The Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves in a desperate situation on Wednesday night as they faced the prospect of going down three games to none in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Washington Capitals. Less than two minutes into the tilt, that desperation reached a boiling point after an unfortunate misplay by…
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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 Drop to Devils in Overtime
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…
Penguins Look for Answers as Slump Continues
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…
Penguins Get Bruined
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. …
Penguins Nip Sabres in OT on Controversial Goal by 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),…
Penguins Uninspired in 7-3 Loss to Leafs
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…
Malkin and Fleury Shine in 6-3 Win Over Thrashers
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…
Dupuis and Sykie Both Get Tricky as Pens Blowout Isles 9-2
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,…
Crosby Assists Penguins’ Wingers Out of Slump
Sidney Crosby assisted on 4 of his team’s 5 goals on Thursday night to help the Penguins outscore the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2, despite being outshot 36-22 in the game. For the Penguins, it was a night for their top wingers to snap out of their collective scoring slump as Petr Sykora (2G), Pascal Dupuis (1G), Miroslav Satan…
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