Penguins/NHL category, Page 237
How much time does Penguins’ Stanley Cup core have left?Video
When former Pittsburgh Penguins star Alexei Kovalev retired from the NHL at the age of 39 in March of 2013, current Penguins star Evgeni Malkin spoke glowingly of the fellow Russian whom he played with in international tournaments. “I remember my first Olympic games, he was captain,” Malkin said. “We...
What went wrong for Penguins against the Canadiens?
Mike Sullivan was relieved. On March 10, in the aftermath of a tidy 5-2 road win against the New Jersey Devils, the Penguins coach stood outside the visiting dressing room of the Prudential Center in downtown Newark, N.J., and offered body language that suggested he finally resolved a great conundrum....
Empty Thoughts: The Penguins tried to play the Canadiens’ game but fell short
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-0 loss to the Canadiens: There will be plenty of time to dissect this franchise’s malfunctions over the past 28 months and how they’ve fallen from the league’s upper tier of true Stanley Cup contenders. In fact, there will be three months to do that before...
Quick playoff exit gives the Penguins a chance at top prospect Alexis Lafreniere
The Penguins’ season-ending 2-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their qualifying round series in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena brought clarity to one of the conditional transactions they made prior to February’s trade deadline. And it introduced plenty of intrigue to another. The conditional draft pick they dealt...
Penguins unable to solve Canadiens goaltender Carey Price
As stunning as the Penguins’ loss to the Montreal Canadiens was in the qualifying round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, it wasn’t surprising that Canadiens franchise goaltender Carey Price was one of the primary reasons for the result. It might be a stretch to say Price was tested in Game...
Penguins eliminated from playoffs after being upset by the Canadiens
When crafting his lineup on a game-by-game basis, Mike Sullivan has a basic principle he professes to abide by. What players will give his team the best chance to win? On Friday, he deemed goaltender Tristan Jarry the most worthy candidate of his options in net in achieving that overlying...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden dissect what went wrong in Game 4 in ‘Hockey in the Hub’ postgame show
The Penguins’ season is over. The Montreal Canadiens, the 24th seed and last team in the NHL’s expanded format, defeated the Penguins, 2-0, in Game 4 of their qualifying-round series on Friday and eliminated Pittsburgh from Stanley Cup playoff consideration. Trib columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden break it down...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Game 4
With their season on the line, the Penguins will start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Friday’s Game 4 of their qualifying round series against the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry as his starter via video conference from Toronto but declined to get into specifics as...
To stay alive, Penguins must offset Canadiens’ blue line contribution
Whatever you pick, you aren’t wrong. Just about any complaint you want to raise about the Pittsburgh Penguins in their preliminary-round series against the Montreal Canadiens, you are right. • They aren’t scoring enough. • They are getting out-worked. • They are getting out-coached. • Montreal’s goalie has been better....
Facing early elimination not overly daunting to veteran Penguins
Hotel X Toronto is considered 4½-star lodging. The grounds of the 404-unit dwelling include, among other amenities, a Guerlain Spa, rooftop swimming pool, eight squash courts and a TopGolf swing suite. The Pittsburgh Penguins booked a six-week stay. Twelve days after checking in, eviction beckons. Trailing 2-1 in their best-of-five,...
Penguins notebook: ‘Home’ ice played a small role in Game 3 loss
While the NHL’s entire postseason tournament is being orchestrated in what are essentially neutral sites between Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and Edmonton’s Rogers Place, there are designated home and road teams for each contest. The Penguins, as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, have home ice advantage, so to speak,...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 25: Kevin Stevens excelled as power forward for Penguins’ first 2 Cup teamsVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 25: Kevin Stevens When it comes to naming the best Pittsburgh athlete to wear No. 25, the decision is akin to picking your favorite...
‘Gritty’ Canadiens ‘showing some character going toe-to-toe’ with heavily favored Penguins
Wednesday’s 4-3 victory was just the 20th in regulation for the Montreal Canadiens over 74 games they have played during the 2019-20 season. They were “sellers” at the trade deadline, seemingly content that this season was a wash and with building for the future. Participation among the Canadiens for the...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ run of success looks to be overVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins were 3-8 before the pandemic caused the NHL to pause, 1-2 since. The Penguins are 1-8 in their last nine playoff games. The run is over. It’s just not a very good hockey team anymore. The Penguins might well salvage their preliminary-round series against Montreal, though there’s...
U mad, bro?: Penguins are down 2-1 to Canadiens. So, yeah. We’re furious.
Our weekly reader-reaction question for Pittsburgh sports fans is “U mad, bro?” Well, the Penguins just blew a 3-1 lead to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of their best-of-five preliminary round series. The franchise is now on the verge of losing its third straight playoff series. This time, it’s...
Empty Thoughts: More lineup changes can’t be ruled out for the Penguins
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 loss to the Canadiens: Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has a pretty standard answer when he’s asked about playing or not playing certain players. That answer was established in the early portions of 2016 when he regularly scratched forward Sergei Plotnikov. When asked why Plotnikov was...
Penguins lose Game 3 to Montreal, on brink of eliminationVideo
In the decade and a half he has played in the NHL, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has faced elimination from the postseason many times. He’s won and lost in plenty of those situations. They’ve come in all kinds of scenarios. In the first round or the Stanley Cup Final. Home...
Game 4 of Penguins-Canadiens scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday
Game 4 of the Penguins’ best-of-five qualifying round series with the Montreal Canadiens on Friday has been scheduled for 4 p.m. The Penguins are scheduled face the Canadiens in Game 3 on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Game 5, if necessary, is scheduled for Saturday, but a...
After Game 3 loss, Benz and Madden break down what went wrong in ‘Hockey in the Hub’ postgame show
The Penguins’ season comes down to one game. The Canadiens outlasted the Penguins, 4-3, in Game 3 on Wednesday night to take a 2-games-to-1 lead in the qualifying-round series. The Penguins must win Game 4, scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, to keep their season alive. So in a game in...
Penguins looking for more from line of Patrick Marleau, Jared McCann and Patric Hornqvist
The Penguins don’t number their lines. But they have lines that play the most minutes, the second-most, the third-most and the fourth-most. Right now, the trio of Patrick Marleau, Jared McCann and Patric Hornqvist, colloquially referred to as the third line, is bringing up the rear in terms of ice...
Sidney Crosby’s knack for scoring the 1st goal of playoff games lifts Penguins
Sidney Crosby hasn’t been dominant through two games of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ qualifying-round series against the Montreal Canadiens. He hasn’t stood out as particularly the best player in this unique NHL postseason, nor even necessarily on his own team. But that doesn’t mean the Penguins’ captain isn’t making an impact...
Penguins adjust to peculiar trend of increased penalties during playoffsVideo
In 2020, seemingly everything is weird or backward. So why not the conventional wisdom regarding officiating in the Stanley Cup playoffs, too? The standard operating procedure for hockey postseasons typically involves referees who overlook infractions as part of a “let them play” philosophy. Then again, the standard operating procedure for...
When will Penguins scoring pick up? How do they work around it until it does?
The Penguins may have scored enough to beat the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. But that’s a far cry from saying that they are scoring … enough. The team’s 3-1 victory in Game 2 of its preliminary-round series was a rarity of late. The Penguins had lost their previous seven postseason...
The Penguins see some progress with their power play
After his team largely struggled with its power play — going 1 for 7 with 10 shots — during Game 1 of their qualifying round series against the Montreal Canadiens at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, there was a pretty simple edict issued by Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. “We’ve got to try...
Despite leading in shots, Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has no points
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin’s statistics offer a pretty stark dichotomy through two games of his team’s qualifying round series with the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to Tuesday’s games, he led the postseason with 15 shots. Yet, he has yet to record a single point. Coach Mike Sullivan appears to put far...
