Penguins suffer third straight loss
New Jersey 4 – Pittsburgh 1 New Jersey Devils backup goaltender Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves to improve to 7-1 in his last eight starts as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 Wednesday night. Pittsburgh who has lost three straight did not get a very good performance from Dany Sabourin who struggled for the second consecutive game. Travis Zajac, Zach Parise, Dainius Zubrus and Patrik Elias scored for the Devils, who won for the eighth time in nine games. The Devils (15-8-2) are within two points of the Penguins for second place in the Atlantic division. Pittsburgh failed to get on the scoreboard until Matt Cooke scored with 3:58 remaining in the third period. Evgeni Malkin the
NHL: Consol Energy Arena?
KDKA.com reports Consol Energy has won the naming rights to the Pittsburgh Penguins new arena which will open in the fall of 2010. According to the report, next week, the Penguins will announce the sale of the arena naming rights to Consol on a long term basis for at least several million dollars a year. Consol Energy has been a major corporate sponsor for the Penguins the past couple seasons. Source: KDKA.com
Penguins Lineup vs New Jersey
According to sources Eric Godard will be a healthy scratch against the New Jersey Devils. Dupuis – Crosby – Satan Fedotenko – Malkin – Sykora Cooke – Staal – Minard Taffe – Talbot – Wallace D-Pairs Orpik – Scuderi Eaton – Letang Goligoski – Lovejoy Dany Sabourin will start in goal Crosby, Malkin now 1-2 in All Star Voting
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
The Latest Buzz from the BOG Meetings
The economy has halted any talk about expansion in the United States. That is a good thing because the NHL needs to downsize or relocate some cities. This talk of expanding into Europe would not be a good thing. The cap will remain in the $55 Р$57 million range for the upcoming season but after that it could go down to the $49 Р$50 million range. Las Vegas continues to be the most talked about city that could get a team via relocation. Mats Sundin was a popular subject at the meetings. Glen Sather has been telling rival GM’s that Sundin is only considering the Rangers, Canucks and a mystery team. Dave Tallon has been aggressive in his
Morning Buzz: Penguins recall Taffe and Wallace
Talked to a source in the Penguins organization who questioned why the Penguins even have Janne Pesonen in the organization. One team has even offered to take Pesonen off of the Penguins hands There has been discussions about giving Chris Minard a shot on the top two lines. It is looking unlikely that Mike Zigomanis will play against the Devils. He’s been out longer than people thought he would be. Full update on tomorrow’s lineup following Wednesday’s morning skate. Phillipe Boucher is slowly recovering from concussion symptoms and could be back within the next week. He has been practicing but did not fly with the Penguins to New Jersey. It is all about conditioning for Marc Andre Fleury who will
Penguins re-assign Janne Pesonen
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forward Janne Pesonen to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) Pesonen, 26, appeared in three games during his latest stint with Pittsburgh. He has played in six games for the Penguins, this year, making his NHL debut in St. Louis on November 1. He played 20 games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, leading the team in assists (16) and ranking third with 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) at the time of his recall. In the preseason with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pesonen scored two points in three appearances.
Hal Gill out 2-4 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Hal Gill will miss two to four weeks with a shoulder injury, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Ray Shero. Gill suffered the injury on December 6 at Ottawa during the third period.
Game 27: Penguins fall to Sabres 4-3
Post Game Thoughts Defensive breakdowns and the failure to put the Sabres away on the power play was the story of the game. This was clearly a game the Penguins gave away. Head coach Michel Therrien said it best in his post game comments, “It was a horrible performance That’s the truth.” Tonight’s loss overshadowed the performance of Evgeni Malkin who was clearly the best player on the ice. It is a common theme that the Penguins are carried offensively by either Malkin or Crosby on any given night. Malkin had two assists and Sidney Crosby had 1 assist. Malkin played a part in the Penguins first two goals which were scored by Ruslan Fedotenko and Sidney Crosby assisted on
Morning Buzz
Steelers improve to 10-3: Down 13-3 in the fourth quarter, the Steelers score 17 unanswered points to beat the Dallas Cowboys 20-13. Penguins recall defenseman Ben LoveJoy: The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defenseman Ben Lovejoy from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. Lovejoy, 24, has posted 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) along with 36 penalty minutes in 24 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He currently leads all Penguins defensemen in scoring and is tied for 11th in the AHL. Lovejoy also leads the team and is tied for fourth in the AHL with a plus-14 rating this season. The 6-2, 214-pound defenseman registered 20 points (two goals, 18 assists) and 63 penalty minutes in 72 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last