Sharks Trip Up Penguins 3-2 in Overtime
Like all sports, hockey’s a game of inches. A nudge of the puck…a bounce this way or that…often can determine…
Penguins Stanley Cup Update: A Familiar Ring
The history of the Pittsburgh Penguins is filled with anomalies and precursors. Consider, for example, the strange case involving three…
Penguins Put the Bite on Sharks, Win 2-1 in OT
There’s an old axiom in baseball. You win with pitching, defense, and timely hitting. Translated for hockey? Defense, clutch goaltending,…
Penguins Singe Sharks in Opener
It can’t be this easy. Those were my thoughts as I watched our Penguins bury the San Jose Sharks beneath…
Penguins Stanley Cup Preview: Jaws Alert
I’ll be honest. I don’t know a whole lot about the Penguins’ opponent for the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals. A quick…
Rust, Penguins Kayo Lightning in Game 7
Lord Stanley, here we come. Or, as inimitable Penguins play-by-play announcer Mike Lange once chirped, “You can spit-shine your shoes.…
Crosby Leads Penguins Past Lightning
The goal was vintage Sidney Crosby. As the second-period clock ticked under 30 seconds, the Penguins’ captain took a short…
Penguins Playoff Update: The Comeback Kids?
The time for a more traditional post had long since passed when I got to wondering. How many times have the Penguins…