Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors
Penguins Wrap: More Blown Leads; Youth Movement; How’s Sid?
Continued concerns were more plentiful than answers over the past week for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Missed chances, blown leads, costly mistakes. You know the drill. The Penguins do, too, but they can’t seem to do anything about it. Analysis has tu
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Published: 1 month ago
Pens Points: A Crucial Point
Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports Catch up on the latest hockey headlines with today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning... The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled north of the border Monday night for a
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Published: 9 months ago
Penguins Postgame: Crosby Force, Bad Skates, Bad Luck
TORONTO — It was both bad luck and bad skate blades that doomed the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Coach Mike Sullivan admitted he planned to start Sidney Crosby in overtime, but Crosby was having an
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Published: 9 months ago
Penguins Room: Sullivan Explains OT Decision; Nedeljkovic Miffed
TORONTO — Sidney Crosby has old-school skates. They often serve him very well, especially in games like Monday, in which he largely dominates the competition. However, those skates are also a hindrance at times because their blades are not easily r
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Published: 9 months ago
‘Whatever the game calls for’: Maple Leafs’ McCabe drives OT dagger into Penguins
Jake McCabe scored the overtime winner for the Maple Leafs after logging heavy minutes trying to limit Sidney Crosby on Monday. The defenceman is playing some of his best hockey as the playoffs loom.
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Published: 9 months ago
Penguins Grades: ‘We Deserved Two Points’; Why Pens Lost in OT
TORONTO — The general feeling in the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room was that Monday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs was one of their best. Yet the results were mixed. The Penguins earned a point, but their four-game winning streak ended w
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Published: 9 months ago
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews becomes 13th player in NHL history to score 65 goals
TORONTO — Another day, more history for Auston Matthews. Matthews became only the 13th player in NHL history to reach 65 goals in a season and the first since Alex Ovechkin 16 years ago. The 26-year-old beat Alex Nedeljkovic with a quick one-timer
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Published: 9 months ago
NHL Highlights: Maple Leafs 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Auston Matthews scores his 65th goal of the season but Jake McCabe wins it for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Final score 3-2 (OT).
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Published: 9 months ago
Pens/Maple Leafs Recap: O’Connor’s late goal gets Pittsburgh a point in OT loss to Toronto
Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images The Pens lose their four-game winning streak, but don’t come up completely empty by taking Toronto to overtime Pregame The Penguins are in a competitive situation playing meaningful games
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Published: 9 months ago
Toronto, McCabe End Penguins’ Winning Streak, 3-2, in OT
The effort was there for the Pittsburgh Penguins. So were the focus and commitment and desperation they’ve been playing with for more than a week. This time, though, it wasn’t quite enough, in part because they had another 0-fer night on the powe
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Published: 9 months ago
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby has eventful end to second period vs. Maple Leafs
Sidney Crosby is going to be sore on Tuesday.
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Published: 9 months ago
Geno Nets Two, Penguins Malkin-ize Lightning, 5-4
Back in 2009, my friend Tom Blanciak predicted the Penguins would acquire feisty left wing Chris Kunitz from Anaheim at the trade deadline. Tom proved to be prescient. The Pens, indeed, acquired Kunitz from the Ducks for defenseman Ryan Whitney of <
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Published: 9 months ago
Rickard Rakell Scores 200th Career Goal
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell has notched his 200th career goal in the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was Rakell’s 14th goal and third in his last…
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Published: 9 months ago