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 | May 3, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
When your opponent is dominating the first period but a deflection makes you the first team on the board, then your second goal goes in a minute later from a net-front pass that deflects in off your player’s back– well, it might just be your night. Tom Kuhnhackl’s...
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 22, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
From the opening moments of Thursday’s 5-0 win that pushed the Rangers to the brink of playoff elimination, the Penguins were pushing the pace. “I thought we had a great start,” said head coach Mike Sullivan. “I thought we had good energy. We were playing fast, which...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 14, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
At Wednesday’s morning skate, Marc-Andre Fleury was the first goalie off the ice for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry, the 20-year-old called up from the AHL as a potential emergency backup for Jeff Zatkoff, was nowhere to be seen. Although head coach Mike Sullivan called...