Category: NHL

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.

Pens rebound with 2-1 overtime win!!!

The Pittsburgh Penquins we’re back on the ice hosting the Edmonton Oilers after getting blown out Saturday in Tampa Bay 7-1. After two scoreless periods that featured dominating goalie play from both teams the Pens got on the board first with a goal from Ian Cole his first of the season with a little over three minutes gone in the third period.  Riley Sheahan in his first game as a Pen and Ryan Reaves assisted on the goal. At the 17:03 mark of the third period Connor McDavid scored his fourth goal of the season to tie up the game. The game then went to overtime when Phil Kessel took a break away pass from Geno Malkin and buried it home just 42 seconds into the session giving the Pens the 2-1 victory. The Pens are now 6-3-1 on the season. They will next be in action on Thursday night hosting the Winnepeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena.  Edmonton falls to 2-5-1 on the season.

Crosby Sees Similarities In McDavid, Oilers

The Pittsburgh Penguins play the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night at the PPG Paints Arena at 7:00pm. It is the 3rd matchup between two-time playoff MVP Sidney Crosby and last year’s regular-season MVP Connor McDavid. The Penguins are 2-0 when both men have been on the ice, winning 4-3 at home on November 8 of last year, and 3-2 in a shooutout on March 10 of this year in Edmonton.

After practice yesterday, Crosby said that the Penguins and Oilers are looking for the same thing in tonight’s game, and that they play a similar style…

(Audio is courtesy of the Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network.)

Coverage of tonight’s game between the Penguins and Oilers begins at 6:30pm on Beaver County Radio.

Pens win third straight in dramatic fashion 4-3 over Florida

Conor Sheary scored with 2:53 left in the third period — the Pittsburgh Penguins’ third power-play goal — in a 4-3 victory against the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center on Friday.

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby also scored power-play goals, and Carter Rowney scored for Pittsburgh (5-2-1). Phil Kessel had two assists, and Matt Murray made 28 saves. Pittsburgh trailed 2-0 in the second period but scored three goals to take a 3-2 lead. The Panthers then tied it up at three in the third before Sheary’s heroics gave the Pens the victory.  The Pens are now 5-2-1 with 11 points one point behind the Devils for first place in the Metropolitan Divison. The Panthers are now 2-4-0 with 4 points in the Atlantic Division.

The Pens play another of their 19  back to back games this season  at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

Penguins were 3-for-4 on the power play, the second time this season they scored three power-play goals.

Pro Sports Schedule: October 20, 2017

MLB

8:00pm
New York at Houston
(Yankees lead ALCS, 3-2)

NHL

7:00pm
Vancouver at Buffalo
San Jose at New Jersey

7:30pm
Pittsburgh at Florida
Washington at Detroit

8:00pm
Minnesota at Winnipeg

10:00pm
Montreal at Anaheim

NBA

7:00pm
Cleveland at Milwaukee
Portland at Indiana
Detroit at Washington
Atlanta at Charlotte
Boston at Philadelphia

7:30pm
Orlando at Brooklyn

8:00pm
Utah at Minnesota

8:30pm
Sacramento at Dallas

9:30pm
Golden State at New Orleans

10:00pm
LA Lakers at Phoenix

Mike Sullivan Wants The Penguins To “Play The Right Way”

The Penguins were victorious at Madison Square Garden last night against the New York Rangers, winning by a score of 5-4 in overtime. Sidney Crosby tied the game up in the final minute, and Evgeni Malkin won it in the opening minute of the extra frame.

Despite the victory, the Penguins gave up many chances to New York in the final 20 minutes, including the Michael Grabner goal that gave the Rangers a 4-3 advantage. Coach Mike Sullivan said after the game that the team needs to have confidence in their ability to score and “play the game the right way”. Click the player below to hear more from Coach Sullivan about last night’s game:

(Audio courtesy of The Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network)

The Penguins are now 4-2-1 on the year, and return to action Friday night at Florida.