by Angie Carducci | Oct 4, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
A quick look at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2018-19 opening night roster, side by side with their opening night roster of a year ago, shows that GM Jim Rutherford has accomplished his primary goal. Depth. The most striking upgrade is at third-line center, where Greg...
by Angie Carducci | Sep 23, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Nobody paid much attention when, just 10 days after they were eliminated in the Stanley Cup playoffs last May, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Juuso Riikola to a one-year, entry-level contract. A week into the preseason, the 24-year-old Finn is making...
by Angie Carducci | May 8, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Capitals had burned the Penguins on odd-man rushes early in their second-round series, but Pittsburgh had done a much better job of limiting those chances over the past two games. And now, 5:27 into overtime of Game 6, here was Penguins defenseman Kris Letang...
by Angie Carducci | May 6, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins might’ve played their most dominant game of the playoffs Saturday night in Washington, but they return home to Pittsburgh facing elimination. The Penguins blew two one-goal leads, including surrendering a third-period lead for the second time in three...
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...