Johnson Records Shut Out in Pens Win Against Hurricanes
3 0 The Pittsburgh Penguins are now tied for Leader in the Atlantic Division after Shutting Out the Carolina Hurricanes. The Pens continue to switch off between goalies, but it’s becoming more and more clear that Brent Johnson deserves more playing time. Only about four minutes into the game, Pascal Dupuis gave Pittsburgh the early [...]
Pens Drop the Lead to the Lightning
3 5 To be fair, the Pittsburgh Penguins only held the lead for less than 20 minutes, but at one point, they did have a two goal advantage over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The first period was where the majority of goals took place, despite being the lowest shooting period. Regardless, Pittsburgh still leads the [...]
Penguins Never Even Give Senators a Chance
5 2 The Pittsburgh Penguins seem to be getting their act together. They had a slow few games, but now they have won their last three games with a goal differential of 13-5. The Pens are currently tied for the leading spot in the Atlantic Division. Less than nine minutes into the game, Mark Letestu [...]
Penguins Get Big Payback on Philadelphia Flyers
5 1 Sidney Crosby had a big game against the Philadelphia Flyers, pulling out two goals and an assist. The Pittsburgh Penguins now have three wins to match their three losses, and along with the momentum to keep putting up Ws. Philly started off the scoring with a goal in the opening seven minutes of [...]
Penguins Take Out Islanders in Overtime
3 2 The Pittsburgh Penguins grabbed their second win of the season when they took out the New York Islanders in Overtime. Alex Goligoski, who is off to a great start this season, had the winning goal in Overtime. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby had a hand in that final goal. The Pens had eight [...]
Penguins and Maple Leafs Back and Forth in First Season Match Up
3 4 Marc Andre Fleury is having a real tough start to this season, dropping his third game by only a single goal. Despite falling behind by a goal early in the game, the Pittsburgh Penguins managed to take the lead at one point. Unfortunately, a brutal second period lost that lead, and then some. [...]
Penguins Defeat Division Rivals for First Win
3 1 The Pittsburgh Penguins have added their first W to their record after defeating Division Rivals, the New Jersey Devils. The Penguins led the entire game, starting with their first goal late in the first period. Towards the end it got really intense, but Pittsburgh held it out for the victory. Brent Johnson got [...]
A Slow Start for the Pittsburgh Penguins
2 3 It looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to chalk up their first Win of the season, up 2-1 with less than three minutes remaining in the game. Unfortunately, two goals from the Montreal Canadiens, within 30 seconds of each other, changed the outcome of the game. Pittsburgh had several Power Play opportunities, [...]
Pittsburgh Penguins Open Up Season in New Consol Energy Center
2 3 Despite playing catch up most of the game, the Pittsburgh Penguins looked pretty solid out there against last season’s Stanley Cup Finalists, the Philadelphia Flyers. It would have been a better ending to the first Regular Season game in the New Consol Energy Center if Pittsburgh had grabbed the Win, but it was [...]
Penguins Need to Win This Back in Pittsburgh
3 4 The Pittsburgh Penguins knew, before they started this series, that the Montreal Canadiens were not a team to underestimate. This eighth seed team dropped to a 1-3 record against the Top Ranked Washington Capitals, only to come back and finish the first seed off. So far, in this series, neither team has won [...]