Well, this series is over.ThereÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ no way the Capitals can recover from blowing a two goal lead at home to the Penguins in the first game of a series. The Penguins are in the Capitals’ heads — especially their goalieÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµÂ — and we’re about to see another early exit by one of the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored four straight goals to help send the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins into the next round with an 8-5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 on Sunday.The Penguins play the winner of the Washington-Columbus series in the ...
The ebb and flow of inevitability.Remember how inevitable a Penguins win in the first round of the playoffs was when it was determined that their opponent would be the Philadelphia Flyers?They were 4-0 against them and scored five goals every time in the regular season.The Flyers’ goalies ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists and Matt Murray stopped 26 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins silence a raucous Philadelphia crowd and beat the Flyers 5-1 on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.Two of the so-called fiercest rivals in ...
PITTSBURGH — It was a cruel April Fool joke that was played on the Pirates.They got extra time in Detroit.Two of their first three scheduled games had to be postponed because of weather, including the Thursday opener and SaturdayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ matinee.So at 6:10 p.m. Sunday evening — about the time ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pirates and Penguins both made trades to plug significant holes in their lineups.Jim Rutherford mercifully ended six months of talk show blather by landing a third center, while Neal Huntington called an end to open auditions for the Pirates’ left field vacancy.The Penguins ...