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 — Pittsburgh Penguins’ coach Mike Johnston has an early sense for when star forward Evgeni Malkin is going to have a breakout game. He saw it early on Sunday and Malkin didn’t disappoint as the Penguins appear to be back in form, the stars shining and the…
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 frustration has reached a boiling point for captain Sidney Crosby and the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby was frustrated enough to drop his gloves for just the seventh time in his career, but counterpart – and recent nemesis – Brandon Dubinsky got the last laugh. The…
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 – It may be a good time for the Pittsburgh Penguins to take a break. The struggling Penguins, still recovering from an injury-riddled December, battled past regulation the final two days before the upcoming All-Star break, but couldn’t find a way to snap a pesky losing streak….
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…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins may have endured an off-season of widespread change and personnel moves. But Sidney Crosby remains and, with the reigning NHL MVP leading the way, the Penguins resembled the same ultra-talented, high-powered groups of the past. Crosby enjoyed a three-point night with two goals…
Dan Scifo’s game story from the Penguins’ 2-1 Game 7 loss to the Rangers.
