On an exceptionally warm Saturday night in Raleigh, NC, hockey fans from both near and far descended upon the RBC center to have some fun and to watch Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Making the 4+ hour trip down from northern Virginia, I was pleased to…
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“Energy Guys” Make Their Presence Known
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),…
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 Find Something to Build On
The Pittsburgh Penguins put an end to the Philadelphia Flyers 8-game home winning streak, but more importantly found something to build upon in notably well-coached and well-executed 4-2 win over their cross-state rivals. Despite giving up an early goal on a botched play by Marc-Andre Fleury, the Penguins quickly regained their composure and put up…
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…
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,…
Malkin and Crosby Loom Large in 3rd Period Comeback
The Pittsburgh Penguins staged yet another impressive comeback performance by scoring five unanswered goals in the final 21 minutes of the game, including a 3rd period hat trick by Evgeni Malkin, to beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Wednesday night. After being largely outplayed through 2 periods, the Penguins got on the boards in…
Penguins Unleash the Hounds in 3rd Period, Beat Sabres 5-2
Donning their new powder blue 3rd Jerseys, the Pittsburgh Penguins posted yet another late game comeback by scoring 4-goals in the last 8:17 of the game to beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday night. Trailing 2-1 with less than 9-minutes to go in the game, the Penguins converted on a powerplay to tie the…
Penguins Recover and Beat Flyers 5-4 in Shootout
The Pittsburgh Penguins gave up 4-consecutive goals in the 2nd period and blew a 3-goal lead before rallying from behind to tie the game late in the 3rd on Thursday night. The Penguins went on to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 after a lengthy shootout that saw a total of 12-shooters and just 1-goal. Sidney…
Penguins Explode Late in 3rd to Beat Canes 4-1
It took almost two and a half periods for the Penguins offense to prime the pump, but when they did the goals started to flow. With their first goal coming at 8:15 of the 3rd period, the Penguins managed to add 2 more in just 3:36 to put th egame out of reach for the Carolina…
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