| Lightning even series with rout of Pens |
Fri Apr 15 22:07:02 2011 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Eric Brewer ignited a three-goal first period and collected two assists, powering the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Consol Energy Center. Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St Louis both scored power-play goals and Simon Gagne recorded three helpers for fifth-seeded Tampa Bay, which rebounded from Wednesday's 3-0 loss. Dwayne Roloson turned aside 35 shots to notch hi |
| Lightning try to even series with Pens in Game 2 |
Fri Apr 15 11:08:07 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - After getting shut out in the opener, the Tampa Bay Lightning will try to even their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight for Game 2 at CONSOL Energy Center. The fifth-seeded Lightning were blanked in Wednesday's opener, as Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves to anchor Pittsburgh's 3-0 victory. The game was tied at 0-0 heading into the third period, but Alex Kovalev and Arron Asham scored 18 second |
| Injury bug biting playoff teams |
Thu Apr 14 12:15:28 2011 EST |
| in tough without heart-and- soul forward Ryan Callahan and the Los Angeles Kings took a major hit when Anze Kopitars went down in late March. And then there's Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Not much needs to be said of their importance to the fate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, despite the incredible and improbable success the team has enjoyed in their absence. While every team is faced with adversity and injuries at some point or another, the pain becomes unbearable when the games matter most. |
| Penguins sign BC D Samuelsson |
Tue Apr 12 09:58:56 2011 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Tuesday that they have signed defenseman Philip Samuelsson to a three-year, entry- level contract. Samuelsson was Pittsburgh's second-round pick (61st overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot-3, 198-pound rearguard played the last two years for Boston College and captured a national title with the Eagles as a freshman in 2009-10. He compiled five goals and 30 points in 81 games with the university. Samuelsson is the |
| Pens' SO win pulls them in a tie for Atlantic Division lead |
Fri Apr 8 22:09:42 2011 EST |
| Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) - Chris Kunitz scored the lone goal in the third round of the shootout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the New York Islanders, 4-3, at Nassau Coliseum. After the first five shooters were unable to turn on the red light, Kunitz snapped a wrister past New York goaltender Al Montoya. Mark Letestu, Zbynek Michalek and Michael Rupp also tallied for the Penguins, who have won three straight and seven of their last nine games. Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves in the wi |
| Pens hope to extend Atlantic Division race vs. Islanders |
Fri Apr 8 11:21:53 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have defied the odds and stayed alive in the Atlantic Division title race despite not having their two biggest offensive weapons. The Penguins hope to move into first place tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Pittsburgh has been without captain Sidney Crosby since early January due to a concussion and fellow forward Evgeni Malkin went down with a season-ending knee injury in early February. Crosby has been skating for wee |
| East-leading Caps play host to Panthers |
Wed Apr 6 11:03:59 2011 EST |
| to the spoiler role in recent weeks, as they enter tonight on an eight-game slide (0-5-3). The skid is the longest for Florida since an 0-8-4 rut from Oct. 27-Nov. 23, 2005. Florida's most recent setback came Saturday against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, who earned a 4-2 victory at BankAtlantic Center after falling behind 2-1 in the first period following a pair of quick goals by the Panthers. Jack Skille scored with 5:22 left in the opening period for Florida and Clay Wilson added his cl |
| NHL Awards: Sedin should keep Hart in the family |
Tue Apr 5 15:54:34 2011 EST |
| the Hart in back-to-back years was in 1969 and 1970, respectively, when Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins won the award. Of course, it should be mentioned that this year's Hart would likely have gone to Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins if not for the concussion that has claimed half of Sid the Kid's season. Crosby had an amazing 32 goals and 66 points through 41 games and was well on his way to a second Hart Trophy. As for the other Hart finalists, my guess is Anaheim's |
| Pens close out home schedule versus Devils |
Tue Apr 5 11:12:05 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins will try to record a win in their final home game of the regular season, as they host the rival New Jersey Devils in tonight's Atlantic Division clash at CONSOL Energy Center. While the Devils were recently eliminated from playoff contention, the fourth- seeded Penguins have not only qualified for the postseason, but they also still have a shot at winning the division title. Pittsburgh enters today trailing Philadelphia by three points (1 |
| Playoff-bound Penguins down Panthers |
Sat Apr 2 22:13:26 2011 EST |
| Sunrise, FL (Sports Network) - Zbynek Michalek tallied the go-ahead goal in the third period and Jordan Staal recorded three assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Florida Panthers, 4-2, at BankAtlantic Center. Tyler Kennedy, Pascal Dupuis and Craig Adams each notched a goal for Pittsburgh while Brent Johnson stopped 28 shots for the victors. With the win, the Penguins are now just two points behind the idle Philadelphia Flyers in the Atlantic Division and sit three points ahead of Tampa |
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