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…
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…
Wilson’s Reduced Ice Time is Fine Joshua Crockett | December 7, 2016 Last year, Scott Wilson was among a few younger players extended one-way contracts with the Pittsburgh Penguins. While his contributions have been solid, he’s now finding himself losing regular playing…
Penguins Style Makes Fun Hockey Mike Necciai | December 6, 2016 If you’re Mike Sullivan — or any member of the Penguins’ brass — you may be ready to pull your hair out right now. If you’re a spectator of this…
Can Guentzel Avoid a Demotion? Joshua Crockett | December 4, 2016 Since he was summoned from the American Hockey League, Jake Guentzel has been a breath of fresh air for the Pittsburgh Penguins. At only 22 years of age, he’s put…
Remarkable Penguins Only Improving Greg Thornberry | November 2, 2016 Recently, the NHL Network featured a recap of the Penguins’ run to the Stanley Cup. You could say I’m being a bit nostalgic, but the program reminded me of something.…
Penguins’ Start Makes Cup Repeat Possible Julia Stumbaugh | November 1, 2016 The Penguins are already one of the six NHL teams that have managed to win the Stanley Cup in back-to-back seasons. Are they on track to pull off a repeat…
Penguins’ Lack of Discipline Results in Lasting Damage Julia Stumbaugh | October 22, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ locker room immediately after their 4-0 loss to the Canadiens Tuesday night was a tense place to be. Reporters had seen Mike Sullivan in better spirits after actual…
Too Early to Abandon Penguins Successful Approach Mike Necciai | October 19, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins are 2-1-1 through four games and already, despite how unpredictable hockey can be in early October, folks are calling for change. Let’s take a step back, please.…
McCurdy Model Picks Penguins to Win East Mike Necciai | October 12, 2016 The use of analytics in the hockey world continues to grow by the day. While I can’t claim to be a statistician by any stretch of the imagination, I do…
Pittsburgh Penguins 2016-17 Season Preview Greg Thornberry | September 28, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins are the reigning Stanley Cup Champions. What could be more impressive than that? The road that they took to get there, and the way in which they…
3 Ways the Penguins Can Improve Joshua Crockett | September 2, 2016 As we draw closer to the start of the season, I’ve read and heard more and more pundits favoring the Pittsburgh Penguins as repeat Stanley Cup victors. If the Penguins…