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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...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
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...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Penguins demoted forward Mark Letestu ( right ) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL . After a call-up last week, he appeared in two games and recorded no points. In eight AHL games this season, he has recorded eight points (three goals, eive assists). EN Says: Unless the recovery times for the injuries to Tyler Kennedy or Chris Kunitz were moved up by a week, this clearly means Maxime Talbot is...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
PREGAME -Greetings from mild but cloudy Pittsburgh. It's been in the mid 50s most of the day and there have been steady clouds, but this has been another fine fall day. We'll take this kind of weather for mid November. -Scenes from a brief walk up from downtown. Bumblebee: -Point Park College's University's Lawrence Hall: -Remember this garage from the photos of the victory parades for the Penguins...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
PREGAME -Greetings from mild but cloudy Pittsburgh. It's been in the mid 50s most of the day and there have been steady clouds, but this has been another fine fall day. We'll take this kind of weather for mid November. -Scenes from a brief walk up from downtown. Bumblebee: -Point Park College's University's Lawrence Hall: -Remember this garage from the photos of the victory parades for the Penguins...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
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...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The Penguins will get a much-needed boost to their lineup when Evgeni Malkin returns after being held out with a sore shoulder. While that’s obviously good news, as one player returns, another player departs. The Penguins announced that forward Chris Kunitz will be out of the lineup for two weeks with a lower-body injury. Goes without saying, having Malkin back in the lineup certainly outweighs...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma declared forward Evgeni Malkin would return to the lineup tonight after taking two weeks off due to a right shoulder injury. The team will be without the services of forward Chris Kunitz ( above ) however. Bylsma said Kunitz will be out of the lineup for approximately two weeks due to a "lower-body" ailment. According to Bylsma, Kunitz had been playing with the...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins were 10 minute short of tying the franchise goalless streak of 170:27. -The Newark Star Ledger's recap . The Devils overtook first place in the Eastern Conference. -The Record's recap . " It's nice to be on top ." - Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur ( above, somehow not giving up a goal to Sidney Crosby ). -The Associated...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
FIRST PERIOD 20:00: Sidney Crosby starts on a line with size. He has Mike Rupp and Jordan Staal on his wings. 19:19: Uh.... ooookay... the goal horn just went off in the middle of play for about 15 seconds.... 18:18: Staal, who is wearing the "A" in place of Brooks Orpik (who was wearing it in place of Sergei Gonchar), takes a shift with Bill Guerin and Chris Kunitz. 17:30: Crosby is back...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
A preview of the Bruins. When and where: 7 p.m. TD Garden. TV: Gopher Hunting Network Versus, TSN. Record: 7-7-2, 16 points. The Bruins are 10th place in the Eastern Conference and third place in the Northeast Division. Leading Scorer: Patrice Bergeron, 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists). Last Game: 4-2 home win against the Sabres, Saturday . Captain Zdeno Chara had a goal and an assist for the Bruins....
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
After a few rough games, we all could probably use something simple to digest. So here's some reader submitted photos. This comes from Matthew Crawford who spotted this Marc-Andre Fleury-esque drawing on the wall of a Mexican restaurant in Charleston, S.C.: -Justin Dumont was watching a Sharks-Blue Jackets game and spotted a Devils fan sporting a jersey foul: -Speaking of jersey fouls, Brian Jackson...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Penguins -Shelly Anderson's recap from last night's game . The Penguins tied an NHL record by starting the season 7-0 on the road. -The Orange County Register's recap . " They don't win a championship with two guys ." - Ducks forward Corey Perry on the Penguins' depth. -The Associated Press' recap . " The way we’ve gotten them hasn’t been perfect. " - Dan Bylsma. -...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
PREGAME -Hey, guess where we are: -Hmmm... not quite: -We assume, a dusty, chilly cubicle in the Post-Gazette's building is just as nice as sunny, warm Southern California. -One person who is there is EN reader Eric Naughton who has been sending us a ton of pregame photos. A Paul Coffey jersey: -A Russian Evgeni Malkin t-shirt jersey: -Mario Lemieux yellow: -Mario Lemieux Wales Conference All-Star:...
The Internet Business Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
By Ross Everett The Columbus Blue Jackets learned a valuable lesson about NHL hockey on Friday night-it's dangerous to 'sit on a lead' and particularly against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Down 3-1, Pittsburgh tied the game late in the third period as Ruslan Fedotenko and Alex Goligoski each lit the lamp with less than three minutes remaining. After a scoreless overtime...
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