by Angie Carducci | Apr 25, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
There’s something different about the Pittsburgh Penguins this season – an intangible that’s making a tangible difference in their outcomes. Whether you call it buying into a team concept, commitment to defense or simply professionalism, it’s been a big part of what’s...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 5, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins won in Boston Thursday for the first time since Nov. 24, 2014, and they did it by out-Bruining the Bruins, allowing just two shots in the first period, getting on the board first and never really letting the home team back into the game. It was...
by Angie Carducci | Mar 14, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
A little over a week ago, when the Penguins stormed out to a 3-0 lead in four minutes against the Philadelphia Flyers but ended up losing a 4-3 game, head coach Mike Sullivan was asked about his team’s inability to be more consistent – from game to game and inside of...
by Angie Carducci | Feb 1, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Thursday in Boston, the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in a dud. A day after Jim Rutherford, the general manager who brought them two Stanley Cups and was actively working to try to help them try to win more, stunningly announced his resignation for personal reasons, the...
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...