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 Catch Tough Overtime Break
2 3 A single second is what stood between Overtime and a Shoot Out…between another chance for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and a victory for the Carolina Hurricanes. Pittsburgh trailed the Hurricanes for most of the game, but by the end of the second period, the Penguins began putting goals in, eventually going to Overtime. Despite [...]
Penguins Grab a Point Against the Hurricanes
3 4 The Pittsburgh Penguins came close to pulling out the win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night, taking the game into Overtime. Unfortunately, Carolina put an early Sudden Death goal in, making them 2-1 in this season’s series. However, the Penguins still managed to walk away with a point, and still maintain a [...]
Penguins Come Back, but Can’t Finish Against Hurricanes
2 3 Monday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins, with Jordan Staal, went up against the Carolina Hurricanes, with Eric Staal. The Penguins fell behind the Hurricanes early in the game, but started making a quick comeback in the second period. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to finish it off, taking their second consecutive loss. The Penguins took [...]
Penguins Make it a Four Game Winning Streak
3 2 The Pittsburgh Penguins are now on a four game winning streak after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes, only losing one game so far. The Penguins are currently tied with the New York Rangers in overall points, but the Rangers lead just slightly due to more goals. Luckily, it is still very early in the [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins Sweep the Carolina Hurricanes
The Pittsburgh Penguins have done it! They are the 2009 Eastern Conference Champs! After sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes in the Third Round series, the Penguins are moving on to the Stanley Cup to either play the Chicago Blackhawks or the Detroit Red Wings. The Hurricanes came out strong at the beginning of this game, determined [...]
Sibling Rivalry- Jordan Staal vs. Eric Staal
The 2009 NHL Playoffs have really heated up in this third round. In the Western Conference, the Chicago Blackhawks battle it out with, defending champs, the Detroit Red Wings. Even more interesting, there is a little sibling rivalry happening in the fight for champion of the Eastern Conference. The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes [...]
Pittsburgh Penguins One Game Away From Sweeping Carolina Hurricanes
After two pretty intense games against the Pittsburgh Penguins, it was expected that the Carolina Hurricanes would break out in full strength back home for Game 3. Luckily, the Penguins captured the win with, what appeared to be, little effort. The Penguins are now one game away from three things: 1) Sweeping the Hurricanes, 4-0 [...]
Pittsburgh Penguins Now Lead Carolina Hurricanes By 2 Games
Thursday night's game was a high scoring one for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes, ending 7-4. The Penguins skated away with their second win in this Third Round, putting them two away from advancing to the Stanley Cup as the Eastern Conference Champions. Evgeni Malkin helped secure this win for Pittsburgh by getting [...]
Pittsburgh Penguins Take Game 1 of Round 3
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a great start in Round 3, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Even better is that this win was obtained in Carolina, giving the Penguins the upper hand in the series. Pittsburgh will play one more game away before returning home for two games. Three more wins and the Penguins [...]