After the Penguins swept the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa, some fans complained that they would have liked to see the series end on Mellon Arena’s ice. The Penguins were a little bit more generous in this Game 4, essentially conceding the game to a hard-playing New York Rangers team from the very beginning.
Today (Tuesday/Wednesday nights) are kind of busy for us, so we aren’t going to do reviews of the Penguins’ victory or the Pirates’ defeat until, probably, Thursday night or late Wednesday at which point they’ll be lumped in with some other game recaps. There was, however, a tidbit out of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton where the Baby Penguins [...]
The hype was all about a former superstar, but with 101 seconds to go in one of the most hectic and fluky NHL games this season, the puck was right where it needed to be. On the blade of Sidney Crosby, the face of the NHL, who had drawn the penalty on ex-Pen Marty [...]
The Penguins ended their series with the Ottawa Senators as quickly as they possibly could, completing a four game sweep on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and finalizing their revenge against the Senators for eliminating them last year. The game, which ended 3-1, was an intense, physical one just like every [...]
The Senators seemed to have all the momentum before the game, with stars Daniel Alfreddson and Jason Spezza returning to the lineup even as Pens’ instigator Gary Roberts sat out due to a sore groin. That momentum seemed to work for about two periods, but the third period was dominated by the Pens, who [...]
The Penguins will attempt to go up two games to none on the Ottawa Senators at Mellon Arena tonight in a game that will, more than likely, be much more physical than anyone would have anticipated before the series. With all of the fights in the last game, this series is quickly becoming less about [...]
