Category: NHL

Kessel Remains Hot, Schultz Returns To Lineup

The Pittsburgh Penguins won their fourth straight game against the Coyotes in four games at PPG Paints Arena, winning Tuesday night by a score of 4-1.

The Pens are now 5-0-1 at home this season, winning 5 straight since their season opener (a 5-4 OT loss to St. Louis on October 4). The pairing of Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin continue to produce, as both men notched a goal and two assists in the game. Kessel now has 5 goals and 14 assists, putting him in a 5-way tie for 5th in league scoring with 19 points.

Malkin and Kessel were the assistants on the first goal of the game by Penguin defenseman Justin Schultz, who returned the lineup after missing six games to injury. After the game, Schultz spoke about getting back into rhythm:

(Audio courtesy of Penguins Radio Network)

Matt Murray made 24 saves in the Pittsburgh victory.

Penguins Preview: November 7, 2017

The Penguins return to home ice for the first time since October 26 as they do battle with the Arizona Coyotes at 7:00pm at the PPG Paints Arena.

Arizona, under the leadership of former Penguin player and assistant coach Rick Tocchet, comes into this game with a record of 2-12-2, the worst record in the NHL. The Penguins have owned the Coyotes at home recently, winning 3 in a row by a combined margin of 16-1 since 2014-15.

Penguin winger Phil Kessel spoke about his relationship with Coach Tocchet, with whom he won consective Stanley Cups:

(Audio courtesy of Penguins Radio Network)

Meanwhile, the Penguins’ record of 8-6-2 is good enough for 3rd in the Metropolitan, only one point behind Columbus and the Devils for 1st place. Despite that, they’ve lost 4 of 5 and have only scored 13 goals in their last 8 games.

Pre-game on Beaver County Radio begins at 6:30.

Hornqvist, Sullivan Praise Penguins’ Performance Against Oilers

The Penguins recovered from a bad weekend with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Wednesday night. Evgeni Malkin picked up the game winner with eight minutes left in the 3rd, and the Pens also got tallies from Patric Hornqvist and Conor Sheary. Matt Murray stopped 35 of 37 shots.

After the game, Hornqvist claimed that this was a good, full team effort that produced a win:

 

Coach Mike Sullivan also praised the Penguins’ effort, particularly on the power play:

(All audio courtesy of the Penguins Radio Network)

The Penguins return to action tonight against Calgary. Coverage on Beaver County Radio begins at 8:30; puck drops at 9:00.

Pro Sports Schedule: November 1, 2017

MLB

8:20pm
Houston (AL) at Los Angeles (NL)
(Game 7)

NHL

8:00pm
Philadelphia at Chicago

8:30pm
Pittsburgh at Edmonton

10:00pm
Toronto at Anaheim
New Jersey at Vancover

10:30pm
Nashville at San Jose

NBA

7:00pm
Indiana at Cleveland
Atlanta at Philadelphia
Milwaukee at Charlotte
Phoenix at Washington

7:30pm
Chicago at Miami
Sacramento at Boston

8:00pm
Orlando at Memphis
Houston at New York
Minnesota at New Orleans

9:00pm
Portland at Utah
Toronto at Denver

10:30pm
Dallas at LA Clippers

Penguins Preview: November 1, 2017

The Penguins head into Rogers Place tonight in Edmonton to take on the Oilers at 8:30.

Pittsburgh is looking to sweep the season series against Edmonton, having won the prior matchup on October 24 by a score of 2-1 in OT. They’re also looking for their first victory on their five-game road trip, having lost 2-1 to Minnesota and 7-1 to Winnipeg over the weekend.

Evgeni Malkin leads the Pens in points with 13 (tied with Phil Kessel) heading into tonight. Despite his personal successes, however, Malkin said after practice on Tuesday that the Penguins’ inconsistency is simply a matter of “not playing right”:

(Audio courtesy of Penguins Radio Network)

Pre-game on Beaver County Radio follows Coaches Corner at 8:00pm.

Mike Sullivan Disappointed In Penguins’ Output After Winnipeg Loss

The Pittsburgh Penguins have fallen to 0-4 in the second game of back-to-backs, losing to the Winnipeg Jets 7-1 at the MTS Centre Sunday night. The Pens’ goal differential in those four games (all road games) is an alarming -24, with Matt Murray giving up 10 goals over 68:51 of playing time in two of those four games (including the first 18:07 of last night).

Coach Mike Sullivan spoke after the game last night, and he feels a part of this solution will be for his players to get back to what needs done on the ice, even if it’s a “thankless task”:

 

When asked about the reality of his team playing back-to-back games for the 4th time this year, Sullivan said it was more a matter of effort:

 

The Penguins return to action on Wednesday against Edmonton. Pregame on Beaver County Radio is at 8:00; puck drop is at 8:30.

(All audio in this article is courtesy of the Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network.)

Kessel scores 300th goal for the 2-1 Pens OT win.

Phil Kessel streaked down the ice on a breakaway and snapped one thru the five-hole for his 300th career goal 1:07 into overtime winning it for the Penguins  2-1 against the Winnepeg Jets Thursday night, October the 26, 2017, from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. It was Kessel’s fourth goal this year and his second straight overtime winning goal. Connor Sheary scored his fifth goal of the season to get the scoring under way just a minute and twenty five seconds into the game. Jake Guenztel and Sydney Crosby assisted on the goal. The Jets then tired it up on a Josh Morrissey goal 9:25 seconds into the first period. The Pens are now 7-3-1 with 15 points and are in first place in the Metropolitan Division. The Jets are now 4-3-1 with 9 points. Matt Murray stopped 30 of 31 shots to get the win in goal. The Pens are next in action on the road in Minnesota Saturday night October 28, 2017 at 8 p.m. on Beaver County Radio.