By Dan Scifo From the Point contributor PITTSBURGH – New coach Mike Sullivan knows the issues that currently plague the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t be a quick fix. And even though general manager Jim Rutherford pulled off a significant in-game trade to bolster the defense, the Penguins are far from a finished product. Nicklas Backstrom and…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH — It was too little, too late for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The New York Rangers suffocated the seemingly punchless Penguins defensively for two-and-a-half periods, and while Pittsburgh rebounded with a goal midway through the third and a ferocious rally, it couldn’t complete the comeback, falling, 2-1, during…
By Dan Scifo From the Point contributor PITTSBURGH — Road games haven’t been kind to the Philadelphia Flyers this season. But they’ve always felt right at home against their hated cross-state rivals from Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby scored his 300th career NHL goal, but Brayden Schenn helped the Flyers rally, netting two of the next four…
By Dan Scifo From the Point contributor PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t quite where they want to be with nine games to play before the playoffs. But they’re hoping an inspired effort against a St. Louis team that is one of the best in the league can point them in the right direction as…
By Dan Scifo From the Point contributor PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins, after enduring arguably their lowest point of the season, appear to be back on track after an inspired weekend of play. Stellar goaltending and a timely goal from a star forward continued to push the Penguins in the right direction. Marc-Andre Fleury shut…
By Dan Scifo From the Point contributor PITTSBURGH — The band is back together for the Pittsburgh Penguins. And as it turns out, Blake Comeau looks like the missing piece from a group that started strong, endured an injury-filled month-and-a-half swoon, and now appears to be finding its stride. Comeau, playing for the first time…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to re-discover the consistency they played with in the early portions of the season. The Penguins fell flat one game after a come-from-behind win as Nashville backup goaltender Carter Hutton turned aside all 21 shots faced for his second career shutout,…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins played the game they wanted to play against the Boston Bruins. They just didn’t catch the breaks they needed. The Penguins, outshot Boston by a near-two-to-one margin, hit several posts and had a number of close calls that went to video review, including…
Scifo on the Pens — Dan Scifo was at the CEC for Pens/Avs on Monday night.
Dan Scifo took in the game at the Consol Energy Center on Tuesday night — here is his game story.
