Final Thoughts: Pens Playoffs
Even though most of the fan base has fired and traded everyone already, we still have to go back and properly look at everyone’s playoff performances. Despite the ugly sweep at the hands of Boston, there were 2 other rounds and a couple of bright spots along the way. When making your offseason opinions, don’t forget the Boston series was less than one-third of the playoffs ...
Bruins’ Recipe for Success Shows Detroit Red Wings’ Need for Todd Bertuzzi, Daniel Cleary
The Boston Bruins spent the duration of the Eastern Conference Finals firmly planted in the heads of the Pittsburgh Penguins. From Game 1 right on through Game 4 in the shockingly short series, Boston hammered about the Penguins, using a physical and abrasive game to unhinge Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Jarome Iginla and the rest of the high-powered Penguins’ roster...
Playoff Thoughts: Game 4 vs Bruins
Conference Final Game 4: Bruins 1 Pens 0
Bruins Win Series 4-0
Goals
None
| TPN Recap |
Stat Leaders
Shots: Letang (6)
Missed Shots: Neal (5)
Blocked Shots: Dupuis, Martin, & Orpik (2)
Hits: Six players (3)
Takeaways: Malkin (1) – the only one
Giveaways: Kennedy & Martin (2)
Ice Time: Letang (27:45) … Morrow (7:55)
Faceoffs: Malkin (8/12) … Crosby (10/24)
The Good...
Garrioch: could Pittsburgh move Chris Kunitz or James Neal for Malkin’s sake?
The Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch believes the popular line that Dan Bylsma will get the axe in Pittsburgh as the Penguins try to find a new direction after losing in the Eastern Conference Final, but with the Penguins facing some nasty cap-related decisions and the almost-sure losses of at least two of their their trade deadline acquisitions in Jarome Iginla, Brenden Morrow and...
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 – Penguins vs. Bruins.
I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it’s everybody’s sin
You got to lose to know how to win.
-Aerosmith
The season came down to a lone goal. And, unfortunately, that goal was not in favour of Pittsburgh. After battling through injuries and lineup changes and first and second round opponents whom most refused to give credit to, the Penguins fell to...
No Production From Pittsburgh’s Top Players
from Arpon Basu of NHL.com,
Evgeni Malkin sat in his dressing room stall, dutifully answering the questions he was being asked -- even though he had no answers.
Malkin was just one of the array of offensive stars on the Pittsburgh Penguins who did not register a single point in a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference Final at the hands of the Boston Bruins, one completed...
Bruins Sweep Penguins With Second Shutout of ECF
Zero. Zero goals scored by Penguins players. Zero goals (and points for that matter) scored combined by Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jerome Iginla, James Neal and Kris Letang. Zero words heard by Tuukka Rask in Coach Julien's pre game speech Rask said in a post game interview that he didn't listen. Zero doubt that Rask has silenced every critic of his in Boston...
Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins Face Do Or Die Situation
The Pittsburgh Penguins come into tonight’s game with nothing left to lose. Win and live to play another day. Lose and go home. It’s do or die and there’s no room for error. Pick your cliche. Regardless, the Penguins have a monumental task at hand as they need to win the next four games to advance, something that’s only been done three other times in the history of the NHL...
The Cultural Issues of the Penguins by @highheelshockey
We know how terrible the defense has been. We know how lazy the back-checking has been. We know how utterly pathetic the power play has been. We know that Marc-Andre Fleury has become the pariah of the Penguins organization. We know that Sidney Crosby is still stuck back in the Ottawa series, searching for his way to the Boston series.But issues of the x’s and o’s and effort...
Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins – Game Three
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that Game Three is a monumental game for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins. The Penguins are down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals heading into Game Three and are looking for any signs of life to get back on track tonight in Boston.
Though he was yanked from Game Two after giving up three goals in the first period...
Let's All Panic by @Nick422
Why not? The Penguins are down 2-0, fairly convincingly, to a very tough Boston Bruins team. Things look really bleak. Players are playing poorly. What else is there to do?(Gene J. Puskar/AP)Let's all panic.Never mind that this is the time the Penguins lost back-to-back games at home since January. Never mind that these are the only two wins the Bruins have against...
Eastern Conference Finals Are Already Chippy
((HT: NHL on NBC/CBC))
There was no disputing that the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins was going to be a face-to-face situation where neither side was going to flinch.
Evidence in that came in the form of the second period...
Boarding penalties on Matt Cooke (on Adam McQuaid) and then, with 30 seconds left in the period, by...
Fitting Penguins Humor; Sidney Crosby crying about the officiating already
Haha this is funny @jroadsreal @goon48 twitter.com/bergcar5/statu…
— gretchen berg (@bergcar5) June 2, 2013
Someone put this on twitter last night, I know it's old but it fits with the current Pittsburgh Penguins, especially with Sidney Crosby whining about the officiating after last night's game. Apparently, Sid bad mustache and all didn't watch the game between...
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Eastern Conference Final: Penguins vs. Bruins – Game 1
After what seemed like an eternity but in reality was only 8 days, the Penguins returned to the ice of the Consol Energy Center to take on the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Final. Unfortunately, for Penguins fans, the night didn’t go as planned as the Bruins took game one 3 to 0. If nothing, the game proved to show that this series is going to be a long one.
The Penguins...
Bruins Put Chill On Penguins, Grab 1-0 Series Lead
The Pittsburgh Penguins have Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Jerome Iginla, Kris Letang and a host of offensive roll players who scored at almost a five goal a game clip in the playoffs. They are supposed to be an offensive juggernaut that blows through opponents on the way to meeting Chicago for the cup. The Boston Bruins have Tuukka Rask. That's plenty good...
Marchand boards James Neal: Dust up at the end of the period, Malkin vs Bergeron fight
I thought that Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand was lucky to remain in the game after his hit on Penguins forward James Neal. This could have been a five minute major. There could be two suspensions coming from this game, when it's all said and done. Probably not though. This was not a good hit, dangerous hit. Marchand is a repeat offender as well.
Video of dust up at the...
Pittsburgh cruises past Ottawa, heads to Eastern Conference Finals
While they may have been the best team in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins may be even better in the playoffs. James Neal recorded his first career postseason hat trick and Tomas Vokoun made 29 saves to help the Penguins advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2009 with a 6-2 victory over the fourth-seeded Ottawa Senators...
James Neal’s filthy toe drag goal for the hattrick
The Pittsburgh Penguins had no trouble with the Ottawa Senators in game four and that momentum carried over to game five. Penguins forward James Neal was red hot in game five and ended up scoring a hattrick, with this beauty being the final one. He pulled an awesome toe drag off on last year’s Norris Trophy Winner, Erik Karlsson, and then buried the puck high glove.
Karlsson...
The Sound Of Inevitability by @LCJS
Do you know what that sound is, Mr. Alfredsson? That is the sound of inevitability.Daniel Alfredsson had seemingly given up.When asked if the Senators had a chance to win three straight games versus this Penguins team, Alfie responded,“Probably not.” While this refreshingly brutal honesty may come as a surprise, it’s not really that surprising. The question had been asked...
Playoff Thoughts: Game 5 vs Senators
Semifinals Game 5: Pens 6 Sens 2
Pens Win Series 4-1
Goals
Morrow (2) from Eaton, Cooke
Neal (4) (PP) from Letang, Crosby
Letang (3) from Kennedy, Orpik
Malkin (4) from Neal
Neal (5) unassisted
Neal (6) from Malkin, Letang
| TPN Recap |
Stat Leaders
Shots: Letang (6)
Missed Shots: Eaton & Neal (2)
Blocked Shots: Adams, Cooke, Martin, & Niskanen (2)
Hits: Cooke (5)
Ice...
Neal hat trick finishes off Sens
Eight playoff wins down, eight to go for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
James Neal had a hat trick and the Penguins finished off the lifeless Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1.
Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and Brenden Morrow also scored, and Tomas Vokoun made 29 saves as top-seeded Pittsburgh...
RECAP: Penguins Eliminate the Pesky Sens in Game Five
Forget about style; worry about results. - Bobby Orr. After taking a 3 to 1 series lead against the Ottawa Senators Wednesday night in Ottawa, the Penguins returned to Pittsburgh to open the doors of the Consol Energy Center to the Sens for Game 5. The Penguins were riding on the momentum of a 7 to 3 victory propelled by a dominating third period while the Senators, for their...
Travis Yost: Fantastic Season Comes to a Close
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In the end, the Ottawa Senators were simply out-classed by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Led by James Neal's hat-trick, Pittsburgh successfully defended home-ice in game five and took care of Ottawa in a relatively quick second-round series.
Ottawa fought, and fought, and fought in this series. But sometimes, the talent disparity...
James Neal scores strange goal against Craig Anderson
During the second period of game five of the Pittsburgh Penguins-Ottawa Senators series, Penguins forward James Neal scored a very strange goal on Senators goalie Craig Anderson. After Neal’s initial shot was stopped by Anderson, Kris Letang picked up the puck and tried to bank it off Anderson. Letang’s shot rolled around and the puck was on edge and got stuck underneath...
PREVIEW: Penguins look for elusive ‘fourth win’ at home tonight
The Pittsburgh Penguins have the opportunity to be halfway into their goal of winning a Stanley Cup as they look to do something they haven’t been able to do since 2008 – close out a playoff series on home ice. It could be the first time the Penguins close out a playoff series at the CONSOL Energy Center, as-well-as the first series clincher at home under Head Coach Dan Bylsma...
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