Buffalo, NY – The Penguins do not have a dog in the race that is the first round of the NHL Draft, but that doesn’t make the evening any less intriguing. The draft is the first step towards rebuilding your franchise, reloading it or simply giving your fanbase hope for the future. That is especially…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins’ coach Mike Sullivan didn’t want to go through a feeling-out process during the first game of the Stanley Cup Final against the San Jose Sharks. He wanted his team to dictate the tempo. Consider the message received. Pittsburgh jumped on San Jose early in…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby picked an opportune time to snap out of a playoff slump. Crosby scored 40 seconds into overtime, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals series Monday at Consol Energy Center….
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – Matt Murray has proven through six games that the big stage of the Stanley Cup playoffs isn’t too large for the rookie goaltender. Murray came up big again with a career-high 47 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins built a three-goal lead and held on for a…
Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – All is well again for Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers. Lundqvist and the Rangers survived an injury scare to the star goaltender’s right eye Wednesday that could’ve derailed their playoff hopes. Now, they are alive and well. And it looks like Lundqvist and the Rangers…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins have clearly defined speed as their identity and competitive advantage. And when the Washington Capitals upped the physicality, the Penguins weren’t deterred. It helped Pittsburgh cap its best weekend of the season with significant back-to-back victories as the Penguins routed the NHL’s best…
Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t get the start they wanted against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. And when they had a key 5-on-3 opportunity late in the second period to crawl back into the game, they let it slip away. Steven Stamkos scored his 300th career goal, part…
I joined Greg Linnelli of the Lightning Radio Network earlier today to preview Pens/Lightning. We also talked Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Drouin, NHL in general and a whole lot more!
I got together with the great Stan Savran to talk some Pens and NHL on Monday February 1, 2016. We broke down the All Star Game, the Pens play heading into the break and what can be anticipated coming out of it.
I joined Gord Stellick and Rob Simpson for some Pens talk earlier today. We talked about the Penguins recent winning ways, Sidney Crosby’s improvement, Phil Kessel and lots more! Check it out below if you missed it this morning.
