Tag Archives: pittsburgh penguins
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Bruins Fans Harass Penguins Forward Matt Cooke in the Penalty Box (Video)
Penguins forward Matt Cooke used to be the dirtiest player in the NHL, known more for the cheap headshots he dealt to opponents than anything he did with a stick or puck. However, since receiving his last suspension back at the end of the 2010-11 season, the guy really has changed his ways. He worked [...]
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Watch Bryan Murray’s Priceless Reactions During the Senators’ Game 3 Victory (GIFs)
The Ottawa Senators were able to score a shorthanded goal with just 29 seconds remaining in regulation to tie Game Three of their Eastern Conference semi-final series with the Pittsburgh Penguins at 1-1. And they would go on to win the game in double-overtime and earn their first victory of the series in the process. [...]
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Evgeni Malkin Was an Answer on College Jeopardy, But Apparently Kids at Tufts University Don’t Watch a Lot of Hockey (Video)
Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, is full of blue bloods and smarties on the fast track for high-powered jobs in law, medicine, science, and politics. It is not, however, fully of hockey fans. Squash and golf? Sure, you bet. But not hockey. We know this because of a recent episode of College Jeopardy featuring a [...]
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Sidney Crosby Scores Highlight Reel Goal Reminiscent of Another Legendary Penguins Playoff Goal (Videos)
The mighty Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t torn the New York Islanders limb from limb in their opening round playoff series the way most people probably assumed they would. In fact, after winning Game 1 without their best player—one Sidney Crosby—the Penguins then went and lost two of their next three games, causing some to speculate that [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 10th) — Pittsburgh Penguins’ Winning Streak
It was on this day in 1993 that the Pittsburgh Penguins won their 17th consecutive game. That would set a new NHL record, which still stands today. The Penguins’ streak began on Match 9, when they beat the Boston Bruins by a score of 3-2. Prior to that game, their record was 39-21-6, but they [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/10/2013 — Chris Kunitz
Playing alongside Sidney Crosby sure does have its perks. Chris Kunitz has found that out firsthand this season, as the Penguins forward entered Sunday with 14 goals and 31 points in his first 25 games this season. And he added to each of those totals in a big way during yesterday’s match-up with the New [...]
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Flyers Fan Wears T-Shirt Expressing His True Feelings About Sidney Crosby (Photo)
You can have your Bruins-Canadiens, Rangers-Devils, or Blue Jackets-Predators*. For my money, the best rivalry in hockey right now is Penguins-Flyers. Last spring they gave us a bizarre, violent, goal fest of a playoff series, and so far this year, in three meetings, they’ve given us a 3-1 game, a 6-5 game, and a 5-4 [...]
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Sidney Crosby Uses Soccer Skills to Set Up a Pretty Goal (Video)
Most NHL teams these days have at least one group of players that likes to warm up before a game by juggling a soccer ball. The reason? Well, it’s a great way to get your heart rate up and stay loose, for one. But more importantly, it’s a great way to improve your footwork or, [...]
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Last Night We Saw Another Epic Hockey Fight Between Colton Orr and Deryk Engelland (Video)
You know that old joke that goes, “I went to a boxing match and a hockey game broke out”? Well, it’s obviously making fun of (or perhaps taking pride in) the tendency for hockey players to settle their differences with fisticuffs. However, it’s actually a little more true than casual observers realize. You see, hockey’s [...]
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Sidney Crosby Plays Goalie for Local Ball Hockey Team
When Sidney Crosby played his last NHL game, he did so as arguably the league's best player. When he plays his next NHL game, he may do so as the league's best up-and-coming goalie. Okay, so that probably won't end up happening, but who knows? If this lockout lasts long enough, Crosby may get enough [...]
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This Day In Sports History (June 1st) — Pittsburgh Penguins
It was on this day in 1992 that the Pittsburgh Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup Champions. The Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 in Game 4 to sweep the series. The Penguins entered the finals on a seven game winning streak, having swept the Bruins in the conference finals and winning the final three games [...]
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15 Best Stanley Cup Champion Rings
As I watched the Philadelphia Flyers finish off the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday to close out that bizarre, violent, high-scoring playoff series, one of the first thoughts to pop into my head was, “well, I guess Sid and Evgeni won’t be getting new rings this year. Normally I don’t even think of championship rings when [...]
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All 10 Penguins Goals From Last Night In One Minute (Video)
The Penguins knew they would need to score early and often if they were going to stay alive in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Philadelphia Flyers. They would do just that, beating Ilya Bryzgalov and Sergei Bobrovsky five times each during their 10-3 blowout victory last night. With a total of 36 [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 4/18/12 — Jordan Staal
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered last night’s Game Four match-up with the Philadelphia Flyers knowing that they needed a win in order to stay alive. They also knew that in order to get that much-needed win, they would need to score plenty of goals, as they Flyers had already proven through the first three games of [...]
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NBC Cameraman Was Searching For Babes And Boobs During Flyers-Penguins Game (Video)
While most of the people in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday afternoon had a hard time peeling their eyes off the action on the ice – which included a total of 12 goals and 158 penalty minutes – one cameraman was having a hard time keeping his focus on the ice surface, [...]
