Pittsburgh Penguins

By Sergey Zikov Thank you, Dave Molinari and Mike Lange. I Am Grateful for the Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Red Wings I Am Grateful for a Healthy Sergei Gonchar Thank you, Sergei Gonchar. Thank you, Ray Shero. Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

By Eric LaForge The Pittsburgh offense has started to get better during the past few games against Anaheim and Boston, but it was a bigger factor during the four game losing streak that the Penguins dealt with. Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

By Greg Wyshynski • Detroit Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg(notes), Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller(notes) have been named the NHL 'Three Stars' for the week ending Nov. 15. [NHL]

By Greg Wyshynski The Pittsburgh Penguins, facing a significant injury of their own, are in much better shape. The Penguins lost defenseman Sergei Gonchar(notes) last night in their 5-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. Rob Rossi of the Tribune-Review has the scant details:

By Greg Wyshynski The Pittsburgh Penguins, facing a significant injury of their own, are in much better shape. The Penguins lost defenseman Sergei Gonchar(notes) last night in their 5-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. Rob Rossi of the Tribune-Review has the scant details:

By Sergey Zikov To start the new season, a number of potential potholes faced the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Stanley Cup Hangover. Who, us? Not on our watch, Smithy. The Four-Game Road Trip. Not a chance. No arch-rivals or Canadian visit is tripping this team up. The Powder Blue Jerseys. Hmm... When the Penguins ann...

By Tammy Fisher-Heldenbrand One: What About the Stanley Cup Hangover?  Philadelphia: Two years in a row their cup run has been ended by the Pittsburgh Penguins.  Philadelphia has steadily improved and they have more than one high scoring player.  Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

By Bryan Thiel For one, last year it had four teams make the playoffs: the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh Penguins Sid the Kid, Gino Malkin, and Staal the Second… A Fleury of Activity… Prediction: First in Atlantic.

By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins will travel Friday to the city called Hockeytown for their second Stanley Cup finals in as many seasons against Detroit, yet forgive them if they're convinced they already live there. Their games are drawing NF...

By Greg Wyshynski • NHL ratings success stories are found throughout the first round, including the highest numbers for the New York Rangers in 12 years and the Boston Bruins' highest ratings ever on NESN. But in Washington, a ratings ... decline? [Sports Media Watch]

By Dave Nichols They say that a playoff series doesn't really start until a home team loses. The Washington Capitals travel to Pittsburgh for tonight's Game Three ready to test that old adage against the Penguins in Mellon Arena. RETURN OF THE DRAMA

By Greg Wyshynski • Your Norris Trophy Finalists: Mike Green of the Washington Capitals; Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins; and Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings. Green'll win it, but we'll have analysis coming up next. [NHL] • BD Gallof's been doing some great work on the Tavares/New York Islanders d...

By Scott Brown If the Philadelphia Flyers get swept away by the Penguins in their first round series, are the Flyers as we know them finished? I look at this situation alot like the Ottawa Senators of the early 2000's.  The Senators were exactly the opposite. A finesse team that scored alot of points and the...

By Ellen McCague Sergei Gonchar’s shoulder injury in the beginning of the season, preseason in fact, is by far the injury that has hurt the team the most. This is because Gonchar’s skills are almost a requirement for the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the end, the Pittsburgh Penguins have had an impressive season....

MONTREAL (AP) -- Maxime Talbot and Kris Letang scored short-handed goals 55 seconds apart midway through the third period to send the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Evgeni Malkin, poised to claim his first NHL scoring title, increased his...

By George Richards Remember, Rangers have three games left and 89 points; Florida has four games left and 87. Florida has to be one point ahead of New York by the end of next Sunday's Rangers-Flyers game from the Spectrum. Could the Panthers make it a New York Trifecta?

By Paige Michael-Shetley The Penguins have already battled back into the playoff picture, now sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference and just two points behind the New York Rangers for sixth place, with Buffalo and Florida (seventh, ninth) each having a game in hand.

By Eric K Petr Sykora scored the Pens' lone goal in a 1-0 shutout victory over the New York Islanders. Next Sunday: Washington Capitals 38-18-5 81 Points, 2nd in Eastern Conference Last 10 Games Record: 6-3-1 Season Series: 0-3-0 Let's Go Pens

By Matt Gajtka With the Pittsburgh Penguins playing their first game under interim head coach Dan Bylsma (pictured, with the spectacles), I couldn’t resist live blogging the heck out of a Presidents Day afternoon tilt against the NHL-worst New York Islanders.

Penguins head coach Michel Therrien addressed the team’s recent struggles after practice on Monday. Pittsburgh has lost seven of its last eight games and has a 6-14-0 record since the start of December. However, Therrien wasn’t as concerned with if the Penguins would break out of their sl...

By Greg Wyshynski We'll discuss Therrien's job, Jordan Staal, Ryan Whitney, Sidney Crosby's wing and plenty of other Pens-related topics in the Puck Daddy hockey rumors live chat today ... along with discussions about the Minnesota Wild, the Ottawa Senators and the usual suspects.

By Joe Starkey, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, January 4, 2009 Things are going so poorly for the Penguins that Sidney Crosby picked a fight and couldn't even get his opponent to respond. A humiliating, 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday took a wild turn with 2:59 left in the second perio...

27 teams down, 3 more to go. Now, I promised a Habs recap, but I couldn't help but make fun of the Penguins. I mean, everyone loves them. Bettman really loves them, especially Sidney Crosby. I still think he should be called Cindy. You know what? This is my blog and if I wanna call Crosby "Cindy", the...

By Stephanie Lewark We knew it was coming; hell, Therrien SAID it was coming and according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Penguins' power-play will have a new look (with some "grit" thrown into the mix). FIRST UNIT Right point: Malkin Left point: Goligoski Half-wall: Crosby Down low: Satan

By rss@youtube.com (Sentinvenyyttaja) Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1984 and 2005. He is currently the Penguins' principal owner and chairman of the board, having bought t...

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) PITTSBURGH PENGUINS CENTER #71 EVGENI MALKIN DRIVES THE ZONE The Sharks earned a 2-1 win over Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night at HP Pavilion. A photo gallery from the game is available here. Youtube video highlights are available here.

h3. Five days between games! Oh boyo! p. Ever since last season the NHL schedule as it relates to my team the Penguins has always baffled me. They played on Saturday, the last game of an extended road trip and then they have an equally extended break. This is eactly the same thing as last year. The Ra...

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins had their power play clicking early. But the Washington Capitals had everything clicking late. Boyd Gordon capped a three-goal outburst in the third period with 4:16 remaining as the Capitals netted four unanswered tallies en route to a 4-...

By Greg Wyshynski Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero said yesterday that in light of Sergei Gonchar's shoulder surgery, which will shelve him for four to six months, the team will "look to our other defensemen to step up in his absence." Here's how Rorabaugh sees the Penguins' defense, potentially:

By Eric Kuzmiak Final Score: Pens 3 Leafs 2 The Pens and Maple Jokes will battle again on Friday night in Toronto. The next game at Mellon Arena will not be played until October 11, and it will be the regular-season home opener against the New Jersey Devils.

By Greg Wyshynski Re-sign Evgeni Malkin, watch Marian Hossa skate over to the team that defeated you for the Stanley Cup. Retain Brooks Orpik, watch the Tampa Bay Lightning become Penguins South. Break ground on a state-of-the-art arena, listen as Mario Lemieux reveals he played fans like a bunch of sucker...

By Eric Kuzmiak During last week's groundbreaking ceremony for the Pittsburgh Penguins' new arena, Pens' owner, Mario Lemieux, was once again on center stage. This time, the grueling 18 month battle between Lemieux and Pennsylvania politicians topped the list of every media members' question sheet.

So who is Jordan Staal really? He has now played two full seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Other current top 2 offensive draft picks for the Penguins have panned out already. Nobody can argue with the pure ability of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Love or hate, they are around for the lo...

The Trib's interview with Crosby about his 21st Birthday plans & changes. Sidney Crosby's offseason training gets serious Monday when he hits the ice. The only day he plans to take off between then and Sept. 17 -- the opening of Penguins' training camp -- is Thursday, his 21st birthday. Ye...

More news about Orpik courtesy of the Tribune Review. Today could bring developments involving on-going dialogue between the Penguins and representatives for defenseman Brooks Orpik. The sides are actively engaged in discussions aimed at keeping Orpik in Pittsburgh. He is one of 12 pla...

By Sean(noreply@blogger.com) Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting that Hossa is the number one free agent in the Penguins pool and that a deadline could be in place for him to accept any sort of deal, as early as after the NHL Draft next weekend. The deadline would help Shero make his next move with the ot...

By Eric Kuzmiak The Pittsburgh Penguins made one final visit to the Mellon Arena on Friday afternoon. It was a day which included locker cleaning and sparatic interviews with the press. Penguins' forward Marian Hossa commented on his looming off season situation for the first time on Friday.

After all of this, the Penguins were ready for the playoffs in April. What a run it was. The Pens dominated the Eastern Conference. After blowing by Ottawa, breezing by New York, and rolling through Philadelphia, the Pens, and the entire city of Pittsburgh, were ready for The Stanley Cup.

Adam Hall is a player that may not be back in Pittsburgh next season, but last night played one of the biggest parts in the game. When Detroit's defense figured out Crosby, and Malkin was as cold as ever, it was Adam Hall who scored a goal to break the tie game. Can Pittsburgh afford to lose a playe...

The Hatcher Alert: Inspired by: The Philadelphia Flyers, The Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Montreal Canadians -Derian Hatcher is not allowed to touch any player under 25 with his stick or hands at any time. This will result in a 2 minute minor. -If the player happens to be a superstar the pena...

Greetings all,thanks for stopping by The Crease (watch those skates!), my inaugural NHL Connect blog. As a die hard Red Wings fan when I started this blog I tried to put all bias away, so with that in mind lets dive into Game 1 review and Game 2 preview. *_Thoughts on Game 1_* It seemed to me that t...

By henwood OK, with little to give between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup final, we figured we'd try to tip the balance in someone's favor the only way we know how. HOCKEY TRADITION: The Red Wings boast the Octopus twirl, Gordie Howe and Stevie Y. Pittsburgh claims Mari...

By henwood Two and a half decades after hitting paydirt with some guy named Mario, the Pens struck gold again with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Gotcha. I guess after bankruptcy issues and playing in that dump of an arena, Lady Luck decided to cut Pittsburgh some slack.

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Ryan Malone lifted his hometown team back to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Steel City native had two goals and an assist Sunday as the Pittsburgh Penguins returned to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1992 with a 6-0 triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers in...

By Sean(noreply@blogger.com) Tuesday night is the Flyers season. With the way Pittsburgh is playing, they cannot afford to go down 3-0, even with Game Four at home. Much like what the Penguins did in Game 3 against the Rangers, an early goal to silence the crowd would be nice. Philadelphia will be flying on all cylinders in t...

By Tony Ferrante Max Talbot’s one-timer from a great backhanded centering pass from Gary Roberts turned out to be the game-winning goal as the Penguins outlasted the Flyers 4-2 in Game Two of their best of seven series.  Jordan Staal added an empty netter in the last minute for the final outcome.

By Tony Ferrante It wasn’t like the Penguins didn’t have any chances on Lundqvist however.  Breakaway by Ryan Malone was stopped.  Breakaway by Evgeni Malkin was stopped.  Penalty shot by Malkin was stopped. The Penguins really didn’t threaten for the remainder of the game.  They’d dump the puck, but wouldn...

OTTAWA (Ticker) -- Unfortunately for the Ottawa Senators, they were not the same team that represented the Eastern Conference in last year's Stanley Cup Finals. They also learned that the Pittsburgh Penguins are not the same club that they eliminated in the 2007 conference quarterfina...

By Joe Bechtel Continuing with the myriad of home games for the good ol’ shorty month of February, the Devils will once again welcome in the Penguins in tonight’s only Eastern Conference game. Yes, my fellow fans, that means that tonight’s shakedown with the Penguins is, indeed, a fight for first place i...

By General Disdain Another penguin movie. First there was March of the Penguins and Madagascar. Then came Happy Feet. I swear to Christ, I'm going to have a nervous breakdown. Who in hell told advertisers and Hollywood that penguins are cute, adorable birds? News flash -- they're not. They're ugly and mean. Anywa...