by Angie Carducci | Mar 2, 2020 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
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, after a lifeless, 5-0 loss at San Jose sealed their first...
by Angie Carducci | Feb 10, 2020 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
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 been coveting – and they paid for him. Jason Zucker, who...
by Angie Carducci | Jan 19, 2020 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh 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 the 12:30 p.m. matinee. It was bad enough that Boston led 14-6...
by Jason Scales | Jan 16, 2020 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston, MA — Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves after giving up a goal on the game’s first shot and two first period assists from Karson Kuhlman, in his first game back since October, sparked the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 win over Eastern Conference rival...
by Angie Carducci | Dec 30, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins have been without captain Sidney Crosby, still arguably the game’s best player, since Nov. 9. Brian Dumoulin, their best defensive defenseman, has been lost since Nov. 30. A week before Christmas, they added Justin Schultz, one of their top offensive...