

Owen Robinson
- 21 hours ago
Pens Preview Game 49- Sharks vs. Penguins: Sharks Circling
Will The Wounded Penguins Be Shark Bait? Oh, overtime! It was unkind to the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again in Washington on Thursday. They played a strong game but couldn't wrap it up with a win in regulation or OT and were pushed to a shootout after four periods of hockey zapped the energy of their overworked top stars. The result was a crapshoot of a loss on penalty shots, 3-2 to the Capitals. (Yuck.) It was their fifth trip to extra time in the last six games and the Pens h


Owen Robinson
- 3 days ago
Pens Preview Game 48: Penguins at Capitals: One Step Up, Two Steps Back
Kris Letang Made A Triumphant Return In An OT Win But The Pens Suffer A Major Roster Loss Ahead Of A Clash With The Caps. It seems like every time the Penguins hit the ice lately a new complication arises for them. In Tuesday's game against Florida, the latest stumbling block for the black and gold was the loss of starting goalie Tristan Jarry to injury. Yes, just two games after returning from his prior injury Jarry showed up to the rink with an unrelated upper-body issue an


Owen Robinson
- 5 days ago
Pens Preview Game 47- Panthers vs. Penguins: Wildcards
Fresh Off Of More OT Woes, The Pens Face The Team Seeking The Same Wildcard Spot Overtime has become quite the puzzle for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They dropped their second OT game in a week to the Devils on Sunday. Making their season OT record a dismaying 2-8 overall. They simply can't close wins beyond regulation. It's a vital issue when it appears the season is going to come down to the wire and every single point left on the table counts. As they try to sort out those is


Owen Robinson
- Jan 21
Pens Preview Game 46- Penguins at Devils: Sunday Divisional Showdown
The Penguins Get Back To Business In Jersey After The Returns Of Petry & Jarry. It's amazing what the infusion of a healthy Jeff Petry and Tristan Jarry did for the Penguins against the Senators on Friday. The words "total transformation" come to mind. Pittsburgh defeated Ottawa in convincing fashion by a score of 4-1. The team finally looked competent for a full 60 minutes for the first time since their early December seven-game win streak. Tristan Jarry had one of his most


Owen Robinson
- Jan 20
Pens Preview Game 45- Senators vs. Penguins: The Sequel
The Home & Home Series Comes To The Steel City. One game of progress in overtime for the Penguins was followed by one game of setbacks. They fell to the Senators 5-4 in OT on Wednesday right after they seem to make a breakthrough in their ability to close during in sudden death against Anaheim to start the week. This is typical for the up-and-down fortune of the Pens lately. But they'll immediately get another chance to avenge the loss against the Senators at home on Friday.


Owen Robinson
- Jan 18
Pens Preview Game 44- Penguins at Senators: The Pens, Sens, & Practice
Multiple Injured Players Return To Practice Ahead Of The Trek To Ottawa. Although coming off the heels of a much-needed overtime victory against Anaheim on Monday there’s no bigger buzz than practice at this moment for the Penguins. Yes, we're talking about practice! The Penguins got the best news all year on Tuesday as the majority of their lengthy injured list finally participated in regular practice with the rest of the team. The familiar faces included Kris Letang, Trista


Owen Robinson
- Jan 16
Pens Preview Game 43- Ducks vs. Penguins: Battle Of The Birds
The Penguins Welcome The Ducks, Another Struggling Team Who Need A Win. The Penguins currently sit in a precarious place. After losing both games of their weekend back-to-back series they are now 17th in the standings and dropping quickly. They're in the league's most competitive division too. They also are missing a handful of critical players to injury or personal leave. They have their two best weapons: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin but not much else. The players that re


Owen Robinson
- Jan 14
Pens Preview Game 42- Penguins at Hurricanes: The Rollercoaster Continues
The Pens' Wild Ride Of A Season Goes On As They Face The NHL's Second Best Team. The up-and-down, helter-skelter ride of the 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins has continued. After two solid wins the Penguins put up an inexcusably awful performance against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in the first game of this weekend's back-to-back series. They ultimately lost 4-1 with the lone goal coming from youngster Drew O'Connor. More problems are piling up off of the ice too. Marcus Pet


Owen Robinson
- Jan 12
Pens Preview Game 41: Jets vs. Penguins- The Pens Fly High Again
Fresh Off A Big Comeback Victory The Pens Are Soaring Once More. The Pens certainly gave fans a slight scare in the first period of their game vs. Vancouver. After quickly going down 0-3 to the 26th-place Canucks in just the first eight minutes of the game it looked like this team might be cooked. Then unexpected hero Dustin Tokarski took the net and Evgeni Malkin took over the game. Malkin opened the Penguins' scoring and the team did not slow down from their pelting Vancouv


Owen Robinson
- Jan 10
Pens Preview Game 40- Canucks vs. Penguins: Homecoming
The Pens Return Home After A Big Win In Arizona & Emotional Team Trip To Montreal. When Evgeni Malkin re-signed with the Penguins last summer he said he only ever wanted to play here in Pittsburgh because he wanted to stay with his "two brothers": one Canadian and one French Canadian. Those brothers are of course Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang, the other two-thirds of the Pittsburgh Penguins' "Big Three" superstars. They're a trio of generational talents who were reared togeth