by Angie Carducci | May 1, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
After a sloppy opening to their second-round playoff series at Washington, the Pittsburgh Penguins started Game 2 looking determined to get back to what got them there – speed and puck possession. “I liked our energy,” said head coach Mike Sullivan. “I thought we were...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 29, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals matchup is a veritable goldmine of compelling storylines: Ovechkin vs. Crosby (or should that be Malkin vs. Ovechkin?). A rematch of the thrilling, seven-game series these teams played in 2009, with the Penguins moving on to...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 24, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Much like this opening-round playoff series, Game 5 between the Penguins and Rangers started off looking like it would be competitive. But this Penguins team was too fast and too skilled for the Rangers to keep pace. Their special teams dominated. Even their...
by Diana Driscoll | Apr 22, 2016 | New York Rangers, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
This was supposed to be a pretty even series. On paper it looked as if the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins would battle it out, fight for every inch of open space in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. That has not been the case. The...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 22, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
From the opening moments of Thursday’s 5-0 win that pushed the Rangers to the brink of playoff elimination, the Penguins were pushing the pace. “I thought we had a great start,” said head coach Mike Sullivan. “I thought we had good energy. We were playing fast, which...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 20, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
As the Penguins and Rangers shifted their first-round playoff series to New York, the Penguins also shifted things around in goal. Game 1 was 28-year-old Jeff Zatkoff’s chance to start – and shine – in his first career playoff game, a 5-2 Penguins win. The club’s No....
