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Penguins Room: Malkin Speaks Blunt Truth, Crosby Hope
The Pittsburgh Penguins are sailing in their game. However, they are doing so under the guillotine of long playoff odds and another early summer. Keeping hope alive, the Penguins played Game 81 as they should have played many of the games before it, submitting one of their best games of the season, beating the Nashville Predators 4-2 at PPG Paints Arena.
Penguins Grades: So Many Good Things, Was It Too Late?
The Pittsburgh Penguins may have waited a few games too long to find themselves and their desire. Monday, they won their eight game in 12 and have points in 11 of those. The Penguins overwhelmed the Nashville Predators, scoring six goals, four of which counted, for a 4-2 win at PPG Paints Arena.
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...
Bad Calls? Penguins Have TWO Goals Taken Away on Challenges
The PPG Paints Arena Crowd voiced their displeasure. So, too, did the Pittsburgh Penguins after a coach’s challenge for goaltender interference overturned their first goal against the Nashville Predators. Perhaps it was, though much worse has withstood a video review. It would have been the Penguins’ first goal and...
Penguins Notes: The Nedeljkovic Effect; Locker Room Mood
Six months have been reduced to two games for the Pittsburgh Penguins and perhaps only one. The Penguins face both elimination and hope Monday when they host the Nashville Predators at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins trail their playoff rivals by one point for the wild card and the New...
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...
Kingerski: Ned’s Net, Why Sullivan Should Start Nedeljkovic
In the face of all logic, the Pittsburgh Penguins surged back into the Stanley Cup playoff race. They rode a chaotic and frantic 10-game points streak back into contention even as their best came and went, sometimes from shift to shift. Yet they collectively rose above themselves and their opponents.
Penguins Playoffs Stage Set; Everything You Need to Know
It has become an old-school battle royal for the last two Eastern Conference playoff spots. Third place in the Metro Division and the second wild card are still up for grabs as all teams in realistic contention, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, hit the ice Monday night. The Penguins’ playoff hopes...
Shattenkirk Fined For Action Against Penguins’ Bunting
Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk of the Boston Bruins has been fined by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for a move he made against Pittsburgh Penguins winger Michael Bunting during Saturday’s game at PPG Paints Arena. Shattenkirk was fined $2,734.38, the maximum allowed, on Sunday for what was called...
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 Six-Pack: No Time to Fret; Trying to Defy History
The Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have the luxury of dwelling on what happened to them Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Or what went down anywhere else in the NHL, for that matter. Mostly because just about all of it was bad — very bad — for their chances of returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring, and they have very little time to try to make it right.
Penguins Room: Why Sullivan Pulled Nedeljkovic; Ned Faces the Heat
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Boston Bruins 6-4 on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. They showed heart and resilience but also many bad habits, which have been their constant companions on the 82-game schedule. The loss cast a pall on the Penguins’ playoff hopes and further raised the specter...
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...
Penguins Prospect Lights Up NCAA Tourney; Will Meet with Pens
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a prospect who scores game-winning goals and lifts his team in crucial moments. Tristan Broz was the Penguins 2021 second-round pick (58th overall), and his overtime heroics have the University of Denver in the NCAA championship game on Saturday. Thursday night, Broz raced across the blue...
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.
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