by Angie Carducci | Dec 2, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Like Matt Murray before him, Tristan Jarry is getting his break after an injury to the Penguins’ starting netminder. And he’s taking full advantage. For Murray, that chance came in December 2015, after starter Marc-Andre Fleury suffered a concussion. He played 13...
by Anthony Garofalo | Nov 24, 2017 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
BOSTON – The Boston Bruins are in quite the predicament. The old adage around the National Hockey League is that the future of a team’s season could very well be determined by Thanksgiving here in the United States. In other words, if a team sits above or below the...
by Neal McHale | Nov 24, 2017 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
My Thanksgiving has been pretty much the same for the last 15–20 years. I get up and watch some of the parade with my family; raid the candy bowl and other snacks left out in the dining room; eat copious amounts of food at dinner; and finally, I watch mostly the...
by Angie Carducci | Nov 19, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
When the Blackhawks’ Artem Anisimov corralled a behind-the-net pass and tucked it into the corner of the Pittsburgh net to put his team ahead 2-1 Saturday, it didn’t just sap the momentum the Penguins had earned by tying the game 21 seconds earlier. It marked a return...
by Angie Carducci | Nov 6, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
It’s just a one-game stop at home between road trips, but it might be exactly what the Penguins need. The defending Stanley Cup champions return to PPG Paints Arena Tuesday to face the Arizona Coyotes. After going 1-3-1 on their longest road trip of the season, they...
by Neal McHale | Oct 31, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights
It’s Halloween. The time of year where friends invite you to parties to show off their topical costumes; kids totally respect the integrity of a “please take two only” sign on the candy bowl; and everyone but me apparently has Olympic-level...