by Angie Carducci | May 31, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks
Immediately after his Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final, captain Sidney Crosby was asked for his gut reaction on facing the San Jose Sharks for the Stanley Cup. “It’s going to be fast hockey,” he smiled. “From what I’ve...
by Angie Carducci | May 14, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Coming off a big, emotional overtime win to oust the Presidents Trophy-winning Washington Capitals Tuesday, the Penguins came out Friday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final and laid an egg. Did an emotional letdown after winning that hard-fought, physical series...
by Angie Carducci | May 5, 2016 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
In a game that was nothing less than the most pivotal of both teams’ seasons, the Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to overcome the loss of perhaps their most important player, while the Washington Capitals couldn’t take advantage of a golden opportunity to pull even....
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 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....