Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Martin Skoula to the rescue. -The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's recap . Seven of the Thrashers' nine losses this season have been by one goal. -The Associated Press' recap . " For the first 40 minutes, that was probably our best game ." - Dan Bylsma. - NHL.com's recap . The Penguins shutout the NHL's second best power play. -Highlights...
Who would of thought that it was Brooks Orpik’s return, not Gonchar & Talbot’s, that would fire the team up for a nice win. The Pens had a nice turn around from Thursday night’s loss to the Senators. The first period in particular was very strong. The Pens came out flying. They had the Thrashers [...]
PREGAME -Greetings from ugly but mild Pittsburgh. It was cloud all day but warm. A really weird day. If you looked out the window, it was just one of those days where you wanted to pull the covers over your head and wake up whenever summer rolled around ugh. -This has nothing to do with hockey, but we've had this bookmarked for sometime and just have not found a time to use it. It's a Deathstar pumpkin:...
A preview of the Thrashers. When and where: 7 p.m., Philips Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, SouthSport. Record: 10-6-2, 22 points, The Thrashers are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference and third place in the Southeast Division. Leading Scorer: Rich Peverly, 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists). Last Game: 4-3 home shootout loss to the Bruins, Thursday . Ilya Kovalchuk ( right ) had a goal and two assists...
Good news for the return of Brooks Orpik Saturday night. From the Penguins: The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned defenseman Nate Guenin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Guenin, a Hopewell High School graduate, saw action in two games for the Penguins, becoming the third Pittsburgh native to play for...
According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s Dave Molinari, Pens defenseman Brooks Orpik plans to return to the lineup for Saturday night’s game vs. Atlanta. Orpik, out since Nov. 10th because of a suspected hip injury, stated that “I think I’m in as long as all goes well tomorrow,”
The march of the Penguins to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton continues. Defenseman Nate Guenin ( above ) was demoted to the AHL today . Guenin appeared in the Penguins' past two games recording no points and was a minus-2. In 15 AHL games this season, he has also failed to record a point. EN Says: This all but guarantees Brooks Orpik's return to the lineup tomorrow unless he gets attacked by feral cats or something....
Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik ( above ) expects to return to the lineup tomorrow in Atlanta . He has missed four games after suffering an apparent knee injury in a 3-0 loss at Boston, Nov. 10. Orpik did suffer a facial cut in practiced today. With Orpik apparently healthy, the team demoted defenseman Chris Lee to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton . Lee's time with the NHL Penguin was brief. He was called up...
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap of last night's game . The first 69 seconds of the game were pretty good for the Penguins. -The Ottawa Citizen's recap . Ottawa's Chris Phillips stood out in his 800th career game. -The Associated Press' recap . "Right after the power play's over within a 30-second span we're down 3-1 and they had the momentum at that point." - Dan Bylsma on Chris Kelly's...
PREGAME -Greetings from rainy and dreary Western Pennsylvania. High 40s and nothing but rain all day. Just awful. -The Penguins get a Superstar and a Sarge back tonight and they've each done damage to the Senators in the past: -FSN Pittsburgh wants to know what you want to watch. Something on Jaromir Jagr, Bob Johnson or last season's Stanley Cup title. We're voting for Johnson: -Mark Eaton will play...
Stanley Cup hero Max Talbot will return to the lineup, and Sergei Gonchar and Brooks Orpik may follow suit when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
A preview of the Senators. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Scotiabank Place. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, TSN2, RDS. Record: 9-6-3, 21 points. The Senators are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and second place in the Northeast Divison. Leading Scorer: Daniel Alfredsson ( right ), 19 points (six goals, 13 assists). Last Game: 3-2 home win, Tuesday . Mike Fisher had two goals for the Senators. Last Game against...
" With players such as Brooks Orpik ( above ) and Tyler Kennedy sidelined, the Penguins are beat up. And statistically, they're one of the most beat up teams in the league. But surpisingly, they've "only" lost the fourth-most man games in the NHL this season: Team Man-Games Lost Oilers 105 Avalanche 83 Islanders 77 Penguins 73 Canadiens 70 Canucks 66 Blackhawks 65 Sharks 65 Capitals...
A preview of the Ducks. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Mellon Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, Prime. Record: 6-9-3, 15 points. The Ducks are in last place in the Western Conference and Pacific Division. Leading Scorer: Corey Perry, 23 points (13 goals, 10 assists). Last Game: 7-4 road loss to the Red Wings, Saturday . Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and three assists for the Ducks Last Game against the Penguins: 4-3...