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Sidney Crosby nets second career playoff hat trick
Superstar Sidney Crosby’s hat trick on Friday night helped the Pittsburgh Penguins secure a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Crosby notched his second career hat trick in the
Vokoun starting in goal for Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are sticking with goaltender Tomas Vokoun for Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against Ottawa on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old Vokoun replaced struggling starter Marc-Andre Fleury and won Games 5 and 6 of Pittsburgh's first-round playoff series with the New York Islanders last week. He stopped 66 of the 69 shots he faced against the Islanders as...
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Tomas Vokoun in Net & Likely Pittsburgh Penguins Lines for Tonight
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There are no changes from the line rushes from Monday.
Dupuis-Crosby-Iginla
Kunitz-Malkin-Neal
Morrow-Sutter-Cooke
Adams-Vitale-Kennedy
Glass-Jokinen-Bennett
(Jeffrey)
Orpik-Martin
Letang-Niskanen
Engelland-Murray
Eaton-Despres
(Bortuzzo)
1st PP unit: Iginla, Letang, Kunitz, Crosby, Malkin
2nd PP unit: Niskanen, Martin, Kennedy...
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators 2013 Playoff Predictions
There are many questions the Penguins need to answer going into round two against the Ottawa Senators. The biggest question is who’s going to be the goaltender that stands up in between the pipes. Will it be the playoff experienced Marc-Andre Fleury or the hot guy right now Tomas Vokoun?
We’ve put together an incredible group of writers to predict how the series...
John Toperzer: Penguins Notes: Vokoun or Fleury?
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Video: Pittsburgh Penguins blank the Islanders in Game 5
The Pittsburgh Penguins Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves in his first playoff appearance in six years on Thursday.
His feat lead Pittsburgh to a 4-0 victory over the New York Islanders.
The Penguins goaltending change helped them secure a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
Marc-Andre Fleury had struggled for the Penguins after blanking New York in the series...
Pens' Vokoun shuts out Islanders
Tomas Vokoun stopped 31 shots in his first playoff start in six years and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 4-0 on Thursday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy and Douglas Murray scored during a seven-minute stretch in the second period and Kris Letang added a power-play goal in the third as Pittsburgh moved a step...
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All Eyes On Vokoun
from Stu Hackel of Sports Illustrated,
The eyes of Pittsburgh -- and the rest of the NHL -- will be trained on the Penguins' goal where Marc-André Fleury won't be standing in the crease when Game 5 of their series against the Islanders begins.
Instead of the athletic 28-year-old Fleury, who has 79 games of playoff experience, two trips to the final round, and a...
Fleury out, Vokoun in for Game 5
On Wednesday, after the Pittsburgh Penguins cancelled their previously scheduled “optional” practice, Coach Dan Bylsma announced that Tomas Vokoun would get the start in game five against the New York Islanders. This decision by the Penguins coaching staff, of course, came after the 6-4 loss on Long Island Tuesday evening. It is obvious that Marc-Andre [...]
Penguins Must Play Vokoun in Game 5
During the offseason Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero signed goaltender Tomas Vokoun for multiple reasons. For the entire 2011-12 NHL season the Penguins did not have a dependable backup for Marc-Andre Fleury, and when he faltered there was no place to go. This was never more evident than the display put on during the terrible [...]
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