Category: NHL

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 4 PENGUINS 3 FINAL

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at the PPG Arena. The Penguins jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals on goals by Patrick Hornquest and Phil Kessel. The trouble began  for the Penguins late in the first period.  The Pens drew two penalties on the same play. Down 5-3  the Lightning’s got on the board with a power play goal with 2.7 seconds left in the period. Penguins 2-Lightning 1 after 1-period.   The Lightning tied and took the lead early in the second period.  Braydon Point scored twice 5-on-3 power play goals in the first :91 seconds It was a natural hat trick.  The Penguins tied the game at 4:29. Patrik Hornquist scored his 2nd goal of the game. The Lightning got the winner at 7:56 on Yanni Gourde’s 8th of the season There was no scoring in the third. Yhe Penguins were 2-4 on the powerplay . The Lightning were 4-6 with the man advantage. The Penguins have lost 7-of its last 8 games.  The Pens next game will be Saturday   in Ottawa.  WBVP-WMBA air time is 6:30. Faceoff is at 7:08.

PENGUINS 2 LIGHTNING 1 1st PERIOD

The Penguins opened the scoring when Patrik Hornquist tips a Phil Kessel shot at 10:33. Kris LeTang  added the third assist. It was the first power play goal  on home ice since opening night.  The second power play goal came at  13:34  when Phil Kessel  scored on a feed from  Malkin feed. Late in  the period the Penguins drew  a two man penalty.  Brandon Point scored  with 2.7 seconds left in the period.  The Penguins will start the second period down two men.

 

Penguins sign GM Rutherford to 3-year extension

Penguins sign GM Rutherford to 3-year extension
PITTSBURGH (AP) — General manager Jim Rutherford is sticking with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The team announced Wednesday it has extended Rutherford’s contract through the 2021-22 season. His old deal was set to expire at the end of this season.
The 69-year-old Rutherford is the only general manager to win Stanley Cups with multiple teams since the league expanded in 1967. He put together the Carolina Hurricanes group that won the franchise’s only Cup in 2006 and helped the Penguins become the first team in nearly 20 years to win consecutive championships when Pittsburgh won it all in 2016 and 2017.
Penguins co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle called Rutherford “one of the best general managers in all of sports.”
The Penguins have won 234 regular-season and playoff games since Rutherford arrived in the summer of 2014. Only the Washington Capitals (249) and Tampa Bay Lightning (240) have more wins over that period.
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Penguins send Hagelin to Kings for Pearson

Penguins send Hagelin to Kings for Pearson
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded forward Carl Hagelin to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Tanner Pearson.
The teams announced the trade Wednesday.
The 30-year-old Hagelin is off to a sluggish start for Pittsburgh this season, with just one goal and two assists in 16 games.
He played a pivotal role in Pittsburgh’s run to consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017. His empty-net goal in Game 6 of the 2017 Cup Finals against Nashville assured the Penguins of a second straight title. Hagelin, who is making $4 million this season, is scheduled to become a free agent next summer.
The 26-year-old Pearson has one assist in 17 games for Los Angeles this season. He is signed through the 2020-21 season, and his contract carries an average annual value of $3.75 million.
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New Jersey edges the Penguins 4-2

 

Final Score

New Jersey – 4

Penguins – 2

3rd Period

New Jersey (Hall 2)

Crosby, DeSmith help Penguins snap 5-game skid

 

 – 11/10/18 9:49 PM
AP-HKN–Coyotes-Penguins
By DAN SCIFO ,  Associated Press
Eds: APNewsNow. Penguins 4, Coyotes 0. With AP Photos.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 39 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-0 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

The losing streak was Pittsburgh’s longest since it lost five in a row from Dec. 11-19, 2015, which included the first four games under coach Mike Sullivan. The Penguins haven’t lost six straight since 2006. Pittsburgh also ended a four-game home losing streak and continued a six-game points streak against Arizona.

DeSmith had his second shutout of the season and third of his career. DeSmith, signed by Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent in July 2017, has allowed five goals in his last six appearances. Starter Matt Murray served as the backup for the second straight game. He has one win in five home starts.

Crosby scored his eighth goal, and Dominik Simon also had a goal and an assist. Patric Hornqvist scored his fifth, and Brian Dumoulin had his first goal in 22 games for Pittsburgh.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 shots for the Coyotes. They lost their third straight game after winning the previous five. Arizona hasn’t won in Pittsburgh since March 25, 2014.

Crosby broke a scoreless deadlock at 6:42 of the second period. Crosby, streaking down the right side, lifted a backhander from a sharp angle over the shoulder of a standing Kuemper.

Simon extended the lead 1:52 later when he redirected a Bryan Rust pass behind Kuemper from the top of the crease.

Hornqvist made it a 3-0 game with 15.3 seconds to play in the second period. Hornqvist one-timed a behind-the-net feed from Simon over Kuemper’s blocker.

NOTES: The Penguins have won seven of their last nine against Arizona. Phil Kessel has a 10-game point streak against Arizona with points in 13 of 16 career meetings. … D Ilya Lyubushkin replaced D Alex Goligoski in the Coyotes’ lineup, who is out with a lower-body injury. Penguins’ F Derick Brassard (lower body) missed his seventh straight game. F Garrett Wilson and D Juuso Riikola played in place of D Jamie Oleksiak and F Daniel Sprong, who were scratched for Pittsburgh. F Josh Archibald played for F Richard Panik, while D Dakota Mermis also sat for Arizona.

UP NEXT

Coyotes: At Washington on Sunday night.

Penguins: At New Jersey on Tuesday night.

 – 11/10/18 9:49 PM
AP-HKN–Coyotes-Penguins
By DAN SCIFO ,  Associated Press
Eds: APNewsNow. Penguins 4, Coyotes 0. With AP Photos.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 39 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-0 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

The losing streak was Pittsburgh’s longest since it lost five in a row from Dec. 11-19, 2015, which included the first four games under coach Mike Sullivan. The Penguins haven’t lost six straight since 2006. Pittsburgh also ended a four-game home losing streak and continued a six-game points streak against Arizona.

DeSmith had his second shutout of the season and third of his career. DeSmith, signed by Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent in July 2017, has allowed five goals in his last six appearances. Starter Matt Murray served as the backup for the second straight game. He has one win in five home starts.

Crosby scored his eighth goal, and Dominik Simon also had a goal and an assist. Patric Hornqvist scored his fifth, and Brian Dumoulin had his first goal in 22 games for Pittsburgh.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 shots for the Coyotes. They lost their third straight game after winning the previous five. Arizona hasn’t won in Pittsburgh since March 25, 2014.

Crosby broke a scoreless deadlock at 6:42 of the second period. Crosby, streaking down the right side, lifted a backhander from a sharp angle over the shoulder of a standing Kuemper.

Simon extended the lead 1:52 later when he redirected a Bryan Rust pass behind Kuemper from the top of the crease.

Hornqvist made it a 3-0 game with 15.3 seconds to play in the second period. Hornqvist one-timed a behind-the-net feed from Simon over Kuemper’s blocker.

NOTES: The Penguins have won seven of their last nine against Arizona. Phil Kessel has a 10-game point streak against Arizona with points in 13 of 16 career meetings. … D Ilya Lyubushkin replaced D Alex Goligoski in the Coyotes’ lineup, who is out with a lower-body injury. Penguins’ F Derick Brassard (lower body) missed his seventh straight game. F Garrett Wilson and D Juuso Riikola played in place of D Jamie Oleksiak and F Daniel Sprong, who were scratched for Pittsburgh. F Josh Archibald played for F Richard Panik, while D Dakota Mermis also sat for Arizona.

UP NEXT

Coyotes: At Washington on Sunday night.

Penguins: At New Jersey on Tuesday night.

Pens end 5 game skid with 4-0 win over Coyotes!!

Pens:

Brian Dumoulin (7:24)