Crosby named third star of the week
Brodeur, Jokinen, and Crosby named ‘Three Stars’ New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was named first star of the week as Brodeur tied Patrick Roy as the NHL’s all-time victories leader and posted a 3-0-0 record with a 1.67 goals-against average and .943 save percentage. Flames forward Olli Jokinen was named the NHL second star of the week. Jokinen has (six goals – two assists) in his last three games. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby brought home this week’s #3 star. Crosby notched eight points (two goals – six assists) in four games last week, helping the Penguins earn points in four consecutive games (2-0-2) and improve to fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings ***The Latest Buzz*** Source: Concern
Post Game Analysis: Crosby has sights set on scoring title
Photo courtesy of SouthCentral The additions of Bill Guerin and Chris Kunitz have lit a fire under Sidney Crosby (90 points) who mentioned a few weeks ago when he was sidelined with a groin injury that he has not given up on winning the league scoring title. 11 points in 6 games has Crosby within striking distance of teammate Evgeni Malkin (97 points) who only holds a seven point edge. Guerin at age 38 has been the most important addition for Crosby as he has provided Crosby with a physical presence and a right handed shot which Crosby hasn’t had since the spare time he played with winger Michel Ouellet. Malkin and Crosby going in different directions? The impact of Crosby playing with Kunitz
Kunitz scores 2 goals, leads Penguins to 6-4 win
Pittsburgh 6 – Boston 4 Newcomer Chris Kunitz had two goals and one assist to lead the Penguins to a 6-4 win over the Eastern Conference leading Boston Bruins. Backup goaltender Mathieu Garon made 21 saves to record his first win in a Penguins uniform. The Penguins who went 2-8 on the power play got a big game from their new #1 line. Sidney Crosby ( 3 assists), Bill Guerin ( 1 goal, 2 assists) and Chris Kunitz (2 goals, 1 assist) combined for 9 points against the Bruins. Bill Guerin (18), Chris Kunitz (19, 20), Petr Sykora (24) and Jordan Staal (19) all scored for the Penguins Sunday’s win moved the Penguins into the #5 spot in the Eastern
The Latest Penguins Buzz
Great turnout from Penguins fans last night in Columbus. The place was electric when the Penguins tied the game at 3-3 late in the third period. Thanks to the traveling Penguins fans, the BlueJackets set a record for attendance with over 19,000 fans in attendance. The Penguins have 10 come from behind wins this season when trailing in the third period and after being down 3-0 to Columbus, the Penguins were fortunate to get a point out of last night‚Äôs game. If overtime in the regular season was longer than 5 minutes, the Penguins win last night’s game. They controlled the play for the final 15 minutes of the game including overtime. BlueJackets goaltender Steve Mason is the real deal.
Key matchup tonight for Penguins, BlueJackets
Pittsburgh Penguins (36-26-6-78) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (34-27-6-74) * Forward Petr Sykora will be held out for one more game tonight. Sykora will miss his third consecutive game. Sykora will return to the lineup on Saturday against Ottawa. Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason is questionable for tonight’s game. Mason who is suffering from an illness, was at the facility this morning but his status will not be known until game time. If Mason is unable to go, goaltender Wade Dubielewicz will start against the Penguins
NHL: Miroslav Satan will report to WB/S
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Miroslav Satan have reached an agreement. Satan will report to Wilkes Barre. The two sides held discussions early this week about Satan’s options but Pittsburgh does not have ability to add Satan to the roster with defenseman Philippe Boucher expected to come off of IR in 10 days. Satan, 34, has 17 goals and 19 assists for 36 points in 65 games this season. Sources close to Satan tell Inside Pittsburgh Sports this evening that
Wednesday’s Practice News and Notes
It was believed defenseman Philippe Boucher would return to practice this week and Boucher took the ice this morning at Mellon Arena. Boucher who under-went foot surgery in February will be available to come off of IR in about 10 days according to sources. * Right winger Petr Sykors skated for the first time in about 5 days this morning. Sykora has missed the Penguins past two games and is battling through a shoulder/rib injury that has been bothering him since the start of the Penguins 5 game road trip in Chicago Sykora skated for about
Penguins win seventh straight
Evgeni Malkin fueled the Penguins 4-3 win Tuesday night scoring his 30th goal of season in the first period and scoring the clinching goal in the shootout. The win moved the Penguins to 6th place in the Eastern Conference and two points ahead of the New York Rangers who are currently 9th in the Eastern Conference. After registering a season high 47 shots on goal against the Florida Panthers last Thursday night, the Penguins recorded 50 shots on goal against the Panthers Tuesday night. The Penguins held the Panthers to 21 shots. Sidney Crosby extended his points streak to seven games (five goals, seven assists) Can the Penguins compete with anybody in the East? That remains to be seen despite being
Source: Boucher or Satan? Internal discussions on-going
A decision was expected on Tuesday regarding Miroslav Satan’s future with the organization but according to sources
Morning Skate Update: Sykora officially out
Florida Panthers (34-24-8-76) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (35-26-6-76) Pittsburgh Penguins forward Petr Sykora did not participate in today’s morning skate and will miss tonight’s game against the Florida Panthers. The Penguins took the ice at 10:30 a.m. The Penguins have made a few changes. The Lineup for both teams will be