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Penguins Six-Pack: Getting Defensive; Crosby Comes Through
The Pittsburgh Penguins were not upset with their effort during a 7-4 loss to the New York Rangers Saturday, even though they didn’t care much for the result. They did, however, feel there was room for improvement, and they made some during a 6-3 victory over Detroit Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.
Penguins Grades: Scrappers Rise, Pens’ Pulse Gets Stronger
So, that is the Pittsburgh Penguins competition for a playoff spot?. The Penguins outclassed the sagging Detroit Red Wings, outmuscled them along the wall, and generally outplayed them in what was essentially a must-win game for the Penguins. A loss meant trailing the Red Wings by nine points for the final playoff spot with only 14 games to go.
Winging it: Penguins Overwhelm Detroit, 6-3
Losing this game would not have eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins from contention for a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Not mathematically, anyway. For all practical purposes, though, nothing shy of divine intervention would have been enough to get them in if they’d been beaten by Detroit Sunday. And...
Penguins Game 67 vs. Red Wings: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
The Pittsburgh Penguins finish up a three-game homestand with – stop us if you’ve heard this before – a critical game Sunday, this one against the Detroit Red Wings. The Penguins (29-28-9) need to try to make up some ground against the Red Wings (34-27-6) as one of the teams chasing a wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference.
Dan’s Daily: Oshie Nearly Traded to Penguins in 2015; Pens Down to Last
The Pittsburgh Penguins played energetically and so often well, but every mistake was in their net, and they lost to the New York Rangers. The loss was a near-fatal blow to any remaining playoff hopes and put their season down to Sunday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings. A loss Sunday would put them nine points back, and it would be absolutely over. The NHL news Sunday morning is otherwise mundane. Elliotte Friedman says relocation is on the table in Arizona, but only if they lose the land auction in June. The Athletic opines the Anaheim Ducks must stop selling and become buyers on the NHL trade market. The other Metro Division teams stink, and T.J. Oshie admitted he thought he was being traded to the Penguins instead of the Capitals in 2015.
Penguins Room: Some Explanation on Kris Letang’s Penalty; More Reaction
The 15 third-period scoring chances, nor 27 chances throughout the game, were not enough for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost a winnable game against the New York Rangers, 7-4, at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins were energetic and emotional, but perhaps too emotional for referees Chris Rooney and TJ Luxmore....
Penguins Grades: Scoring Chances, but Big Mistakes & Sullivan’s Error
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ energy and effort were present. The details were sketchy. The resulting roller coaster ride of scoring chances, mistakes, and near misses resulted in a 7-4 New York Rangers win at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins were emotionally engaged, and the speed of their game was so...
Rangers, Panarin Too Much for Penguins, 7-4
The Pittsburgh Penguins did quite a few things right Saturday afternoon. Just not nearly enough to offset all that they did wrong. Not when they were trying to hang with a team that is faster, deeper and more skilled. The kind of club they could expect to face if they...
Penguins Game 66 vs. Rangers: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
The Pittsburgh Penguins, with three points over their past two games, face a stiff test Saturday when the New York Rangers visit. The Penguins (29-27-9) got those three points against lesser teams, the Ottawa Senators and the last-place San Jose Sharks. The Rangers (43-19-4) are a different animal, the top...
‘Underdog’ Michael Bunting Drives Everyone Crazy; Role in Flux
To parse, separate, and read between the lines of Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas’s recent radio show might spawn a few more NHL trade rumors connecting the Penguins and top-six forwards, but also a few of coach Mike Sullivan’s gray hairs. The root of the new grays will be newly acquired winger Michael Bunting.
Penguins Wrap: Defeats & Despair, a Flicker of Hope
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the past seven-day stretch by losing three games in four days, making their chances of returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs even more remote. Still, they were able to hang on the periphery of the playoff race by beating the worst team in the league Thursday, a day that began with news that a much-anticipated promotional giveaway had to be called off because a crime on the other side of the continent.
Will St. Ivany Become a Hit On Penguins’ Blue Line? (+)
CRANBERRY — The Pittsburgh Penguins have no way of knowing for certain whether defenseman Jack St. Ivany is ready for steady work in the NHL. After all, he’s only in his second season of pro hockey and never has competed at this level. Heck, he hadn’t spent a minute on a major-league roster until the Penguins recalled him from their American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre Friday.
Finally, Penguins Feel a Playoff Spark, ‘We Have a Job to Do’
CRANBERRY — If this were NASCAR, the Pittsburgh Penguins would have finally caught the draft, and the playoff pack is within sight. Perhaps even to their surprise, the Penguins are only five points out of a playoff spot with upcoming games against those very rivals. To continue the analogy,...
Penguins Practice: Physical Defenseman Jack St. Ivany Promoted
CRANBERRY — Jack St. Ivany, one of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most promising defense prospects, was recalled from their farm team in Wilkes-Barre and participated in the team’s practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex Friday. The Penguins also assigned Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, three days after he was...
Dan’s Daily: Weak Penguins Trade Market; Closing LTIR Loophole
The Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t thinking, or perhaps feeling, in the first period of their win over the San Jose Sharks. With a murderer’s row of teams on deck, the Penguins found a way to beat the hapless San Jose Sharks even as the room chided itself for a genuinely awful first period. The Penguins slim playoff hopes got a boost with several teams losing, and the latest 32 Thoughts extensively covered the Penguins and NHL trade chatter extensively. Elsewhere in the Daily, GMs will discuss closing LTIR loopholes, three cities are competently battling for an NHL expansion, and the Coyotes were cleared to bid on an Arizona patch of land.
Penguins Postgame: Are Playoffs Actually Possible?
The Pittsburgh Penguins have earned three of four possible points in their last two games and have surprisingly gained ground in the playoff race. The Penguins overcame another lifeless start and surged past the San Jose Sharks, 6-3 at PPG Paints Arena. The win put the Penguins five points behind...
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