http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/23139 Recent articles about Kris Letang en-us Luc Bourdon who suited up for the Val d'Or Foreurs, the Moncton Wildcats, and the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles tragically lost his life this afternoon.... Thu, 29 May 2008 15:52:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272182 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272182 You may of never heard of Luc Bourdon but he was a promising young defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks. Thursday at the young age of 21; he tragically passed away in a motocycle accident in New Brunswick... Thu, 29 May 2008 15:47:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272179 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272179 The Pittsburgh Penguins completed a 4-game season sweep of the Buffalo Sabres for the first time in franchise history by beating them soundly 7-3. The Penguins continue to deal with an injury riddled lineup as Sidney Crosby and Max Talbot both sat out due to aggravation of their high ankle sprains. However, despite dressing only 3-centers for the game, the Penguins found plenty of offense as 7-different players found the back of the net, including Chris Minard who picked up his first NHL goal. Tyler Kennedy had a career game posting 3-points (1G, 2A). Ty Conklin completed his dominance over the Sabres by saving 29-of-32 shots. The win puts the Penguins back on top of the Eastern Conference in a points tie with the Canadiens, but with the advantage in games won. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:05:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/196663 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/196663 The Pittsburgh Penguins jumped out to an early lead but ultimately needed a shootout to beat the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday afternoon, 3-2. Marc-Andre Fleury, playing in his first full start since returning from his high ankle sprain injury, turned aside all three shots in the shootout to capture the win. Kris Letang scored the lone shootout goal for the Penguins. The win puts the Penguins solely in the lead of the Atlantic Division, and in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference behind Montreal. Montreal and Pittsburgh both have 81-points, but Montreal has a game in hand against the Penguins. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:48:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/178465 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/178465 One of FIO's weekly fantasy hockey columns, staff writer Rob Edwards clues you in on some possible fantasy free agents to lookout for in Week 20 - check to see if any of these guys are on your league's waiver wire. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:11:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/139884 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/139884 Evgeni Malkin continued his torrid play and the Pittsburgh Penguins added some pad to their lead over the Atlantic Division on Sunday as they beat the Philadelphia Flyers for the first time this season by a score of 4-3. The 3-point lead that the Penguins now have in the Atlantic Division is the largest any team has enjoyed in weeks, as the Devils, Flyers and Penguins have been in a pitched battle for division supremacy. Malkin led his team to their 3rd consecutive win with another outstanding multi-point performance, playing a part in every Penguin goal scored and picking up 4-points (1G, 3A). He now trails Alexander Ovechkin by just 3-points for the league lead (76) and is tied for 2nd with Daniel Alfredsson at 73 points. Surprisingly, no Russian has ever won the NHL scoring title…..yet. ....click the link for the rest of the article..... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:47:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/137821 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/137821 The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their solid play on Thursday night by beating the New York Islanders 4-3 and advancing past the Devils to tie the Flyers for the lead in the very tight Atlantic Division. The Flyers have one game in hand against the Penguins and Devils. Defensman Ryan Whitney, singled out by Coach Therrien in Monday night's loss to the Devils, answered the call by scoring 3-points (2G, 1A) against the Islanders. Ryan Malone and Kris Letang also scored and Ty Conklin stopped 29 shots as the Penguins improved their record to 30-19-5. ...click the link for the rest of the article.... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:55:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/131973 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/131973 Former Lewiston Maineiac David Perron will be heading to the YoungStars Game on Saturday January 26th. Unlike in years past the YoungStars Game will be 3 on 3 and will be all rookies. Other players of interest is Milan Lucic of the Boston Bruins who faced David Perron at last year's Memorial Cup. Former University of Maine Black Bear Mike Lundin will also take part. Former Val d'Or Foreur... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:21:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/73000 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/73000 The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Thursday night in a thrilling game that was decided in a shootout after the Bruins posted a mighty comeback. After going down 4-0 against the Penguins in the first half of the game, the Bruins battled back to tie the game and force the overtime marker, but were beat in the shootout after failing to put anything past Penguins reserve-backup goalie Ty Conklin. Sidney Crosby had a 3-point night (1G, 2A) and a "Gordie Howe hat trick" (goal, assist, fight) as he picked up his career first fighting major against Andrew Ference........... click link to read the rest of the article Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:32:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/50387 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/50387 Some of the NHL's biggest stars are also some of its biggest duds... when it comes to the overtime shootout. You'll be surprised to see how poorly some of the NHL's top players have fared in shootouts. Are coaches actually hurting their teams by sticking with their best players in the shootout? Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:40:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/43036 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/43036 The Pittsburgh Penguins are now playing the way that they were expected to at the season's outset. They completed a franchise first sweep of western Canada on Saturday night by beating the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 in their second consecutive overtime shootout win. It took 6-rounds in the shootout for a decision, and the hero was .... Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:04:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/42138 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/42138 The surging Pittsburgh Penguins won their 3rd straight game in a road shootout win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The win, Pittsburgh's 6th in their last 7 games, came off the stick of rookie defenseman Kris Letang who scored the deciding goal in the 4th round of the shootout. Playing their 5th game in just 7-nights, the Penguins have finally found the groove that they have been searching for. After an inconsistent and slow start to the season, the Penguins suddenly find themselves just 2-points behind the Atlantic Division leading Flyers. However, it is crowded at the top of the Atlantic with 4-teams (Flyers, Rangers, Devils and Penguins) just 2-points apart with roughly a third of the season complete. Of those teams, the Penguins have scored the most goals at 84. They have also given up the most goals at 79. The Penguins came out on fire in the first period, outshooting the Flames 14-8, but missed on a power play opportunity and gave up a late goal to leave the period down by a goal. Early in the period, Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury fell akwardly and caught ....click the link nelow for the rest of the article.... Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:39:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/41664 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/41664 A look at some less than big name players and hidden gems that may help you turn your fantasy fortunes around or help you experts expand your lead over your helpless victims. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:57:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/38614 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/38614