Zetterberg leads Red Wings to 3-1 win in Cup Finals rematch
Penguins have lost 3 of 4 games The Penguins continue to struggle putting together a complete game as Detroit’s Henrik Zetterberg scored twice and added an assist, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, in a rematch of the past two Stanley Cup finals. Zetterberg and the Red Wings out shot the Penguins 33-27 and controlled the play for much of the game. Appearing in his 19th straight game, rookie goaltender Jimmy Howard made 26 to saves to earn the win as the Red Wings have won 5 of their past 6 games.
Quarterfinals showdown: Crosby, Canada to knock off Ovechkin, Russians?
No. 3 Russia vs No. 6 Canada The Hockey world gets their dream matchup a bit earlier than expected as Canada meets Russia in the quarterfinals tonight in what is an unexpected matchup between the two powerhouses. However, the hype is at a gold medal game level, one team will be going home as the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry now goes global in what is the most anticipated game since the 2002 Gold medal game between the United States and Canada. All eyes are clearly going to be on Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. On the big stage this is the type of game that Crosby leads his team to victory but is 2010 Alexander Ovechkin’s year? The Russian’s possess more star
Team Canada: Crosby has three assists in 8-0 win
Canada 8 – Norway 0 In front of 16,652 fans, Sidney Crosby and Team Canada had some tense moments after a scoreless first period, but Canada scored three second period goals and added five more in the third en route to a 8-0 win over Norway. Penguins center Sidney Crosby broke Canada out of their funk setting up Jarome Iginla in the slot for a power play goal at 2:30 of the second period and Canada never looked back. Crosby who opened up the game on a line with Rick Nash and Patrice Bergeron, led all scorers with three points but the Crosby/Nash unit did not hit their stride until head coach Mike Babcock replaced Bergeron with Jarome Iginla on
Team Canada: Crosby centering Rick Nash and Patrice Bergeron
Team Canada news and Notes Is there more pressure on any athlete in the Olympics than Sidney Crosby? The pressure for Team Canada to capture the Gold medal is enormous and Canada opens up the tournament against Norway Tuesday afternoon. Sidney Crosby who went through his first practice this evening, skated on a line with Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. Nash who played with Crosby during the entire Team Canada orientation camp is not a surprise and neither is Patrice Bergeron due to Crosby and Bergeron having excellent chemistry during the world championships but that the nearly four years ago. It remains to be seen if Bergeron is the best fit
Live Updates: Trade talks heating up prior to 3:00 p.m. deadline
3:20 p.m. Fletcher mades big move, acquires Barker Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher made a bold move today, acquiring Chicago Blackhawks Cam Barker in exchange for defenseman Kim Johnsson and Nick Leddy according to TSN.CA. Johnsson is in the last year of his contract, while Nick Leddy was the Wild’s first round pick in 2009. 2:15 p.m. Cam Barker to Minnesota? Bob McKenzie of TSN.Ca reports there is a lot of chatter that Minnesota and Chicago are working on a deal before today’s deadline. 1:21 p.m. – All Quiet on Pens/Whitney front Just spoke to a Canes source who says nothing is brewing on the Penguins/Ray Whitney front. The source went on to tell me that Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford
Penguins to hold 24th annual Children’s Practice & Party
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins who do a ton for the local community, will hold their 24th annual Children’s Practice & Party on Wednesday, February 3 at Mellon Arena. A total of thirty children and their immediate family members from the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and Southern WV, The Children’s Institute and The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh will be treated to a private practice session and lunch with the team in the Mellon Arena Igloo Club. After practice, the players will join the children for lunch signing autographs, taking photos and greeting family members. Each child also receives a special goodie bag filled with Penguins’ memorabilia.
Game 57: Sabres @ Penguins Scouting Report; Fleury to start in goal
Game 57 Buffalo Sabres — 32-14-7 (71 points) 1st Northeast at Pittsburgh Penguins — 34-21-1 (69 points) 2nd Atlantic Playoff Preview? Buffalo is in first place in the Northeast division and Pittsburgh appears to be firmly planted in playoff position with less than 30 games left. Tonight’s game is a matchup of teams who may be squaring off again this spring. Season Series Ryan Miller has been nothing short of Vezina-worthy this year, but it’s backup and former Penguin Patrick Lalime who continues to give Pittsburgh fits. December 19, 2009. HSBC Arena Pens Win, 2-1 Goals: Kunitz, Letang (SO) December 29, 2009. HSBC Arena Penguins lose, 4-3 Goals: Staal, Guerin, Kunitz Play With a Vengeance The last time these teams
Crosby leads Penguins past Red Wings
Pittsburgh 2 – Detroit 1 The Pittsburgh Penguins out shot the Detroit Red Wings 47-24 but needed overtime plus a shootout to knock off the Red Wings 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Mellon Arena. Sidney Crosby (34) scored the Penguins lone goal in regulation and did so again in the shootout, leading Pittsburgh to their 7th shootout win of the season. Evgeni Malkin also added a shootout goal and Marc Andre Fleury (26-15-1) improved to 5-0 in shootouts this season.
Pens/Caps Preview: Capitals highly motivated in first meeting since Game 7 collapse
Capitals look for Redemption Game 52 Washington Capitals 31-12-6 7-3 Last 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 31-19-1 5-5 Last 10 Heated Rivalry Since the lockout, a new rivalry has been born between Pittsburgh and Washington, and that rivalry is due to the talents and personalities of superstars of Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Crosby v Ovechkin Lifetime, Crosby and the Penguins hold the edge over Ovechkin’s Capitals. Their head-to-head stats are impressive: Crosby holds the edge in goals (32-30), power play goals (8-7), wins (11-5) and playoff wins (4-3, 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals.) Ovechkin holds the head-to-head edge in assists (35-31), points (65-63), plus-minus (+27 to +12) and penalty minutes (60-47). Rematch For the first time this season (52 games into the
Crosby, Malkin power Penguins to 6-4 win
Crosby has six point night in win Evgeni Malkin recorded his 5th career hat trick and Sidney Crosby added 2 goals and 4 assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Islanders 6-4 Tuesday night at Mellon Arena.