Penguins Let Game Slip Away in the Third Period
4 7 After two periods, it looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to take this one against the Boston Bruins. Both teams were very aggressive out there, but after 40 minutes, the Bruins trailed by two goals. Unfortunately, Boston came out with an onslaught in the third period, taking the lead, and then some. [...]
Johnson Takes His First Loss in Regular Time
2 5 The Pittsburgh Penguins definitely struggled against the Dallas Stars, trailing them for nearly the entire game. The most surprising thing about this game was, despite both teams accumulating a total of 66 Penalty Minutes, neither managed to put in a Power Play goal. Brent Johnson, who has been on fire so far this [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Devils Sweep Penguins in Season Series
2 5 The good news is that the Pittsburgh Penguins do not have any more games against the New Jersey Devils in the Regular Season…the bad news is, there is a chance they could meet up in the playoffs. The Penguins got beat by the Devils in all six match ups this season, and all [...]
Sabres Go with Back Up Goalie in Penguins Win
3 2 Tuesday night, the Buffalo Sabres decided not to start Silver Medalist, Ryan Miller, who is their number one goalie. Maybe Miller was still tired from doing a spectacular job in the Olympics for the past two weeks, or maybe he felt Miller would be a better opponent for the Washington Capitals tonight…or maybe [...]
Penguins Take Down the Flyers Again
2 1 The Pittsburgh Penguins have raised their record to 4-1 against the Philadelphia Flyers, this season, after defeating them in Philly, Sunday afternoon. The Flyers managed to put up the first goal of the game, but the Penguins came back with two more goals; the winning goal came just minutes before the game was [...]
Malkin’s Third Period Hat Trick Puts Penguins Ahead of Islanders
6 4 Evgeni Malkin was the man of the night, grabbing a Hat Trick to boost the Pittsburgh Penguins over the New York Islanders. The Penguins held the lead for the whole game, but then let the Islanders recover in the third period, tying the game. However, two more goals by Malkin in the third [...]