Posts About "Sidney Crosby"
Penguins Top Line Needs Guentzel's Game
May 16th, 2018 It’s been over a week since the Washington Capitals eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins from the 2018 playoffs, and Jake Guentzel still leads the postseason scoring race with his 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists). He’s tied in points with linemate Sidney Crosby (9g, 12a), but the respective goal totals means that it's his face still...
What’s Next for the Pittsburgh Penguins?
May 9th, 2018 For the first time since Apr. 24, 2015, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions were unable to complete the comeback, losing to their rivals, the Washington Capitals, in Game 6. So what’s next for the Penguins? A well-deserved break. Despite a losing effort,...
NHL Elite: Consistent Point-Per-Game Players
May 8th, 2018 This season, Russian superstars Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin joined a rare group of players who have averaged a point-per-game played (P/GP) or better for at least 10 seasons. They join Jaromir Jagr and Sidney Crosby as the only active players to do so. Jagr has 13 such seasons while Crosby has 11. I chose 40 games played as the...
Penguins Fall Short in Quest for Three-Peat
May 8th, 2018 The Pittsburgh Penguins' quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup ended in the second-round of the 2018 NHL Playoffs. The Penguins fell at home in Game 6 versus the Washington Capitals, a team they had eliminated in each of their two previous title runs. Like the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end at some point. But,...
Capitals Clicking With 22-Straight Penalty Kills
April 30th, 2018 While the penalty kill has always been a driving force for the Washington Capitals, the four players that grace the ice for their opponents’ power-play opportunities have been sensational, warranting deafening applause from the spectators at Capital One Arena. The Capitals have killed off 22 straight penalties since allowing two...
Good Grief, Charlie Brown: Ovechkin and Crosby at It Again
April 26th, 2018 Anyone who’s ever read or watched “Peanuts” knows that Charlie Brown has tried to kick a football countless times since 1952, only to have Lucy van Pelt cruelly yank it away at the last second. Charlie Brown races up to the football, kicks at the vacant space where the football once was and launches himself, nose to the sky,...