The Pittsburgh Penguins lost back-to-back games against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night (2-1) and the Carolina Hurricanes (4-2) on Thursday night. Despite the losses, they still retained 1st place in the Atlantic Division, however they are just 1-point ahead of the New Jersey Devils who have a game in hand against the Penguins. Both…
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Penguins Fall to Thrashers 4-1
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 on Wednesday, one night after beating the New Jersey Devils 4-2. The Penguins outshot the Atlanta Thrashers 30-27, but were only able to put 1 (legitemately) past Kari Lehtonen on a chip shot by Ryan Whitney midway through the 3rd period. Despite giving up 4-goals and being replaced by…
Laraque Ejected as Penguins Lose 4-3 to Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night by a score of 4-3. For the Penguins, it was just their 2nd regulation loss since December 23rd. Ty Conklin got the call for the Penguins and made 29-saves on 33 shots to move his record to 10-2-2. The Penguins (27-18-4) have lost all…
Pens Lose to Caps 6-5 in Shootout, But Regain 1st Place
The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered an overtime shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Monday night in a spirited high scoring affair. Despite the score, the Penguins were outshot 30-15 by the Capitals and were fortunate to pick up a point on the night to move them back into 1st place in the Atlantic Division. Goaltender…
Sidney Crosby Injured in 3-0 Loss to Tampa
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost much more than a game on Friday night. They lost their Captain and one of the league’s leading scorers as Sidney Crosby was injured in the 3-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The high ankle sprain that has plagued the Penguins this season appears to have claimed another victim, as Crosby…
Recchi Spoils Penguins Streak in Shootout
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost their first game in 9-outings on Saturday night to the Atlanta Thrashers, but still managed to pick up a point in the 3-2 overtime shootout loss. As if scripted by the hockey gods, it was former Penguin Mark Recchi, the Thrashers’ 4th shooter, who scored the game winning goal in the extended shootout. …
Penguins Fall 4-2 in Weak Outing
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the New York Islanders on Saturday night at Mellon Arena by a score of 4-2 after giving up 2-goals midway through the 3rd period in a sloppy game. In a bit of irony, the tie-breaking goal was scored by rookie Blake Comeau who was called up when Islanders’ forward Chris Simon was…
Penguins Blanked By Rangers
The Pittsburgh Penguins played an uninspired 40-minutes of hockey and were unable to recover in the final 20-minutes as they were shutout by Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers on Tuesday night, by a score of 4-0. The Penguins, who were missing Ryan Malone due to the flu, played as if most of the team…
Penguins Drop To Senators, 4-1
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost 4-1 at home on Thursday night to the #2 team in the league, the Ottawa Senators. It was the Penguins’ second straight loss after winning 7 of their prior 8 games. Despite the score, the Penguins played very well, especially coming off from an 8-2 loss against the Philadelphia Flyers on…
Penguins Drop to Leafs, 4-2
The Pittsburgh Penguins winning streak ended at 3-games on Saturday night as they lost to Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 4-2. Despite a 3rd period surge, the Penguins were unable to break the stifling defense played by the Leafs. Vesa Toskala, in net for the Leafs, frustrated the Penguins offense by making 30 saves on…
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