Pittsburgh Penguins

By Eric Naughton I almost forgot, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup in June, 2009.  They had injuries that season, too.  Sergei Gonchar returned just as Dan Bylsma took over as head coach in February. Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

By Laura Falcon At the end of the pre-season, General Manager Ray Shero randomly signed Martin Skoula from Minnesota who would pick up a Penguins uniform to essentially cool his heels in the pressbox. Then it got interesting. 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 Mark Jones 1. San Jose Sharks (32 pts) 2. New Jersey Devils (28 pts) 3. Washington Capitals (28 pts) 4. Buffalo Sabres (25 pts) 5. Chicago Blackhawks (26 pts) 7. Pittsburgh Penguins (26 pts) 8. Detroit Red Wings (23 pts) 9. Philadelphia Flyers (21 pts) 11. Los Angeles Kings (26 pts) 23. New York Islanders (21 pts)

By Sergey Zikov A few hours before Saturday night's game with the Boston Bruins, Dan Bylsma and the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that top-line left wing Chris Kunitz would miss two weeks with an always ridiculously specific "lower body injury."

By Scott Barner Practically everything that needed to be done to ignite a slumping team was executed last night by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their thrilling overtime victory proved that the coaching staff preached a "back to the basics" sermon that the players took to heart.

By David Matuszak After witnessing the Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth loss in row myself at Mellon Arena on Nov. 12th, I began to do a little thinking. So as for now, the Penguins are fourth in the Eastern Conference, and second in the Atlantic Division with 24 points, although that is apt to change.

By Sergey Zikov On their recent West Coast trip, they were outmuscled, outworked, and outclassed by Los Angeles and San Jose. Three words that haven't applied to the Penguins in a very long time. Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

By Andy Bensch After receiving just 5:35 in ice time two days earlier in his first career game, it wasn't likely that Jamie McGinn would see much more time on the rink against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings. The goal was eerily similar to that of his first career tally against Detroit....

By Sergey Zikov Then, the New Jersey Devils came in and set the trap, which the Penguins fell face-first into. Being suffocated out in your own building is never a pleasant feeling, but the loss was the least of their concerns. High-energy and second leading scorer Tyler Kennedy was added to the shelf with a...

By Miah D. The Mellon Arena will host the matchup between the Pens plus Sidney Crosby, and the Habs plus ... Guillaume Latendresse. Coming into tonight’s game, he has 83 points in 220 regular season games; a bunch of fans and a bunch of haters, but that came with the territory. Sidney Crosby has 408 points i...

By Laura Falcon In the 2009 Stanley Cup Final, we saw both Malkin and Crosby give solid efforts but they hard work rarely converted into points. The Pens still won the Cup because while the Wings threw the kitchen sink at Malkin and Crosby every time they touched the ice, players like Kennedy and Talbot took...

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 Tom Dougherty In a game against the Penguins on Mar. 22nd, Parent helped the Flyers hold the two best players, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, in the National Hockey League to zero shots in a 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh. While Crosby and Malkin each tallied an assists in that game, they didn't hurt the Fly...

By Kevin Lagowski And that's not a good thing for the Flyers. No, the NHL schedule makers didn't do the Flyers any favors by book-ending Friday night's loss with five-day layoffs on either side, as the Flyers have to sit and watch the Penguins and surprising Rangers fly to the top of the division.

By Mark Ritter Division rivals Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers are both off to a 6-1-0 start and, as such, sit tied for first place overall. It is imperative that the Flyers keep pace with those clubs, a loss tonight, while not earth shattering, would put the Flyers in an early hole, something the...

By Sergey Zikov With the young superstars like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal, many high school and college students find it especially easy to connect with the Penguins. Tons of fans have bought their first Penguin jersey in the last year and proudly wear the numbers 87, 71 or 11.

By Ben Livingston Last night, the Flyers and Penguins met for the first time this season. The Penguins were able to grab a 5-4 victory, but it wasn't the final score that headlined this game. Here's what Hartnell and Letang had to say (the quotes are from the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, from an article that is lin...

By Sergey Zikov Goaltender Next up, the Penguins travel to the Wachovia Center to face the arch-rival Philadelphia Flyers. On one level, having a game the next day gives the Penguins the chance for instant redemption after a dreadful performance.

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 Josh Faust Which Pens team will show up when the season starts? Will it be the post-Michel Therrien Penguins who went from 10th in the East to winning the Cup? Or will it be the Pre-All Star Game Pens who sputtered and collapsed on themselves? The Penguins need to come out of the gate strong and pull ahea...

By Scott Barner Overall, the Pens looked asleep at the wheel and finally exploded in the third period with a pair of goals from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz. Chris Connor finally got his much-deserved goal, also in the third period. Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

By Ben Livingston 11:50- Arrived at Mellon Arena To readers of OBG on Bleacher Report: The full Orange, Black, & Gold (OBG) Blog is available at http://www.orangeblackgold.blogspot.com.Read more Pittsburgh Penguins news on BleacherReport.com

By Mike Flyers: 0 Penguins: two - Lowell MacDonald; Mario Lemieux Flyers: 0 Penguins: two - Mario Lemieux; Evgeni Malkin Penguins: five - Mario Lemieux x3; Jaromir Jagr; Sidney Crosby Flyers: 0 Penguins: one - Randy Carlyle Flyers: 0 Penguins: two - Mario Lemieux; Ron Francis Penguins: 0

By Fraser Elliott The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings accomplished something that hasn’t happened in the NHL since 1984.  Over the past 25 years, there have always been at least one different team in the Stanley Cup finals and not unlike 25 years ago, the Penguins were able to beat the Red Wings...

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 Bryan Thiel There are so many different weapons in the Atlantic Division. But that still doesn't count out the Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia Flyers 2008/09 Season: 44-27-11, 99 points, fifth in East—lost in six games to Pittsburgh Penguins in first round of the playoffs.

By Shorthandedby2 Roethlisberger, Polamalu, Ward, and James Harrison were obviously a pretty good foundation.   Fleury, Crosby, Malkin, and Staal were talented players that only needed a committed and gritty group around them to win it all. Who do the Pirates build around? 

By Alton LaBrecque I get next to the Penguins and Steelers the Pirates look like crap. But there's real promise there. You might have a winning season. Your best players will only get better rather than get older. Is it tough to be a doormat? Yeah. But the team you're building sure does seem promising. And if they pull...

By Todd Fleming Jordan Staal was easily one of the most important Penguins in the Stanley Cup finals. Regardless of who was penciled into the lineup next to Mario Lemieux in his prime, those players always became instantly better.  That same phenomenon is certainly in play with both Crosby and Malkin.

By Todd Fleming And Evgeni Malkin is about to see a nice bump in his salary, as it climbs up into the $8.7 million range, putting him on par with Sidney Crosby. I also think Scuderi’s outstanding play in the playoffs has priced “The Piece” right out of Pittsburgh.   

By Patrick Connelly With Pittsburgh fans enamored by the Penguins, the team’s chances against the Detroit Red Wings and an opportunity to even the series the talk of the town, there really wasn’t a better time than this week to trade the center fielder who was the Pirates’ lone representative at the 2008 All-...

By Greg Eno Enter Dan Bylsma. Lemieux used the word “adversity” when discussing his team’s rocky season, and few know its meaning better than he—what with his battle with Hodgkin’s Disease and the Penguins franchise being threatened to be moved out of Pittsburgh only a few years ago.

By Todd Fleming The conventional wisdom was that a team can’t rebound from a two-game hole in the Stanley Cup Finals. Detroit was simply too deep and too good for these Penguins to mount a comeback.  Again, the Red Wings had plenty to say on that subject, rebounding to hammer the Penguins in Detroit. 

By Eric K The Pittsburgh Penguins, however, don't have that luxury. Crosby, Malkin, Staal, Talbot. You don't get any better down the middle on any roster in the National Hockey League. Marian Hossa has yet to show up for the Stanley Cup Finals. Let's Go Pens.

By John Kessanis When Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby square off tomorrow in Washington for Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals, we will have the two best NHL hockey players of this generation, who play with more fire and competitiveness than the majority of the league, scratching and c...

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 Eric K While I tend to indulge in the NFL world only when the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing, and likewise with MLB and the Pirates, I watch as much hockey as I possibly can during each regular season, and even more so during the playoffs. It began with NBC's coverage of Game Two of the Washington Ca...

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....

By Matt Gajtka Second, the Pens and Flyers were tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference standings with 86 points apiece entering Sunday's action. Since Philadelphia had played three fewer games than Pittsburgh, if the Pens entertained serious thoughts of overcoming their fellow Keystoners for ho...

Thanks to Disco Dan Bylsma and Ray Shero's new acquisitions, we are a better team with hope of a Stanley Cup. Oh yeah, just for the record: I love our new coach. Michel Therrien was a numskull who: A. Didn't know how to coach superstars. ... Los Angeles Times - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Sixty Feet, Six Inches First, Michel Therrien was fired. Then, they signed Chris Kunitz to try to give Sidney Crosby a good scoring winger to work with. He established chemistry immediately in his first game as a Penguin...with Jordan Staal, because Crosby was out with a groin injury.

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.

At the team's morning skate yesterday in Pittsburgh, Penguins coach Michel Therrien named Malkin an alternate team captain for the remainder of the season. ... Prisuta: Penguins can learn from Steelers' attitude shift Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Brad Carr The past couple weeks the Pittsburgh Penguins have struggled. Many people look at the players we don't have, and want to put the blame on Crosby wishing Hossa was still here, or all the grit and toughness that the Pens lost. However the Penguins need to let go of this—mainly Crosby.

By Eric K The picture pretty much sums up what it is like to be a Pittsburgh Penguins fan right now. Boy Ed As with pretty much every team in the Eastern Conference right now, barring the Penguins, the Thrashers have been playing good hockey lately. Let's Go Pens!

By Graeme Boyce The Leafs will win in Pittsburgh, because they are not expected to.  It'll be close.  It won't be a rout.  But The Leafs will play inspired hockey.  Typically, I'd guarantee a win in this scenario—recalling always when Gretkzy came to town—but I just can't trust our goaltending. 

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 Jason Klau Sidney Crosby had control of the puck as he moved through the neutral zone. This win against Pittsburgh may turn out to be a great rallying point for the now 8-2-1 Rangers—but it will mean nothing if they cannot carry this play to their game on Monday against their cross-town rival, the New Yo...

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 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.

By Jay Huerbin Hossa, who came to Pittsburgh in a February 26 deadline deal, put up 10 points in 12 games with the Penguins. He shined in the playoffs, though, recording 26 points in 20 games and at times was the Penguins' best player. There are 12 players on the Penguins set for free agency on July 1.

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.