by Angie Carducci | May 2, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins already knew they’d have to defend the Stanley Cup without their best defenseman. Now they might also have to face the postseason without their best player. Just 5:24 into Game 3, with Sidney Crosby headed to the net for a close-range chance on...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 30, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
For the second straight game, the Penguins didn’t have the chances the Washington Capitals did. They were outshot, 36-24, including a 16-5 first period, and had to block 33 more on their way to the net. They didn’t have the better of the puck possession or zone time,...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 28, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
With apologies to Sidney Crosby’s line and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, the Pittsburgh Penguins had no business emerging from Game 1 with a win. The statistics say the Washington Capitals outshot the Penguins, 35-21, and took more than double the shot attempts at...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 21, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
For a little while, it looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chance to clinch their first-round playoff series on home ice was slipping away. After building a 3-0 lead on a first-period laser from Phil Kessel in the first and two goals, just 2:43 apart, from Bryan Rust...
by Ed Cmar | Apr 19, 2017 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Game Four of the First Round Stanley Cup playoff series pitted the talented Pittsburgh Penguins, who finished second in the National Hockey League’s (NHL’s) Metropolitan Division against the upstart Columbus Blue Jackets, riding off of the heels of a record-breaking...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 19, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Columbus Blue Jackets can finally jam with their postgame victory music and feel good about themselves. “This team has played really well this year; has grown tremendously,” head coach John Tortorella said Tuesday morning. “I do not want them leaving tonight not...
