by Kenneth Cross | Dec 3, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – Tampa Bay led Pittsburgh 2-0 after one period Thursday night, but the inability to carry over one of the most solid periods of the season cost the Lightning as the Penguins used two goals in the second and third periods to eclipse the Lightning 4-2. The...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 10, 2023 | Inside Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins
There’s not one thing that you can pick out that accounts for the LA Kings’ success thus far. It’s not superstar scoring. It’s not a goalie standing on his head. It’s not a rock-solid defense. It’s all of those things, which is why Coach McLellan cited a single word...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 8, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins
There’s a big difference between “Nothing to see here” and “Did you see that?”, as proved by the Anaheim Ducks over the past few weeks. The team has emerged as a real player despite the feeling of practically everyone in hockey that they would be mired in rebuild-tis...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 29, 2023 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
It’s something of a cliché to say a pro sports team is searching for its identity. Through the first month of the regular season, though, it’s hard to describe the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins any other way. With a 3-5 record through eight games, they’re 28th of 32 NHL...
by Angie Carducci | Aug 6, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
The Ron Hextall era technically came to an end in Pittsburgh back on April 14, when the former GM, President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke and Assistant GM Chris Pryor were shown the door after the Penguins missed the playoffs, ending the longest active postseason...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 12, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins
The core, brought back at bargain contracts for the chance to make one more run at the Stanley Cup, did their part. Sidney Crosby? At age 35, he didn’t miss a game and put together a season worthy of MVP consideration with 91 points (33G, 58A) in 81 games. Evgeni...
