by Angie Carducci | May 24, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
For the third time in as many series, the Pittsburgh Penguins failed to close out a playoff series the first time they had the chance. Unlike the eggs they laid in Game 4 at Columbus and Game 6 versus Washington, though, it would be hard to accuse the Penguins of not...
by Angie Carducci | May 20, 2017 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins were disappointed with their effort Wednesday in Game 3 and promised a better performance in Game 4. They brought it, with an aggressive forecheck, penalty kill and willingness to put pucks on the net. With a 3-2 Penguins win, the Eastern...
by Angie Carducci | May 18, 2017 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins
It stands to reason that, if the league’s highest-scoring team can win a game 1-0, a team known for its trapping, shutdown defense can win one in a blowout. Ottawa center Mike Hoffman opened the scoring just 48 seconds into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, and...
by Angie Carducci | May 16, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
It had been a while since the Pittsburgh Penguins had outshot an opponent. Since April 16, to be exact, when they outshot the Columbus Blue Jackets, 47-37 – and had 94 shot attempts – in the third game of their first-round series. Generating that kind of offense...
by Angie Carducci | May 14, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Senators’ 1-3-1 system didn’t come as a surprise to the Penguins. And, while Ottawa executed it nearly to perfection in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Final series, Pittsburgh still managed to get their chances. They just didn’t get nearly enough of the...