As a Pittsburgh Penguins’ fan, you are undoubtedly beside yourself with frustration after watching your hockey team lose to the last place Tampa Bay Lightning (8-16-9). If that weren’t depressing enough, they were outshot 29-15 and shut-out 2-0 by a team that normally gives up 33.5 shots and 2.88 goals per game. Granted the Penguins…
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Sabourin Shuts Out Montreal, Penguins Grab Atlantic Lead
The Pittsburgh Penguins won their 1st Sid-less game in the Crosby Era on Saturday night as they shutout the Canadiens 2-0 in Montreal. Pittsburgh netminder Dany Sabourin picked up his 2nd career shutout as turned aside 31 shots in his first start in the last 12 Penguins’ outings (since Dec 21st). His first career shutout came…
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…
Ty Conklin Stays Undefeated as Pens Shutout Panthers 3-0
The Pittsburgh Penguins, riding on the red hot glove of 3rd-string goaltender Ty Conklin, shutout the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday afternoon and extended the Penguins winning streak to 6 games. Conklin (7-0) maintained his perfect record this season by stopping 35-shots and picking up his 2nd shutout in 4-games. In his last 6-starts, Conklin has only let…
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…
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…
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…
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