by Angie Carducci | Oct 24, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Already missing Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust (lower body, week-to-week), the 2-0-2 Penguins headed into Saturday night’s matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs down a couple more players. Veteran Jeff Carter, who’s been centering the first line in...
by Angie Carducci | Jan 17, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
In a 56-game season, each game has a little more urgency. That’s been reflected in the decisions made by the Penguins coaching staff so far, where slow starts have led to quick lineup adjustments. After a debut that saw him on the ice for one goal-against and in the...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 19, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Colorado Avalanche – owners of a spotless, 5-0 start to their season – without five of their top nine forwards. With only 11 healthy forwards on Pittsburgh’s roster, in fact, including three who started the season in AHL...
by Neal McHale | Jun 26, 2019 | Homepage, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals
Not only did the St. Louis Blues title help end the franchise’s 52-year Cup drought, it also returned the Stanley Cup to the Central division, regular keepers of it during Chicago’s three in six modern day dynasty. The Metro, which occupied it from...
by Angie Carducci | Feb 25, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
If the Penguins’ Stadium Series appearance Saturday in Philadelphia had turned out differently, perhaps GM Jim Rutherford would have taken a different approach to Monday’s NHL trade deadline. As it was, in the course of a few seconds late in the first period of the...
