by Angie Carducci | Sep 26, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
If you expected the Penguins to look a whole lot different after failing to advance past the first round of the playoffs for a third consecutive season, you were right. It’s also a safe bet that the 2021-22 roster, as it stands right now, isn’t exactly what you had in...
by Angie Carducci | May 29, 2021 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins outplayed the New York Islanders for at least four, maybe five games of their six-game series. They dominated Games 5 and 6 by a wide margin. Friday, though, the Penguins were facing reporters’ questions via Zoom after their locker clean-outs and exit...
by Angie Carducci | May 25, 2021 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
After an undisciplined Game 4 at Long Island put the Penguins in a 2-2 series deadlock with the New York Islanders, they returned home to PPG Paints Arena Monday facing what could fairly be described as a must-win situation. These playoffs represent perhaps the last,...
by Angie Carducci | May 19, 2021 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
After the Penguins’ deflating, 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders in Game 1, head coach Mike Sullivan said he knew his team had more to give. From the drop of the puck in Game 2, they set about proving him right. “Going into this game, we knew every one of us needed...
by Angie Carducci | May 16, 2021 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
If the Penguins are going to get past the New York Islanders, they’re going to need Tristan Jarry to be a whole lot better. Playing in just his second NHL playoff game, the 26-year-old netminder had fans invoking the name of his predecessor Matt Murray as he missed...
by Angie Carducci | May 15, 2021 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
If you’re a Penguins fan, it probably feels like your team has faced the New York Islanders far too often in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In reality, though, this is just the sixth meeting between the two clubs. It’s just that four of the previous five have been brutal...
