Kessel Scores Winner To Lift Pens Over Oilers 2-1
Phil Kessel broke a tie midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Friday night for their sixth win in a row.
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Phil Kessel broke a tie midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Friday night for their sixth win in a row.
The Penguins have announced that Pascal Dupuis will not be in the lineup tonight against the Edmonton Oilers.
Sidney Crosby is off to a slow start this year with just two goals but you can count his former teammate Colby Armstrong amongst those who aren't worried.
With the the Penguins' 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night, their winning streak stands at five.
It took the Pittsburgh Penguins a few games to remember how to win, but since then, they look almost unbeatable.
Based on a small sample size but with careful consideration, here are 5 bold predictions for the rest of the NHL season.
Yes, there was a hockey game, yes the Penguins won, but that was not the big story of the night at CONSOL Energy Center. It was the great puck theft.
Center Evgeni Malkin scored a goal and set up another in the second period, center Sidney Crosby assisted on two early goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back former coach Dan Bylsma by beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 Thursday night.
A young fan at Thursday night's Pittsburgh Penguins game ended up taking home some pretty nice gear after a man in the stands swiped a souvenir puck from him.
According to a group of ESPN analysts, Sidney Crosby is still the best hockey player in the world.
Despite an 0-3 start to the season, the Penguins have rallied to go 5-1 over their past six games. However, it's still too early to say everything is fine with the team.
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a couple of days off this week and they decided to have some fun.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots, right winger Phil Kessel scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Wednesday night.
When expectations aren't being met, there's very little that a general manager of an NHL team can do to right the ship other than firing their head coach.
Goaltender Antti Niemi made 33 saves and the Dallas Stars dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second time in 15 days, winning 4-1 Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
What a difference a week makes. After a dismal 0-3 start to the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have rattled off three straight wins.
According to the Pittsburgh Penguins' official Twitter page, Pascal Dupuis will return to the lineup against the Dallas Stars tonight.
CBS Local Sports spoke with Johannson about the surge in top-tier American players in the NHL and the push to grow the sport of hockey further in America.
Center Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal 1:21 into overtime, Sidney Crosby scored his first goal of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins came back from squandering a two-goal lead in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
The Penguins rode quick-strike goals in the first period by center Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Olli Maatta to a 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs on Saturday.
Right winger Daniel Sprong joined a small but elite group of 18-year-olds to score as a Pittsburgh rookie, center Evgeni Malkin also scored and Penguins finally won for the first time this season, beating the Ottawa Senators 2-0 Thursday night.
With the Penguins off to an 0-3 start and the offense barely producing, USA Today NHL Writer Kevin Allen joined Starkey and Mueller to talk about head coach Mike Johnston's job security.
A lot has gone wrong for the Pittsburgh Penguins to start the season. Casey Shea takes a look at the highs and lows of their first three games.
Gary Bettman and the NHL brass can feel free to hang a "Mission Accomplished" banner outside of the NHL offices in New York for the two biggest changes they made to the game this offseason.
