By Brian Lutz Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena, former home of Penguins hockey, is finally being demolished. Strange things happen before every Pittsburgh Penguins home game. Up until game time, everyone lucky enough to secure tickets does the same routine that’s been done for the past 44 years: they drive along the same cramped bridges and ...
PITTSBURGH — Another game. Another goal. James Neal‘s first period tally sparked Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win over Montreal Thursday night and tied him with Phil Kessel for the NHL goal-scoring lead at seven. Neal’s quick wrist shot from the slot initially beat Montreal goalie Carey Price, but it rang the post before ricocheting off Price’s ...
Kris Letang was suspended Tuesday for a hit on Winnipeg’s Alex Burmistrov Monday night. The two-game suspension saw Letang miss his first contest last night in Minnesota, and he’ll also sit for Thursday’s date with Montreal. The suspension was not appealed, and Letang will forfeit nearly $38,000 in salary. “It’s always questionable,” Letang said. “The ...
Welcome to our debut column here on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what it is like for the average ...
Isn’t the hockey world going a little overboard trying to protect players? This week Arron Asham knocked out Jay Beagle and suddenly a debate broke out over the relevance of fighting in today’s NHL. Some people in newspapers and on the radio are saying that fighting is archaic and unnecessary. Over and over again I ...
PITTSBURGH-The Pittsburgh Penguins outplayed the Washington Capitals Thursday night at the Consol Energy Center. The Pens outshot the Caps 41-19 in the game, and 18-3 in the 3rd period. But like so many times lately, the Pens came up short on the scoreboard. Since the Pens beat the Capitals in the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-finals, ...
PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin began the night shaking hands in an effort to show respect for the victims of the Lokomotive plane crash. After 62 minutes of action the rivalry was alive and well once again. Blood, sweat, excitement and drama — Penguins and Capitals just as we’ve always known it. Dennis ...
Ahead of their date with the Washington Capitals, Thursday has been quite the hectic day of developments for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidney Crosby has been cleared for full contact in practices. Marc-Andre Fleury is out against the Capitals with an illness, and Brent Johnson will make his second start of the season. Evgeni Malkin is ...
Up into the Netting
- The Sporting News Jesse Spector takes a look at the learning curve for this years Hurricanes including rookie Justin Faulk.
- Down Goes Brown: Thinking outside the box: Strategic shifts from the NHL’s opening weekend.
- St. Louis Blues claimed defenseman Taylor Chorney off of waivers from the Edmonton Oilers.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were fairly happy with the result of their three-game Western Canada road swing (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton).
