Each of the first five games with the re-entry of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has shown a very natural process when trying to fit a highly skilled anchor player back into a lineup that has had to maintain and sustain for nearly 10 months without him. The fact that it has only taken a handful…
During the holiday season, how could anyone look little Virginia in the eye and say, “Yes, there is a Santa Claus” when all we really, really, really wanted for Christmas was a power play, and he didn’t deliver? I don’t know about anyone else, but I wanted it just as badly as that bespectacled…
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…
While the Pittsburgh Penguins have excelled under the leadership and talent of Sidney Crosby, the offensive punch of Evgeni Malkin, and the stellar netminding of Marc-Andre Fleury, it is their depth that makes them a great hockey team. That depth was on display and key to Monday night’s 4-1 win over Ottawa, preserving and extending the…
A little over a week after the Pittsburgh Penguins signed him to a new 2-year contract, Tyler Kennedy’s actions spoke volumes about the decision. Kennedy scored the first goal in the Penguins’ season opener against the Ottawa Senators in Stockholm less than a minute into the game. He followed up by stripping the puck from Jason…
Just a couple short months after the Penguins lost in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, a redesigned Pittsburgh Penguins’ team starts the long haul again as they open the season against the Ottawa Senators in Sockholm, Sweden, on Saturday afternoon. While some of the faces have changed from last season, the desire to…
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Wednesday night to complete a 4-game series sweep and became the first team to advance to round two of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the Penguins it was sweet redemption for last year’s early exit in in the first round of the playoffs courtesy of…
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their march through round one of the playoffs as they beat an inspired Ottawa Senators team 4-1 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Despite the emotional lift of getting Daniel Alfredsson back in the lineup, putting forth their best effort of the series, and scoring first, the…
The Pittsburgh Penguins exploded for 54-shots against the Ottawa Senators, but it took 2-goals in the last 1:02 of regulation to break a 3-3 tie and give the Penguins the win and a 2-0 series lead. Pittsburgh looked to be in complete control of the game and the series as they scored 3-unanswered goals through…
The Pittsburgh Penguins won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoff series against Ottawa Senators decisively by shutting them out 4-0. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was perfect in net, turning aside all 26 shots by the Senators. Wiley veteran Gary Roberts playing in just his 2nd game since returning from a 42-game hiaitus with a broken leg, scored…
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