The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Max Talbot, playing his first game back since breaking his foot in Game 3 against the New York Rangers, scored the game winning goal midway through the 3rd period. …
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Magnificent Malkin Scores 2 as Pens Win Game 1
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their unbeaten record at home in these playoffs as they beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night. Evgeni Malkin was the star of the show as he picked up 3-points (2G, 1A), to include his first career short-handed goal. With 17-points (8G,…
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 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 Beat Senators 5-3, Lead Series 2-0
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…
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 Win Shootout, Take Atlantic Lead
The Pittsburgh Penguins jumped out to an early lead but ultimately needed a shootout to beat the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday afternoon, 3-2. Marc-Andre Fleury, playing in his first full start since returning from his high ankle sprain injury, turned aside all three shots in the shootout to capture the win. Kris Letang scored the…
Malone Scores Twice as Penguins Fall 5-4 to Senators
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost a tough one to the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. It is an afternoon that Sergei Gonchar would rather soon forget. He would probably also like to forget the name Daniel Alfredsson. Early in the 2nd period, Alfredsson blocked a Gonchar power-play shot and then blew past him to score…
Gonchar Scores 600th Point as Pens Beat Habs 5-4
The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled to Montreal on Thursday night and picked up their 3rd straight win by beating the Canadiens 5-4, despite falling behind 4-3 early in the 3rd period. Sergei Gonchar scored the game winning goal midway through the 3rd to pick up his 50th point of the season, and 600th of his career. …
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