by Angie Carducci | Apr 24, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Much like this opening-round playoff series, Game 5 between the Penguins and Rangers started off looking like it would be competitive. But this Penguins team was too fast and too skilled for the Rangers to keep pace. Their special teams dominated. Even their...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 16, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
For most of Game 2 against the New York Rangers Saturday, the Penguins weren’t unhappy with their play. But they also seemed a little off, getting away from the aggressive forecheck and puck possession that have brought them success. During a five-minute span in the...
by Neal McHale | Apr 14, 2016 | Homepage, New York Rangers
After falling 5-2 to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to open the playoffs, the Rangers learned they could be faced with a daunting reality: win a playoff round without Henrik Lundqvist. Lundqvist sustained an eye injury at the end of the first period on Wednesday when Marc...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 14, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
At Wednesday’s morning skate, Marc-Andre Fleury was the first goalie off the ice for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry, the 20-year-old called up from the AHL as a potential emergency backup for Jeff Zatkoff, was nowhere to be seen. Although head coach Mike Sullivan called...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 12, 2016 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have heard the buzz. As they went on a 16-5 tear to close the season, rising from playoff-bubble team to second place in their division, they also rose in the opinions of many from an also-ran to a Stanley Cup favorite. But the Penguins don’t...