Has the Penguins’ Power Play Become the Embodiment of Kasperi Kapanen?
Following a promising first season with the Penguins in 2020-21, the sky appeared to be the limit for Kasperi Kapanen.…
Fly(er) By Night Power Play Costs Penguins Again in 4-3 Shootout Loss
Blow it up. No, make that BLOW IT UP. That was my reaction as the Penguins’ power play sank to…
Is Age Contributing to the Penguins’ Power-Play Woes?
I close my eyes and the visions come rushing in, like some unrelenting hockey nightmare. The Penguins are working on…
Penguins Rally, Jar(ry) Bolts, 4-2
Thunderstruck, awestruck, dumbstruck and dumbfounded. Any or all of those adjectives would describe my feelings after witnessing the Penguins’ stunning…
Predators Pick-off Penguins, 3-2, in OT
Back in the early 1980s, then-Penguins coach Eddie Johnston borrowed the basketball pick play from good friend and Boston Celtics…
First Quarter Penguins Grades
Our Pittsburgh Penguins are now at the end of their first quarter, so it is time to offer up my…
Penguins Show Heart, Fight Off Leafs, 3-2
In my game summary following the Penguins’ crippling 3-2 loss to the Sabres on Friday night, I wrote that they…
Penguins Collapse, Blow Two-Goal Lead in Gut-Wrenching 3-2 Loss to the Sabres
We had this game. Had it in our hip pockets. My game summary was all but written in my head.…