After winning their first 7-games, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost their first of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs to the New York Rangers on Thursday night 3-0. The Penguins put 29 shots on goal but were stymied at every chance by the stellar play of Henrik Lundqvist, who picked up his second career playoff shutout. At…
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Penguins Take Commanding 3-0 Lead Over Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-3 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals series. Marc-Andre Fleury was huge in net as he stopped 36-of-39 shots and Hart Trophy finalist Evgeni Malkin loomed large with 2 powerplay goals and an assist. The…
Penguins Shutout Rangers in Game 2
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon 2-0 to give them a 2-0 lead in the best of 7 series. Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside all 26 shots thrown at him by the Rangers offense to post his 2nd career playoff shutout. With his first career shutout coming in game 1 during…
The New York Whiners…er, Rangers….”Enough is Enough”
In the words of Michel Therrien, “Enough is enough, and that’s enough”. My sentiments exactly when it comes to the whining that is being heard from the New York Rangers players, staff, media and fans. The Rangers have tried to whip up controversy where there should be none. The common refrain has been that Sidney…
Penguins Come From Behind to Win Game 1
The Pittsburgh Penguins mounted an improbable come from behind win on Friday night as they overcame a 3-0 deficit midway through the game and beat the New York Rangers 5-4. After falling behind 3-0 early in the 2nd period, the Penguins came alive and scored 4 unanswered goals before giving up a tying goal at…
Penguins to Face Rangers in Round 2
After a lengthy layoff, the Pittsburgh Penguins finally know who they will face in round two of the playoffs. The Washington Capitals lost to the Philadelphia Flyers tonight in a Game 7 overtime thriller, which means that the Penguins will face off against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. The Montreal Canadiens, seeded…
Penguins Fall to Rangers in OT, 2-1
The Pittsburgh Penguins came from behind in the 3rd period to force overtime, but gave up a powerplay goal to the New York Rangers in the extra marker to lose the game and the extra point that would have clinched the Atlantic Division title for them. The Penguins need to get just 1-point in their…
Penguins Beat Rangers, Reclaim East
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers Sunday afternoon in the first game of a back-to-back, home-and-home series and reclaimed the top spot in the Eastern Conference from the Montreal Canadiens. The Penguins win completed a 7-0 unbeaten record at home for the month of March, and was their 10th win in the last 13…
Penguins Tripped Up By Rangers
After playing two games in which they outscored their opponents 14-4, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost 5-2 on Tuesday night to the New York Rangers. Penguins’ goaltender Ty Conklin gave up 5 goals on 30 shots and fell short of the performance he has routinely provided for the Penguins this season. The red hot line of…
Malkin Gets 2nd Hat Trick; Penguins Catch Devils
Evgeni Malkin had a hat trick and Ty Conklin stopped 43 shots to power the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New York Rangers on Monday night 4-1. With the win, the Penguins have caught the New Jersey Devils in the points race for the Atlantic Division lead. Malkin picked up his 2nd career hat trick on an…
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