by Angie Carducci | Feb 18, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are blessed with world-class talents like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel and Kris Letang. It’s also something of a curse. The Stanley Cup is not just the goal; it’s the expectation. The Penguins are defending, back-to-back champions,...
by Angie Carducci | Jan 7, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
For the fourth time in a little more than two weeks, the Penguins turned in an inspiring performance over a division rival when they dominated the New York Islanders, 4-0, Friday in Brooklyn. Could this one be a real turning point in Pittsburgh’s underwhelming season?...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 2, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Like Matt Murray before him, Tristan Jarry is getting his break after an injury to the Penguins’ starting netminder. And he’s taking full advantage. For Murray, that chance came in December 2015, after starter Marc-Andre Fleury suffered a concussion. He played 13...
by Angie Carducci | Nov 19, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
When the Blackhawks’ Artem Anisimov corralled a behind-the-net pass and tucked it into the corner of the Pittsburgh net to put his team ahead 2-1 Saturday, it didn’t just sap the momentum the Penguins had earned by tying the game 21 seconds earlier. It marked a return...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 5, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
There were lights. So many twinkling, multicolored lights, as every one of the 18,652 fans in attendance became part of the pregame show via light-up bracelets. There was a moment for reflection, with a video recapping key moments as the Penguins became the first team...