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STAYIN’ ALIVE: Penguins Still in Playoff Hunt; Beat Preds, 4-2
The Pittsburgh Penguins did their part to keep their playoff hopes alive Monday night. By the time they play the regular-season finale Wednesday on Long Island, they’ll know whether it was worth the effort they put into their 4-2 victory against Nashville at PPG Paints Arena. That’s because the...
Then There Were Two; Penguins Game 81 vs. Predators: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
It’s the the final home game of the regular season Monday for the Pittsburgh Penguins when they host the Nashville Predators. Or will it be the final home game of the spring?. With just two games remaining – there is one on the road Wednesday against the New York...
Former Penguin Matt Murray Resumes Career with AHL Stint
Former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray is resuming his career in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization but did so Saturday on a conditioning stint in the American Hockey League. Murray stopped 22 of 27 shots in his first game with the Toronto Marlies, earning a 6-5 shootout win and clinching...
Penguins Postgame: The Goalies, the Loss, and Playoff Scenarios
The Pittsburgh Penguins played with energy and heart. However, they also showed their bad habits and provided what they called easy offense to the Boston Bruins. The Penguins never quit but never caught the Bruins after spotting two goals in 14 seconds midway through the second period. Boston beat the...
Penguins Grades: Heart Not Enough; Not Over, but It Ain’t Good
This was the game that loomed the largest with dark clouds and ominous overtones. The Pittsburgh Penguins had just one win over the past two seasons against the Boston Bruins, and worse, defensively stingy Boston presents an awful matchup. The Penguins were fighting uphill after allowing two goals in 14...
Boston Pushes Penguins Out of Playoff Spot, 6-4
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ run of games in which they collect at least one point ended Saturday night. It’s possible that their hopes of qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs did, too. Oh, the Penguins are still alive, at least mathematically, but their 6-4 loss to Boston at PPG...
Penguins’ Late Playoff Push Settles One Decision
Remember when Kyle Dubas took the precaution of making the first-round draft the Pittsburgh Penguins sent to San Jose in the Erik Karlsson trade last summer “top-10 protected?”. Turns out that wasn’t necessary, after all. That provision in the deal gave the Penguins the option of retaining their...
Erik Karlsson 1000 Games, Two Points Needed
Erik Karlsson was the Ottawa Senators first-round pick in 2008, 15th overall. By 2009, he made his NHL debut with Ottawa at Madison Square Garden. The young Swedish defenseman registered an assist and was a minus-1 in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers. That first game was a...
Down to Three; Penguins Game 80 vs. Bruins: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ most direct path to the playoffs is to win their final three regular-season games. Anything else will require some help from other teams. The first step on that path comes Saturday when one of the NHL’s top teams, the Boston Bruins, visit PPG Paints Arena for a national TV game.
Watch: Former Penguins Goalie Scores Goal, Sends Team to Playoffs
Former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Louis Domingue might be most famous for spicy pork, his intermission meal as he backed up Casey DeSmith before Game 1 of the Penguins’ 2022 Round One matchup against the New York Rangers. After his unhealthy meal and an injury to DeSmith, Domingue was forced into duty during overtime, leading the Penguins to victory. Spicy pork became a catchphrase.
Penguins Wrap: The End is Nigh; Crosby Does it Again
When the Pittsburgh Penguins closed out March with a 4-3 shootout loss in Columbus after giving up two goals in the final 11 minutes of regulation, it seemed inevitable that their final few weeks of the 2023-24 would be an interminable slog. Turns out they’ve been nothing of the sort....
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