by Angie Carducci | May 16, 2021 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
If the Penguins are going to get past the New York Islanders, they’re going to need Tristan Jarry to be a whole lot better. Playing in just his second NHL playoff game, the 26-year-old netminder had fans invoking the name of his predecessor Matt Murray as he missed...
by Angie Carducci | May 15, 2021 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins
If you’re a Penguins fan, it probably feels like your team has faced the New York Islanders far too often in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In reality, though, this is just the sixth meeting between the two clubs. It’s just that four of the previous five have been brutal...
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 12, 2021 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Since the Penguins joined the NHL in 1968, no team has been more active on trade deadline day. This year, though, figured to be a little different. With new GM Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke trying to strike a balance between competing for...
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...
