The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the road on Wednesday night eager to put their struggles behind them as they head to New Jersey thirsty for a win against the Devils. After a tremendous start, the Penguins (15-8-4) have struggled in their last 8-games, posting a 3-4-1 record. The Devils, on the other hand, have lost just…
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Sidney Crosby Hat Trick Bedevils New Jersey
The Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back from Friday’s loss to the Buffalo Sabres by posting a 4-1 win against division rival New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Team Captain Sidney Crosby netted 4-points (3G, 1A) and proved that he is returning to form by scoring his second career hat trick, his first on home ice. In the…
Fleury Helps Steal a Point in Dismal Opener
The Pittsburgh Penguins came out blazing early in the first period and then utterly collapsed with the exception of goaltending through the following two periods plus overtime. The New Jersey Devils peppered the Penguins with 49 shots on goal, while the Penguins managed just 15 of their own, 8 of which were in the first…
Penguins Shutout Devils, Clinch Playoff Spot
The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled to New Jersey and shutout the Devils 2-0 on Tuesday night to clinch a spot in the playoffs and extend their lead over the New Jersey Devils for the Atlantic Division title to 4-points. The Devils have a game in hand against the Penguins. The Penguins are just 1-point behind the Montreal Canadiens…
Penguins Explode in 3rd, Bury Devils 7-1
The Pittsburgh Penguins exploded for 5-goals in the 3rd period to bury the New Jersey Devils 7-1 and take over 1st place in the Atlantic Division. Evgeni Malkin broke the 100-point mark as he picked up 3-points (2G, 1A) to pull back within 4-points (102) of Alexander Ovechkin (106) for the NHL scoring lead. Ryan…
Penguins Come From Behind Twice to Beat Devils 4-2
The injury-riddled Pittsburgh Penguins continued their strong play without several key players as they came from behind twice to roll over the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Tuesday night. With Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury, Gary Roberts, Mark Eaton, Colby Armstrong and Tyler Kennedy all out of the lineup, the Penguins got some much needed offensive production…
Battle of the Basement, Devils Visit Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (8-10-2) host the New Jersey Devils (8-10-2) Wednesday night in the Atlantic Division’s battle of basement. The Atlantic’s 2-slowest starters this season have identical records of 8-10-2, but the Penguins have the advantage in goals scored to win the points tie for divisional placement. But that won’t help the Penguins if they lose…
Pens Fall to Devils, Drop to Last in Division
The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped their fourth straight game as they lost to the New Jersey Devils at home by a score of 3-2 on Monday night, and moved into last place in the Atlantic division with just over 20% of their season played. The Penguins continued their downward spiral despite battling back from a 2-0 defecit to…
Penguins Host Devils Tonight
The Pittsburgh Penguins (7-9-1) host the New Jersey Devils (6-8-2) in a battle of the bottom-feeders tonight. Last year, New Jersey finished atop the Atlantic Division with Pittsburgh a close second. With 20% of this season completed, both teams are struggling to get to 0.500 and are locked in a battle for last place in the…
Penguins Shutout Devils 5-0
The Pittsburgh Penguins put a two-game losing streak to bed Monday night in Newark as they dominated the New Jersey Devils in a 5-0 shutout performance. Penguins Dany Sabourin got the call in net from coach Therrien and responded perfectly with his first shutout, assisted by the excellent play of his teammates. The Penguins jumped…
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