Early Exit Edmonton, Sad but True
If there's one thing that makes me want to call the qualifying round, or round-of-24, part of the actual playoffs and not just the manufactured (albiet entertaining) tournament designated to decide the fate of ...
Canadiens Send Penguins Packing with Stunning Upset
When the Penguins’ season ended Friday, it looked like this. A turnover from normally reliable fourth-liner Brandon Tanev to the stick of Montreal’s Paul Byron, then four white jerseys standing in front of goal...
After 3-1 Lead Slips Away, Penguins Face Elimination Friday
For the first time in his career, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will play a meaningful hockey game on his Aug. 7 birthday. It couldn’t be much more meaningful, as it turns out, as his fifth-seeded club now fac...
Sullivan’s Faith Rewarded as Penguins Even Series
A best-of-five playoff series is a different situation than a best-of-seven.
There’s less margin for error. One loss and the urgency rises quickly; with just one more, a team knows they’re on the brink, star...
Price, Canadiens Shut Down Penguins’ Opportunities to Win Game 1
The Pittsburgh Penguins had opportunities to win this game. Did they ever.
A first period where they came out shooting, racking up a 10-1 shot advantage on the Montreal Canadiens in the first six minutes. Se...
Penguins Adjust to ‘New Normal’ in Lone Tuneup Before Qualifiers
One hundred and thirty-eight days after the NHL hit pause on its season, the puck dropped again Tuesday at 4:13 p.m. EDT.
There were no fans in the Scotiabank Arena seats as the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phila...
Penguins Helping Community During Pandemic
It’s only been a couple of weeks since Kris Letang scored into an empty net to ice the Penguins’ 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on March 10.
That win, led by season MVP Evgeni Malkin and including contri...
Penguins ‘Need to Help Each Other’ Out of Six-Game Skid
The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins won a hockey game – Feb. 18, when they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in convincing fashion, 5-2 – it lifted them to the top of the Metro Division.
Eleven days later, afte...
In Finally Landing Zucker, Penguins Invest in This Year’s Team
The Penguins were prioritizing a top-six winger at the trade deadline even before Jake Guentzel’s shoulder surgery put him on a four-to-six month recovery timeline. Monday, they went out and got the one they’ve...
‘A Character Win’ for Resilient Penguins
For the first period Sunday, it looked like the Penguins were going to be beaten by the Bruins on their home ice as they had been twice in Boston this season.
Pittsburgh looked woefully unprepared to start t...