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Forecast: Hurricane Season Over!!

Paul — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:06:21 +0000

Tags: Bill Guerin, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Craig Adams, Eastern Conference Finals, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Cullen, Max Talbot, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sergei Samsonov, Sidney Crosby

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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A Tale of Two Teams – The Series Ahead

Paul — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:17:06 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features

Tags: Carolina Hurricanes, Dan Byslma, Eastern Conference Finals, Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby

A Tale of Two Teams The Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes will face off against each other on Monday night when the puck drops for game one of the Eastern Conference Finals at Mellon Arena. Seemingly implausible just two months ago, both teams recovered from mediocre performance earlier in the season and found momentum to...

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Desperation Equals Domination

Paul — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:17:43 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights

Tags: Bill Guerin, Dan Bylsma, Evgeni Malkin, Highlights, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Cooke, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Tyler Kennedy, Washington Capitals

The Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves in a desperate situation on Wednesday night as they faced the prospect of going down three games to none in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Washington Capitals. Less than two minutes into the tilt, that desperation reached a boiling point after an unfortunate misplay by...

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Penguins Take 2-0 Series Lead on Guerin’s OT Goal

Paul — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:10:17 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik, Dan Bylsma, Evgeni Malkin, Highlights, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Philadalphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby

The Pittsburgh Penguins met a much different team on Friday night than the one that showed up on Wednesday, but they came away victorious and took an ever important 2-0 series lead over the Philadelphia Flyers. It took the better part of 4 periods and two come from behind goals for the Penguins to seal...

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Penguins Roll Over Flyers 4-1, Lead Series 1-0

Paul — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:14:28 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest

Tags: Dan Bylsma, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Mark Eaton, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

The Pittsburgh Penguins kept their late season momentum rolling into the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Wednesday night. In a nearly textbook win, the Penguins flat outplayed the Flyers who looked as if they were still disoriented from...

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Critical Weekend for Penguins

Paul — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:15:29 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, News Digest

Tags: Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Sidney Crosby

After going 15-2-3 in their last 20 games, the Penguins are still not assured of a playoff berth. With just 5-games left to play, the Penguins could still finish the season as high as 3rd place or as low as 10th place in the East. This uncertainty underscores the importance of this weekend for the Penguins...

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Penguins Stellar Season Comes to an End

Paul — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:51:30 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Stanley Cup

Congratulations to the Detroit Red Wings who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in Game 6 on Wednesday night to clinch the Stanley Cup. The Red Wings had a phenomenal season and earned the right to lift the holy grail of hockey. Congratulations are also in order for Henrik Zetterberg for winning the Conn-Smythe Trophy for the...

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Penguins Beat Detroit in Triple-Overtime Thriller!

Paul — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:07:09 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Adam Hall, Detroit Red Wings, Game Recap, Injury, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Max Talbot, Penguins Win, Petr Sykora, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Video

With less than a minute to go in regulation, it looked like the Stanley Cup would be skated around the rink inside of Joe Louis Arena. The Detroit Red Wings had posted a come from behind rally and scored 2-goals in the 3rd period to put them 1-goal ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-2). But...

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Penguins Come Alive, Beat Red Wings 3-2

Paul — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:57:29 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Penguins Win, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup

At last, we witnessed the level of competition that we had originally anticipated between these two great teams! After a 2-game slumber party, the Pittsburgh Penguins awoke at Mellon Arena and became the team that went 12-2 to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. After going scoreless in the first 2-games, the Penguins scored...

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Penguins Blanked Again by Detroit’s Stifling Defense

Paul — Tue, 27 May 2008 03:46:18 +0000

Categories: News Digest

Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Game Recap, Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins Lose, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Stanley Cup

The Pittsburgh Penguins and their fans had another frustrating game against the Detroit Red Wings as they lost 3-0, marking a second consecutive game in which their highly potent offense was snuffed out by the exceptional defensive play of the Red Wings. The Penguins seemingly played a better game than they did in the first...

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