrashers

Paul — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:40:40 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Highlights, Jeff Taffe, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Cooke, Miroslav Satan, Petr Sykora, Philippe Boucher, Photos, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Tim Wallace, Video

The Pittsburgh Penguins returned from a 4-day layoff to beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 as they were powered by the offensive prowess of Evgeni Malkin and the excellent netminding of Marc-Andre Fleury. Malkin picked up 4-points (2G, 2A) to continue his dominating lead in the league scoring race, while Fleury made several highlight reel saves...

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Dupuis and Sykie Both Get Tricky as Pens Blowout Isles 9-2

Paul — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:43:15 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Brooks Orpik, Evgeni Malkin, Game Recap, Hat Trick, Highlights, John Curry, Jordan Staal, Matt Cooke, Max Talbot, Miroslav Satan, New York Islanders, Pascal Dupuis, Petr Sykora, Philippe Boucher, Pictures, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sidney Crosby, Video

The Pittsburgh Penguins exploded for 9 goals on Thursday night as they buried the troubled New York Islanders 9-2 at Mellon Arena. Petr Sykora netted his first career hat trick after going 44 multi-goal games without one, the longest such streak in NHL history. Pascal Dupuis also cashed in on his first career hat trick,...

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