by Angie Carducci | Jan 21, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
After an 11-3-1 December, the Penguins kept rolling with a 3-1 start in January, including an impressive, 4-0 shutout over the Winnipeg Jets, one of the NHL’s best teams. Then they took off on a 1-3-1 road trip to end the unofficial first half of the season that left...
by Angie Carducci | Jan 1, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
If their 11-3-1 December is any indication, the NHL should consider itself put on notice – here come the second-half Pittsburgh Penguins. The once-flightless birds enter 2019 on a six-game win streak, capping a month that put them back into contention with a 3-2 New...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 5, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Maybe it was the springy boards. “You can just tell on the bounces, they’re a lot more lively and springy this year,” said Jake Guentzel, who scored two of the Penguins’ seven goals. “It’s something we’ve been trying to get used to and, obviously, it’s going to take...
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 | 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...