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…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – The New York Rangers just couldn’t keep up with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not many teams have been able to since Mike Sullivan took over as coach in December. This year’s Penguins’ team is decidedly different than the one that blew a 3-1 series lead two seasons…
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 – In a Stanley Cup playoff series featuring two of the top goaltenders in the league, it was the backups who stole the show in Game 1. Pittsburgh goaltender Jeff Zatkoff had plenty of help settling into his playoff debut as Patric Hornqvist netted his first career…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – Two short-handed goals scored on the same penalty allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins break out of another early funk and ultimately pick up another win. Kris Letang and Phil Kessel scored in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins fell behind early before holding off the Buffalo Sabres…
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…
By Dan Scifo From the Point Contributor PITTSBURGH – A poor start sparked the Pittsburgh Penguins to another much-needed victory. Sidney Crosby scored twice and Phil Kessel also had a goal as the Penguins, in the midst of a heated playoff race, scored four unanswered times to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-2, Thursday at Consol…
Talking Pens/NHL with Gord Stellick on the Stellick & Simmer show over at SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. We talked about the Penguins improved play under Mike Sullivan, Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury. We also talked about the magnitude of this weekend as the Penguins faceoff against the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals.
Talking Pens/NHL with Gord Stellick and Rob Simpson over at SiriusXM NHL Network Radio. We touched on trade deadline, three goalie situation and last night’s Pens loss to the Washington Capitals.
