Tag Archive: Marc-Andre Fleury

No Consol-ing Fleury as Pens Remain Winless in New Rink

Despite looking loose, rejuvinated, and catlike with lightning fast reflexes in the pre-season and large stretches of the first two games, Marc-Andre Fleury let this one go tonight.  Despite outshooting, out-hitting, and out-chancing them, the Penguins ended up giving up 2 goals in the final 3 minutes of the game to lose 3-2 to the…

Rookie Bobrovsky Beats Penguins in Season Opener

Somone forgot to tell the Philadelphia Flyers that goaltending is supposed to be their achilles heal.  It certainly didn’t look that way tonight as Flyers’ rookie netminder Sergei Bobrovsky staked his claim as an authentic  National Hockey League goaltender by holding the Pittsburgh Penguins to just 2 goals on 31 shots.  That is a 0.936 GAA…

Penguins’ Training Shifts Into High Gear

With the start of the NHL regular season just a little over two weeks away, the Pittsburgh Penguins 2010 Training Camp kicked into high gear this weekend with open practices on Saturday and Sunday at the all new Consol Energy Center.  Players, coaches, and fans alike all descended on the new arena in the heart of…

New Year’s Retrospective

With the Olympics-altered 2009/10 season already half over, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back and see where the Penguins stand on this New Year’s Day as compared to last.  Just like the stock market, past performance is no gaurantee of future returns…but it still helps provide some context on how…

Turn the Page

Nearly halfway into the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have managed to do what has historically been difficult for a team coming off from a Stanley Cup win…turn the page.  With the summer parade and hometown Cup celebrations with friends, families, and mentors behind them, the Penguins have quickly regrouped to start the new season focused…

Keys to Losing

At a time when the Pittsburgh Penguins were off to a red hot start, hovering at the top of the league with only three losses in their first 14 games, some might wonder critically why the focus here would be on losing. The answer is no more evident than in the back-to-back losses over the…

Fleury of Wins Continue Against Lightning

The Pittsburgh Penguins improved their record to 7-1-0 on Saturday night as they beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Mellon Arena.  The early season  success of the Penguins has been bolstered by the excellent play of Marc-Andre Fleury, who remains unbeaten at 7-0 in what is his career best start to date.  Fleury’s league…

Opening Salvos

The Pittsburgh Penguins opened their 2009-10 season with their first back-to-back set of games, and their double-dose of New York opponents were chomping at the bit to get at the Kings of the Hill. A home-opener of cosmic proportions ensued with the raising of the Stanley Cup banner for the last time in the Igloo. It…

Penguins Roll Through Toronto 5-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins added another impressive win on Saturday night as they rolled through Toronto and beat the Maple Leafs 5-2 to remain unbeaten on the road so far this season.  Without even a hint that they were playing their 3rd game in 4 nights, the Penguins came out flying and quickly established complete dominance…

Penguins Ready for Hungry Coyotes

The Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0)  return to Mellon Arena tonight as they face off against the Western Conference’s Phoenix Coyotes (1-0-0) at 7:30 PM.  This is the only matchup between these two teams this season.  Last season, they met only once (in Phoenix) with the Coyotes winning 4-1.  The Penguins are looking for their 3rd consecutive win after…