Preview: Blue Jackets & Penguins Battle For First Place Mark Scheig | December 22, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their three-game homestand Thursday night when they host the Metropolitan-leading Pittsburgh Penguins at Nationwide Arena. Columbus looks to extend its franchise-best winning streak to 11…
Schultz Stepping up for Penguins Julia Stumbaugh | December 20, 2016 Over the past two games, the Penguins’ defense has been forced to make some changes in light of Kris Letang and Trevor Daley’s recent week-to-week injuries. Letang and Daley were the…
Daley and Letang Out, Campbell Waived & More News Dustin L. Nelson | December 18, 2016 The Penguins have been as hot as any team in the NHL. But troubles are coming for their blue line, which was a good sight from perfect to start with.…
Could This Be Pouliot’s Audition? Joshua Crockett | December 17, 2016 With the Pittsburgh Penguins all too happy to allow Derrick Pouliot to stew in the minors until he “finds his game”, is his playing on borrowed time? It Might Be…
Malkin Finally Passing the Eye Test… Again Joshua Crockett | December 16, 2016 Evgeni Malkin has been on a point-per-game scoring pace for the past five seasons. If we were to compare those five seasons to the five seasons before those, it wouldn’t…
Filling Gap Left by Injured Letang Julia Stumbaugh | December 16, 2016 Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan announced today that Kris Letang will be out for approximately two weeks with a lower-body injury after a few games of getting up worryingly slowly from…
Streaking Metro Division a Force Joshua Crockett | December 14, 2016 Among the surprises in the NHL during the 2016-17 season is the Metropolitan Division, which has turned into a powerhouse. As of this writing, there are four teams with winning…
Penguins’ Schultz & Cole Getting Job Done Joshua Crockett | December 13, 2016 Ian Cole and Justin Schultz have occupied the third defensive pairing since late in the 2015-16 regular season. And while each had seen their share of respective questions, lately they’ve…
Sidney Crosby is Leading Like Never Before Mike Necciai | December 12, 2016 There’s something different about Sidney Crosby these days. One calendar year removed from being considered washed up, the Penguins captain is doing more than quieting critics with his dominant play…
Pittsburgh’s PK Can Do Better Julia Stumbaugh | December 11, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ penalty kill is so bad it’s breaking records. The team’s average penalty kill percentage is the worst it’s been in the past seven years. Excluding the shortened 2012…
Conor Sheary a Testament to Today’s NHL Mike Necciai | December 9, 2016 Remember when player analysis included things like size, physicality, and strength as imperative assets needed to compete at the NHL level? While some still view the game of hockey in…
Penalty Kills Are Penguins’ Achilles Heel Joshua Crockett | December 8, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ penalty kill is in trouble. After giving up three power-play goals during their energetic 8-5 victory over Ottawa a few nights ago, it has become woefully evident…