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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Pens Beat Isles, Tie Flyers for Atlantic Lead
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their solid play on Thursday night by beating the New York Islanders 4-3 and advancing past the Devils to tie the Flyers for the lead in the very tight Atlantic Division. The Flyers have one game in hand against the Penguins and Devils. Defensman Ryan Whitney, singled out by Coach Therrien…
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…
Kennedy’s 3-Points Powers Pens Past Isles 3-2
The Pittsburgh Penguins stopped a 2-game slide as they beat the New York Islanders by a score of 3-2 on Saturday night at the Nassau Colliseum, to pull within 3-points of the division leading Devils. The Penguins who were playing without Marc-Andre Fleury (high ankle sprain), Sergei Gonchar (Flu), Max Talbot (high ankle sprain), and…
Pens Come From Behind to Win 4-2
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -Sidney Crosby needed a little time to get warmed up in his first NHL game in Western Canada. Crosby had three assists in the third period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins rally for a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. “In the third everybody came to play and that’s…
Pittsburgh Thrashes Atlanta 5-0
After finding their confidence in a character win over the league leading Ottawa Senators on Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins put an exclamation point on their rekindled play by shutting out the Atlanta Thrashers 5-0 on Saturday night. It was the second consecutive shutout for the Atlanta Thrashers, who were 11-5-0 coming into the game after…
Penguins Lose to Canadiens in Lengthy Shootout: Game Recap
The Pittsburgh Penguins managed to eek a point out of the matchup with the Montreal Canadiens after a miserable first 21-minutes of play left them down 3-0. The Penguins Marc-Andre Fleury was pulled from the net in favor of Dany Sabourin and the Penguins struggled back to tie the game, kept it notted through the…
Fleury Returns to Form, Shuts Out Rangers 1-0: Game Recap
The Pittsburgh Penguins put their third consecutive win together tonight, thanks to the sharp play of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury made 36-saves against the struggling New York Rangers and posted his 1st shutout of the season, and the 8th of his career. The Penguins, who were outshot 36-22, should be thankful that Fleury was in…
Pens Beat Caps 2-1: Game Recap
It was a rowdy night at the Verizon Center in the nation’s capital on Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Washington Capitals in front of a sellout crowd of 18,277, many of them Pittsburgh Penguins fans. From where I sat in Section 116 behind the net, I would estimate that 60% of the fans around…
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