by Angie Carducci | May 4, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
With the Capitals holding a 2-1 lead in their second-round series, Game 4 was as close to a must-win for the Penguins as a non-elimination game can get. The result, too, couldn’t have been much closer. How close, exactly? That goal from Evgeni Malkin at 17:31 of the...
by Angie Carducci | May 2, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
With five penalties called in the first period alone, the Game 3 officiating crew seemed to be sending the Penguins and Capitals a message – play it clean. By the second period, emotion on both sides began to bubble over, and the officials started to lose control of...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 29, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins had plenty of reasons to feel like nothing went their way in Sunday’s Game 2 at Washington. To name a few: Center Evgeni Malkin, a full participant in practice Saturday, nonetheless had to miss his third straight game with a leg injury, so their depth and...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 27, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Washington Capitals struck fast, with Evgeny Kuznetsov scoring on the first shift of the game. On the first shift of the third period, they did it again. That second goal, a laser from Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, seemed like it might be lights-out for the...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 22, 2018 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins gave the Flyers life in Game 5. And, for the better part of two periods, they continued to do the same in Game 6. Playing in front of their home crowd for a chance to tie the series, Philadelphia came out with a dominant start, outshooting the Penguins...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 21, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Maybe the Penguins needed more time to decide who really serves up the best Whiz with, or wanted another run up the Rocky Steps. Because, although they said all the right things about wanting to finish off the Flyers on home ice in Game 5, the Penguins played a...
