Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . " We will follow him ." - Evgeni Malkin on Sidney Crosby ( right ). -The Denver Post's recap . " If you're asking me, yeah, I thought it was a goal, for sure, but they didn't call it, didn't see it that way." - Avalanche Joe Sacco on forward T.J. Galiardi's would-be goal in the second period which officials waved off. - The...
FIRST PERIOD 19:33: Jordan Staal chips a puck into the crease from behind the net. It hits a stick. Budaj covers to freeze play. 19:04 : Matt Ducnene cranks a slapper from outside the Penguins' blue line. Fleury steers it into the corner. 18:01: Maxime Talbot coasts up the right wing and tosses a puck on net with SIdney Crosby moving by Budaj on a moving screen. Budaj is able to knock down the puck...
Penguins -Pascal Dupuis ( above, with Alex Goligoski ). Scoring threat . -The Penguins' defense isn't going to make anyone forget the 1983-84 Oilers . -Penguins assistant coach and former Avalanche head coach Tony Granato doesn't have hard feelings against his former team (PG+). -This is a few days late, but here's FSN Pittsburgh postgame interviews from Monday's game with Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre...
A preview of the Rangers. When and where: 7 p.m., Madison Square Garden. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MSG. Record: 13-12-1, 27 points. The Rangers are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and fourth place in the Atlantic Division. Leading Scorer: Marian Gaborik 35 points (19 goals, 16 assists). Last Game: 8-3 road loss to the Penguins, Saturday . Sidney Crosby had three goals and two assists. Last Game...
Thrashers prospect Angelo Esposito, the Penguins' first-round pick in 2007, will miss the rest of the season due to a torn ACL in his right knee . Currently a member of the Thrashers' AHL affiliate in Chicago, Esposito suffered a season-ending injury in 2008-09 when he tore his ACL in the same knee while with playing in the QMJHL. The Penguins dealt Esposito to the Thrashers along with forwards Colby...
SECOND PERIOD 19:43: Guerin is nabbed for hooking Avery. Cooke, Staal, Orpik and Gonchar take the ice. 19:01: Gonchar clunks a loose puck behind his net and off the boards and down the ice. 18:19: Callahan rips a wrister from the left wing to the far side. Fleury kicks it out with his left foot. 18:05: Drury smacks a slapper from the left point. Fleury stretches out and gloves the shot. 17:43: As...
A preview of the Rangers. When and where: 7:30 p.m. Mellon Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MSG. Record: 13-11-1, 27 points. The Rangers are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and fourth place in the Atlantic Division. Leading Scorer: Marian Gaborik ( right ), 33 points (19 goals, 14 assists). Last Game: 5-1 road loss to the Lightning, last night . Ryan Callahan scored the Rangers' only goal. Last...
PREGAME -Greetings from a cold, foggy, wet Black Friday. We don't know what to be more disgusted by: the fact that the parking lot at the Kohl's down the hill from us was packed at 3 a.m. or that the Islanders always seem to have a game in the afternoon on the Friday after Thanksgiving. -Bill Guerin had a funny quote about it after Wednesday's game, " I don't get it but I don't make the schedule....
PREGAME Greetings from cloudy but really warm Pittsburgh. It's in the high 50s here today. This is not the night before Thanksgiving. It's more like mid-spring. A few blurry, fuzzy sights. Consol Energy Center: -Mellon Arena: -Montreal's Carey Price has at least one fan here: -The ice: -Pascal Dupuis graces the cover of tonight's "Ice TIme:" -Given the supposed "Ice TIme Curse"...
SECOND PERIOD 19:37: Marc-Andre Bergeron tees ups a slapper from the left point that hits a body in front. 19:06: Gonchar cracks a slapper from the right point. Price makes the save. Crosby is there for the rebound and pushes it right into Price's gear. 17:39: Pascal Dupuis cranks a slap shot from the West Igloo Club. Price makes the save. 17:05: Off a two-on-one against Gonchar, Plekanec snaps off...
PREGAME Greetings from cloudy but really warm Pittsburgh. It's in the high 50s here today. This is not the night before Thanksgiving. It's more like mid-spring. A few blurry, fuzzy sights. Consol Energy Center: -Mellon Arena: -Montreal's Carey Price has at least one fan here: -The ice: -Pascal Dupuis graces the cover of tonight's "Ice TIme:" -Given the supposed "Ice TIme Curse"...
Penguins -What chance do the Penguins have at keeping Sergei Gonchar after this season ? -Ben Lovejoy got high in practice yesterday . -Alex Goligoski and Chris Bourque speak: -Dan Bylsma and Dan Potash speak: -Happy 27th birthday to former Penguins forward Colby Armstrong . The team's first-round pick in 2001, Armstrong is the franchise's 79th all-time leading scorer with 98 points . He was sent...
A lazy Sunday. A perfect opportunity to post photos from readers. First up is Andrew Rupprect from Section C-3 who spotted a bizarre jersey foul: -Dick Tarnstrom was a bit of a sniper from the blue line but... this is a little out of line. -Kelli Zappas spotted Greenman at last week's game against the Bruins: -Katherine Peterlin had the good fortune of being at the stellar Bruins-Penguins game and...
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...
Apparently, the injury to Pascal Dupuis is significant enough to warrant some help from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: --------------------------- From the Penguins: The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Chris Minard from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL), it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero
It wasn’t the bloodbath that many had predicted, but I’m sure the Penguins didn’t care much about that. The Pens held off the Philadelphia Flyers’ rally to send the game into overtime, where Pascal Dupuis’ slapper from the left boards beat Antero Nittymaki with only 11 seconds remaining to give the Pens a big 3-2 win at the Igloo.
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