Ovechkin, Capitals shine in Pittsburgh; win 6-3

Alexander Ovechkin had two goals and 1 assist, including 10 shots on goal as the Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 Wednesday night at Mellon Arena. Ovechkin and the Caps outshot the Penguins 42-29 and broke the game wide open in the third period outscoring the Penguins 4-1 in the third period. The Penguins 9-16-1 in their last 26 games suffered not only a costly lost in the standings but also to their roster. Defenseman Rob Scuderi took a puck in the face in the first period. Scuderi left the game and did not return. Forwards Max Talbot and Sidney Crosby were also injured injured in the third period. Both players did not return. Crosby was favoring his left leg

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Max Talbot played well yesterday alongside Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Talbot has yet to find his role this season and is a team leading -14. The Penguins need him to play at the level he did yesterday but Talbot is suited for third line duty just like Pascal Dupuis and Tyler Kennedy are. You can‚Äôt turn role players into top 6 forwards. The coaching staff has been very brief in their reasoning why Alex Goligoski continues to be a frequent scratch. It’s believed they see him as a liability in the defensive zone but it’s kind of hard to go on that assumption when the team continues to struggle in the defensive zone and giving up four or more

Penguins sign Talbot to a two year extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Maxime Talbot to a two-year contract through 2010-11 season, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Talbot will earn $1.05 million per season in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. The Penguins have also re-assigned Ryan Whitney to WBS for a short conditioning assignment. Whitney is projected to return to the Penguins lineup Tuesday December 23rd against the Tampa Bay Lightning Wilkes Barre/Scranton’s game for Friday night vs Hershey has been cancelled due to snow. Based on practice today the lines for tomorrow’s game could look like this Taffe – Crosby – Satan Fedotenko – Malkin – Sykora Cooke – Staal – Wallace Stone – *Talbot – Godard Max Talbot did

Tuesday’s Practice Report

The Latest from Tuesday mornings practice. Did Max Talbot and Mike Zigomanis return to practice? Was there a shakeup on Malkin’s line? Is Ruslan Fedotenko the Penguins next forward to go on the shelf?

NHL: Talbot out, Zigomanis to return?

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Maxime Talbot did not practice Friday and will not play in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon. Talbot left Thursday’s game with a injury in the third period. Forward Mike Zigomanis is hopeful that he will be able to play against Philadelphia. Zigomanis is expected to center Jeff Taffe and Eric Godard who has been a healthy scratch for the past two games

Therrien making a statement?

Penguins currently taking the ice in New Jersey as they prepare for the tonight’s matchup against the New Jersey Devils. The Penguins have called up Tim Wallace and Jeff Taffe. Word has it that there could be a surprise healthy scratch tonight. Read more for the latest morning skate update