Murray ‘Has a Blast’ in Return
The smile on Matt Murray’s face spoke volumes after the Penguins’ 4-3, overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings Saturday night.
“Feels good,” said the two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender who, at age 24, h...
Full-Team Effort Helped Secure OT Win For Bruins
BOSTON – Thanksgiving here in the United States has come and gone. The Boston Bruins have an awful lot to be thankful for.
Currently hovering around a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Bruins have ...
Rutherford Sends a Message to Slumping Penguins
Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is nothing if not transparent. So, when he went public with his disappointment in his team’s subpar start on the GMJR Show last week – and threatened changes if things didn’t improve ...
Malkin’s Consistency Shines for Penguins
It’s been an up and down season for the Penguins.
After a perfectly average, 2-1-2 start, Pittsburgh headed to Canada and caught fire, starting with an impressively focused, 3-0 win over the red-hot Toronto ...
Four Games In, Penguins Looking for Consistency
Four games into the 2018-19 season, the Penguins are still trying to put it all together.
Their 2-1-1 record seems about right for a team that’s turned in one run-and-gun performance (their 7-6 opening night...
Penguins Open with Old-Time Hockey
Maybe it was the springy boards.
“You can just tell on the bounces, they’re a lot more lively and springy this year,” said Jake Guentzel, who scored two of the Penguins’ seven goals. “It’s something we’ve be...
Hardware Hopes in 2018-19
And away we go. The 2018-19 season is officially underway. It's particularly exciting for me. Sure, the hockey is great, but we also get to end the insufferable before-the-season Predictions. Whether it's stand...
‘I Sense a Lot of Purpose in Here’
A quick look at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2018-19 opening night roster, side by side with their opening night roster of a year ago, shows that GM Jim Rutherford has accomplished his primary goal.
Depth.
Th...
Rii-kola! Finnish D Raising Eyebrows in Camp
Nobody paid much attention when, just 10 days after they were eliminated in the Stanley Cup playoffs last May, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Juuso Riikola to a one-year, entry-level contract.
A w...