Pens Update- Final Score Caps 6 VS. Pens 7

Kris Letang lifts Penguins past Capitals, 7-6 in OT
By DAN SCIFO, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins gained a measure of revenge against a rival that ended their season last spring.
Kris Letang scored his second goal 1:20 into overtime and the Penguins opened theseason with a 7-6 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Thursday night.
“I think we wanted to respond to last season,” Letang said. “I don’t think it mattered if it was (Washington) or another team.”
Letang beat goalie Braden Holtby with a slap shot from the point on a power play. Letang finished with three points, tying Hall of Famer Paul Coffey for the most by a defenseman in team history with 440.
“I always looked up to him,” Letang said. “It’s pretty cool to have your name next to his.”
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan believes the three-point opener will give Letang confidence moving forward.
“I thought he had a really solid night,” Sullivan said. “He plays big minutes and in all of the situations for us. I’m happy for him because I know how hard he works.”
Jake Guentzel also scored twice, Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists, and Derick Brassard and Jamie Oleksiak added goals in Pittsburgh’s opener. Matt Murray made 30 saves.
T.J. Oshie scored twice for Stanley Cup champion Washington, coming off a 7-0 home victory over Boston on Wednesday night in the Capitals’ opener.
Alex Ovechkin had his second of the season and 609th overall, passing Dino Ciccarelli for 18th on the NHL list. Brooks Orpik scored his first goal in 182 regular-season games. Jakub Vrana and John Carlson also scored. Holtby made 34 saves.
The Capitals met the Penguins for the first time since eliminating Pittsburgh in six games during the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The winner of Pittsburgh and Washington’s second- round series the past three playoffs has gone on to win the Stanley Cup, including the Capitals’ first-ever championship last season. During the previous three seasons, the Penguins and Capitals met 32 times in the regular season and playoffs with 16 of those 32 games decided by one goal.
The Capitals return 20 of 22 players who won the Stanley Cup, while Pittsburgh seeks its third championship in four seasons with a lineup largely unchanged from last season.
“Both of these teams have so much firepower throughout the whole lineup,” Oshie said. “When you get a sloppy game, guys making misreads defensively, turning the puck over at the wrong time, each team is going to make you pay.”
Malkin scored 2:45 into the third period, putting Pittsburgh ahead by two, but Oshie tied it at 6 with goals 21 seconds apart.
“It was not a pretty game,” Letang said. “It was ugly. It was that type of game.”
Five of the first seven shots were goals as the Capitals held a 3-2 lead eight minutes into the game.
Both teams scored in the first four minutes of the second, but Pittsburgh closed the period with goals from Guentzel and Brassard scored less than two minutes apart, giving the Penguins a one-goal lead going into the third.
“It was hard to get momentum in this game,” Letang said. “The first one is never pretty. We got it out of the way and obviously it’s good that we got the two points.”
NOTES: This is the second time in the past three years Pittsburgh opened its season with Washington. Pittsburgh is 6-0 against Washington in season openers. … D Jack Johnson played his first game for Pittsburgh after signing as a free agent for five years and $16.25 million on July 1. .. Ovechkin is one goal behind Bobby Hull for 17th. … Orpik’s last regular-season goal came Feb. 26, 2016, against Minnesota.
UP NEXT
Capitals: Host Vegas on Wednesday night.
Penguins: Host Montreal on Saturday night.

Pens Update – Score after 2 periods Caps 4 Vs Pens 5

2nd Period scoring

Pit- k. Letang (0:30)

Caps- J. Carlson (3:54)

Pit- P. Hornqvist (15:09)

Pit- D. Brassard (16:58)

Pens Update – Score after one period Caps 3 VS. Pens 2

1st period goals

Pit- J. oleksiak (1:49)

Caps- J. Vrana (3:30)

Caps- B. Orpik (4:18)

Pit- J. Guentzel (7:27)

Caps- A. Ovechkin (8:00)

VIDEO: Pressbox Panel Picks Edition 3

The stakes are high in college and NFL Football this week! Our sports commentators selected their choices in another round of Pressbox Panel Picks. See who our analysts chose this week in the following games: Texas vs. Oklahoma, Syracuse @ Pitt, LSU @ Florida, Falcons @ Steelers, Ravens @ Browns, and Jaguars @ Chiefs. Head to our Facebook video and leave your picks by the end of the day Friday, October 5th and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a $25 gift card to Mario’s Dockside Grille.

Scores From Across the Valley, Friday 28, 2018

Friday, September 28, 2018:

Rochester
Cornell      (WBVP)
43 
14     Final
Hopewell
Aliquippa   (WMBA)
0
65    Final
Bethal Park
Moon
38
14     Final
Blackhawk
South Fayette
0
21     Final
Highlands
Ambridge
56
17     Final
Knoch
Montour
33
35     Final
Quaker Valley
Keystone Oaks
50
43     Final
Waynesburg Central
Central Valley
14
41     Final
New Brighton
Neshannock
42
21     Final
Shenango
Mohawk
0
56     Final
South Side
Brentwood
7
26     Final
Beaver Falls
Uniontown
68
6     Final
Riverside
Carlynton
42
7     Final
South Park
New Castle
6
14     Final
Valley
Freedom
13
44     Final

Link for Hopewell @ Aliquippa on 1460 WMBA and Trib-Live High School Sports Network

Tune into history on 1460 WMBA and the Trib-Live High School Sports netwoek as Tom Hays and Taylor Nichol, the first female color analyst on Beaver County Radio have the call from The Pit at Aliquippa High School of this WPIAL Class 3A Tri-County West Conference high school football game as the Quips battle the Vikings. If you can’t listen to the Broadcast and would like to listen to the game streaming on the Trib-Live High School Sports Network Click the logo below at 6:30 pm Friday night September 28, 2018.

Link for Rochester @ Cornell on 1230 WBVP and Trib-Live High School Sports Network


Bob Barrickman and Bruce Fray had the call from Cornell High School with this WPIAL Class 1A Big 7 Conference football game. The weather was perfect for fall football. It was all Rochester all evening. Cornell finally got on the board later in the game. The final score was 43-14 Rochester.

VIDEO: Pressbox Panel Picks Edition 2

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Golden Tornadoes Storm Into Coaches Corner.

(Bridgewater, PA) It was a collegiate football edition of “Coaches Corner” on Wednesday Night as Geneva College head football coach, Geno DeMarco, along with several of his assistant coaches, were the special guests on the weekly live broadcast at Robert’s Roadside Inn  on WBVP and WMBA.  In addition to being broadcast on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA, the show was streamed live on the WBVP-WMBA Facebook page.  Here is an archived video of the broadcast:

The sports patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn continues to be the home  for some great sports talk live on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA, along with free pizza from Pizza Joe’s in Beaver and wings from Robert’s Roadside Inn.

Coaches Corner is hosted  by Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey and airs every Wednesday from 7 to 8 P.M. on WBVP and WMBA.